Metta World Peace career steals
1,721Career Regular Season
Metta World Peace has recorded 1,721 steals over 17 regular seasons, 25th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 159 in 2002-03.
- Most recent: 10 in 2016-17.
Sum of 17 regular seasons, 1999-00 through 2016-17. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 |  CHI | 866 | 308 | 202 | 119 | 39 | 40.7 | 31.4 | 67.4 | 49.1 |
| 2000-01 | CHI | 907 | 294 | 228 | 152 | 45 | 40.1 | 29.1 | 75.0 | 48.3 |
| 2001-02 |  CHI/IND | 727 | 271 | 127 | 141 | 39 | 42.3 | 31.2 | 66.7 | 50.1 |
| 2002-03 | IND | 1,068 | 362 | 198 | 159 | 50 | 42.8 | 33.6 | 73.6 | 52.9 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 1,333 | 385 | 272 | 152 | 50 | 42.1 | 31.0 | 73.3 | 51.1 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 172 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 49.6 | 41.2 | 92.2 | 60.8 |
| 2005-06 |  IND/SAC | 984 | 286 | 203 | 122 | 41 | 40.4 | 30.8 | 67.5 | 49.1 |
| 2006-07 | SAC | 1,316 | 454 | 235 | 149 | 43 | 44.0 | 35.8 | 74.0 | 53.8 |
| 2007-08 | SAC | 1,168 | 328 | 199 | 133 | 38 | 45.3 | 38.0 | 71.9 | 53.5 |
| 2008-09 |  HOU | 1,181 | 359 | 229 | 105 | 24 | 40.1 | 39.9 | 74.8 | 51.2 |
| 2009-10 |  LAL | 845 | 331 | 234 | 106 | 21 | 41.4 | 35.5 | 68.8 | 51.4 |
| 2010-11 | LAL | 697 | 267 | 175 | 124 | 36 | 39.7 | 35.6 | 67.6 | 48.5 |
| 2011-12 | LAL | 493 | 218 | 140 | 69 | 27 | 39.4 | 29.6 | 61.7 | 47.8 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 929 | 372 | 112 | 122 | 42 | 40.3 | 34.2 | 73.4 | 51.7 |
| 2013-14 |  NY | 139 | 59 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 39.7 | 31.5 | 62.5 | 46.9 |
| 2015-16 | LAL | 176 | 89 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 31.1 | 31.0 | 70.2 | 43.5 |
| 2016-17 | LAL | 57 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 27.9 | 23.7 | 62.5 | 38.0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%