Michael Adams career steals
1,081Career Regular Season
Michael Adams has recorded 1,081 steals over 11 regular seasons, 126th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 168 in 1987-88.
- Most recent: 21 in 1995-96.
Sum of 11 regular seasons, 1985-86 through 1995-96. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 |  SAC | 40 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 40.6 |
| 1986-87 |  WSH | 453 | 123 | 244 | 85 | 6 | 40.7 | 27.5 | 84.7 | 50.6 |
| 1987-88 |  DEN | 1,137 | 223 | 503 | 168 | 16 | 44.9 | 36.7 | 83.4 | 56.0 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 1,424 | 283 | 490 | 166 | 11 | 43.3 | 35.6 | 81.9 | 56.7 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 1,221 | 225 | 495 | 121 | 3 | 40.2 | 36.6 | 85.0 | 54.2 |
| 1990-91 | DEN | 1,752 | 256 | 693 | 147 | 6 | 39.4 | 29.6 | 87.9 | 53.0 |
| 1991-92 | WSH | 1,408 | 310 | 594 | 145 | 9 | 39.3 | 32.4 | 86.9 | 50.6 |
| 1992-93 | WSH | 1,035 | 240 | 526 | 100 | 4 | 43.9 | 32.1 | 85.6 | 54.3 |
| 1993-94 | WSH | 849 | 183 | 480 | 96 | 6 | 40.8 | 28.8 | 83.0 | 52.0 |
| 1994-95 |  NO | 188 | 29 | 95 | 23 | 1 | 45.3 | 35.8 | 83.3 | 58.3 |
| 1995-96 | NO | 114 | 22 | 67 | 21 | 4 | 44.6 | 34.1 | 74.3 | 57.9 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%