Michael Finley career steals
996Career Regular Season
Michael Finley has recorded 996 steals over 15 regular seasons, 154th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 132 in 1997-98.
- Most recent: 10 in 2009-10.
Sum of 15 regular seasons, 1995-96 through 2009-10. 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 |  PHX | 1,233 | 374 | 289 | 85 | 31 | 47.6 | 32.8 | 74.9 | 55.1 |
| 1996-97 |  PHX/DAL | 1,249 | 372 | 224 | 68 | 24 | 44.4 | 36.1 | 80.8 | 53.0 |
| 1997-98 | DAL | 1,763 | 438 | 405 | 132 | 30 | 44.8 | 35.7 | 78.4 | 52.2 |
| 1998-99 | DAL | 1,009 | 263 | 218 | 66 | 15 | 44.4 | 33.1 | 82.3 | 51.7 |
| 1999-00 | DAL | 1,855 | 518 | 438 | 109 | 32 | 45.7 | 40.1 | 82.0 | 52.2 |
| 2000-01 | DAL | 1,765 | 425 | 360 | 118 | 32 | 45.8 | 34.6 | 77.5 | 52.1 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 1,424 | 360 | 230 | 65 | 25 | 46.3 | 33.9 | 83.7 | 53.2 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 1,331 | 402 | 205 | 76 | 21 | 42.5 | 37.0 | 86.1 | 51.4 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 1,342 | 325 | 212 | 84 | 39 | 44.3 | 40.5 | 85.0 | 53.9 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 1,003 | 262 | 169 | 48 | 18 | 42.7 | 40.7 | 83.1 | 51.9 |
| 2005-06 |  SA | 780 | 247 | 116 | 37 | 7 | 41.2 | 39.4 | 85.2 | 52.3 |
| 2006-07 | SA | 740 | 223 | 108 | 32 | 16 | 41.2 | 36.4 | 91.8 | 52.4 |
| 2007-08 | SA | 826 | 254 | 114 | 29 | 10 | 41.4 | 37.0 | 80.0 | 51.9 |
| 2008-09 | SA | 784 | 270 | 114 | 37 | 17 | 43.7 | 41.1 | 82.3 | 54.7 |
| 2009-10 |  SA/BOS | 202 | 71 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 44.0 | 39.0 | 53.3 | 53.0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%