Michael Jordan career steals

• Best season on file: 259 in 1987-88.
• Most recent: 123 in 2002-03.

Sum of 15 regular seasons, 1984-85 through 2002-03. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Michael Jordan career steals, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	PTS↓iPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.	REB↓iREB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.	AST↓iAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.	STL↓iSTL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.	BLK↓iBLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.	FG%↓iFG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.	3P%↓i3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.	FT%↓iFT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.	TS%↓iTS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.
1984-85	CHI	2,313	534	481	196	69	51.5	17.3	84.4	59.2
1985-86	CHI	408	64	53	37	21	45.7	16.7	84.0	53.3
1986-87	CHI	3,041	430	377	236	125	48.2	18.2	85.7	56.2
1987-88	CHI	2,868	449	485	259	131	53.5	13.2	84.1	60.3
1988-89	CHI	2,633	652	650	234	65	53.8	27.6	85.0	61.4
1989-90	CHI	2,753	565	519	227	54	52.6	37.6	84.8	60.6
1990-91	CHI	2,580	492	453	223	83	53.9	31.2	85.1	60.5
1991-92	CHI	2,404	511	489	182	75	51.9	27.0	83.2	57.9
1992-93	CHI	2,541	522	428	221	61	49.5	35.2	83.7	56.4
1994-95	CHI	457	117	90	30	13	41.1	50.0	80.1	49.3
1995-96	CHI	2,491	543	352	180	42	49.5	42.7	83.4	58.2
1996-97	CHI	2,431	482	352	140	44	48.6	37.4	83.3	56.7
1997-98	CHI	2,357	475	283	141	45	46.5	23.8	78.4	53.3
2001-02	WSH	1,375	339	310	85	26	41.6	18.9	79.0	46.8
2002-03	WSH	1,640	497	311	123	39	44.5	29.1	82.1	49.1

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%