Moses Malone career steals
1,089Career Regular Season
Moses Malone has recorded 1,089 career steals, 143rd among 3,488 NBA players on file.
| 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%. | ||
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| 1976-77 |  HOU/LAC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977-78 |  HOU | 1,144 | 886 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 71.8 | 55.9 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 2,031 | 1,444 | 147 | 79 | 119 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 60.4 |
| 1979-80 | HOU | 2,119 | 1,190 | 147 | 80 | 107 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 71.9 | 56.0 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 2,222 | 1,180 | 141 | 83 | 150 | 52.2 | 33.3 | 75.7 | 58.5 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 2,520 | 1,188 | 142 | 76 | 125 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 76.2 | 57.6 |
| 1982-83 |  PHI | 1,908 | 1,194 | 101 | 89 | 157 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 76.1 | 57.8 |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 1,609 | 950 | 96 | 71 | 110 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 56.6 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 1,941 | 1,031 | 130 | 67 | 123 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 81.5 | 57.7 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 1,759 | 872 | 90 | 67 | 71 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 78.7 | 55.3 |
| 1986-87 |  WSH | 1,760 | 824 | 120 | 59 | 92 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 54.5 |
| 1987-88 | WSH | 1,607 | 884 | 112 | 59 | 72 | 48.7 | 28.6 | 78.8 | 57.7 |
| 1988-89 |  ATL | 1,637 | 956 | 112 | 79 | 100 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 78.9 | 58.1 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 1,528 | 812 | 130 | 47 | 84 | 48.0 | 11.1 | 78.1 | 56.4 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 869 | 667 | 68 | 30 | 74 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 83.1 | 57.0 |
| 1991-92 |  MIL | 1,279 | 744 | 93 | 74 | 64 | 47.4 | 37.5 | 78.6 | 55.6 |
| 1992-93 | MIL | 50 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 77.4 | 44.9 |
| 1993-94 | PHI | 294 | 226 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 51.9 |
| 1994-95 |  SA | 49 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 37.1 | 50.0 | 68.8 | 49.9 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%
- Best season on file: 89 in 1982-83.
- Most recent: 2 in 1994-95.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 18, 2026.