Richard Jefferson career steals
787Career Regular Season
Richard Jefferson has recorded 787 steals over 17 regular seasons, 254th among 2,304 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 92 in 2003-04.
- Most recent: 2 in 2017-18.
Sum of 17 regular seasons, 2001-02 through 2017-18. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 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%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 |  BKN | 742 | 293 | 140 | 64 | 48 | 45.7 | 23.2 | 71.3 | 52.4 |
| 2002-03 | BKN | 1,242 | 514 | 201 | 80 | 44 | 50.1 | 25.0 | 74.3 | 56.3 |
| 2003-04 | BKN | 1,515 | 464 | 315 | 92 | 28 | 49.8 | 36.4 | 76.3 | 57.3 |
| 2004-05 | BKN | 733 | 240 | 133 | 33 | 17 | 42.2 | 33.7 | 84.4 | 53.7 |
| 2005-06 | BKN | 1,521 | 534 | 297 | 59 | 17 | 49.3 | 31.9 | 81.2 | 60.3 |
| 2006-07 | BKN | 897 | 240 | 148 | 34 | 8 | 45.6 | 35.9 | 73.3 | 55.5 |
| 2007-08 | BKN | 1,857 | 342 | 252 | 76 | 21 | 46.6 | 36.2 | 79.8 | 57.1 |
| 2008-09 |  MIL | 1,607 | 374 | 199 | 66 | 14 | 43.9 | 39.7 | 80.5 | 55.4 |
| 2009-10 |  SA | 994 | 356 | 158 | 45 | 40 | 46.7 | 31.6 | 73.5 | 55.1 |
| 2010-11 | SA | 891 | 310 | 107 | 38 | 34 | 47.4 | 44.0 | 75.9 | 61.2 |
| 2011-12 |  SA/GS | 578 | 219 | 88 | 37 | 19 | 41.6 | 42.0 | 69.4 | 55.0 |
| 2012-13 | GS | 176 | 84 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 45.6 | 31.1 | 71.7 | 55.2 |
| 2013-14 |  UTAH | 831 | 219 | 130 | 56 | 14 | 45.0 | 40.9 | 74.1 | 57.3 |
| 2014-15 |  DAL | 432 | 183 | 61 | 32 | 11 | 44.4 | 42.6 | 68.4 | 57.7 |
| 2015-16 |  CLE | 410 | 128 | 59 | 33 | 14 | 45.8 | 38.2 | 66.7 | 58.5 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 448 | 203 | 78 | 26 | 10 | 44.6 | 33.3 | 74.1 | 57.4 |
| 2017-18 |  DEN | 30 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 44.4 | 28.6 | 57.1 | 49.9 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%