2025-26 leaders

NBA steals per game leaders.

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Ranked league-wide among qualified players. Qualifying means at least 500 minutes.

Kevin Porter Jr. leads the NBA in steals per game for the 2025-26 season at 2.2, through August 9, 2026. Ausar Thompson is second at 2.0. This page ranks the top qualified players of 378 who met the minimum for this metric.

2025-26 NBA leaders in Steals per game

1	Kevin Porter Jr.	MIL	2.18	100	1,261	38	G-F	56.7%	23.6%	-4.70
2	Ausar Thompson	DET	2.00	100	1,896	73	G-F	54.5%	16.8%	+11.60
3	Dyson Daniels	ATL	1.96	99	2,520	76	G	54.2%	15.7%	+6.20
4	Cason Wallace	OKC	1.95	99	2,046	77	G	53.8%	14.1%	+12.40
5	Kawhi Leonard	LAC	1.88	99	2,085	65	F	62.9%	32.6%	+7.50
6	Tyrese Maxey	PHI	1.86	99	2,661	70	G	58.8%	28.6%	+1.50
7	Jalen Suggs	ORL	1.84	98	1,574	57	G	56.1%	22.0%	+5.20
8	Paul George	PHI	1.68	98	1,135	37	F	57.0%	22.9%	+3.60
9	Luka Dončić	LAL	1.64	98	2,289	64	G-F	61.6%	36.8%	+3.80
10	Kris Dunn	LAC	1.60	98	2,230	82	G	58.1%	12.2%	+0.50
11	Herbert Jones	NOP	1.57	97	1,588	56	F	49.1%	15.3%	-0.90
12	De'Anthony Melton	GSW	1.57	97	1,125	49	G	51.8%	24.4%	+3.90
13	OG Anunoby	NYK	1.55	97	2,224	67	G-F	62.0%	19.4%	+9.20
14	Jordan Goodwin	PHX	1.51	97	1,572	70	G	52.5%	16.7%	+3.30
15	Amen Thompson	HOU	1.51	96	2,953	79	G-F	59.4%	19.5%	+6.60
16	Trey Murphy III	NOP	1.50	96	2,341	66	F	61.3%	22.3%	-3.60
17	Reed Sheppard	HOU	1.49	96	2,147	82	G	56.4%	21.0%	+4.30
18	Ryan Rollins	MIL	1.49	95	2,376	74	G	58.3%	23.6%	-3.20
19	Donovan Mitchell	CLE	1.49	95	2,342	70	G	61.3%	31.1%	+7.20
20	John Konchar	UTA	1.48	95	1,115	56	G	56.8%	9.0%	-5.90
21	Jimmy Butler III	GSW	1.45	95	1,182	38	F	64.6%	22.6%	+7.30
22	Cade Cunningham	DET	1.44	94	2,172	64	G	56.4%	29.6%	+11.40
23	Dru Smith	MIA	1.43	94	1,141	70	G	53.2%	14.2%	-3.20
24	VJ Edgecombe	PHI	1.43	94	2,623	75	G	54.0%	19.6%	+0.90
25	Scottie Barnes	TOR	1.43	94	2,681	80	G-F	57.7%	22.6%	+4.60
26	Anthony Black	ORL	1.42	93	1,910	64	G	54.9%	21.9%	+0.20
27	Nikola Jokić	DEN	1.42	93	2,265	65	C	67.0%	28.9%	+10.80
28	Marcus Smart	LAL	1.40	93	1,769	62	G	54.3%	15.1%	+6.80
29	Shaedon Sharpe	POR	1.40	93	1,471	50	G	54.6%	29.3%	-1.30
30	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	1.40	92	2,259	68	G	66.5%	32.3%	+16.30
31	Jayson Tatum	BOS	1.38	92	522	16	G-F	54.1%	29.0%	+10.50
32	Anthony Edwards	MIN	1.36	92	2,137	61	G	61.7%	30.9%	+3.50
33	Kelly Oubre Jr.	PHI	1.36	92	1,574	50	G-F	58.0%	17.9%	-1.90
34	Ziaire Williams	BKN	1.36	91	1,281	56	F	57.9%	17.9%	-10.10
35	Grayson Allen	PHX	1.35	91	1,467	51	G	56.8%	23.1%	+0.10
36	Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	1.34	91	1,468	56	G	53.1%	19.3%	-12.80
37	Immanuel Quickley	TOR	1.31	90	2,231	70	G	57.7%	20.6%	+2.90
38	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	ATL	1.31	90	2,603	78	G	61.0%	23.0%	+4.00
39	Mikal Bridges	NYK	1.30	90	2,692	82	G-F	58.7%	17.0%	+6.00
40	Russell Westbrook	SAC	1.30	90	1,853	64	G	52.8%	25.2%	-12.10
41	Alex Caruso	OKC	1.29	89	1,020	56	G	54.0%	15.2%	+17.60
42	Lonzo Ball	CLE	1.29	89	728	35	–	43.2%	13.0%	+1.30
43	Donte DiVincenzo	MIN	1.27	89	2,494	82	G	56.7%	16.4%	+6.20
44	Jake LaRavia	LAL	1.27	89	2,062	82	F	57.1%	13.8%	+0.00
45	Jusuf Nurkić	UTA	1.27	88	1,083	41	C	54.8%	18.6%	-7.90
46	Ajay Mitchell	OKC	1.25	88	1,473	57	G	58.5%	21.0%	+15.60
47	Javonte Green	DET	1.24	88	1,446	82	G	60.7%	14.3%	+7.60
48	Collin Gillespie	PHX	1.24	88	2,282	80	G	57.5%	18.1%	+3.70
49	Jalen Johnson	ATL	1.24	87	2,532	72	F	58.1%	26.4%	+3.20
50	De'Aaron Fox	SAS	1.24	87	2,231	72	G	57.8%	24.2%	+9.90

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