# List of NBA single-game steals leaders

This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded nine or more steals in a game.
52 players have recorded nine or more steals in a game. It has occurred 72 times in NBA history.
Allen Iverson is the only player to record nine or more steals in a playoff game.
The NBA did not record steals until the 1973–74 season.
Key :
| ^ | Active NBA player |
| * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
| | Occurred in playoff competition |
| | Player's team lost the game |
Single-game leaders :
| Steals | Player | Team | Score | Opponent | Date | Minutes played | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| 11 | Larry Kenon | San Antonio Spurs | 110–105 | Kansas City Kings | December 26, 1976 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | Kendall Gill | New Jersey Nets | 88–77 | Miami Heat | April 3, 1999 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Jerry West* | Los Angeles Lakers | 111–115 | Seattle SuperSonics | December 7, 1973 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Larry Steele | Portland Trail Blazers | 112–99 | Los Angeles Lakers | November 16, 1974 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Fred Brown | Seattle SuperSonics | 121–112 | Philadelphia 76ers | December 3, 1976 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Gus Williams | Seattle SuperSonics | 94–83 | New Jersey Nets | February 22, 1978 | 42 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Eddie Jordan | New Jersey Nets | 98–110 | Philadelphia 76ers | March 23, 1979 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Moore | San Antonio Spurs | 108–102 | Indiana Pacers | March 6, 1985 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Fat Lever | Denver Nuggets | 126–116 | Indiana Pacers | March 9, 1985 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Clyde Drexler* | Portland Trail Blazers | 89–95 | Milwaukee Bucks | January 10, 1986 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs | 120–114 | Phoenix Suns | February 18, 1986 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Alvin Robertson (2) | San Antonio Spurs | 109–102 | Los Angeles Clippers | November 22, 1986 | 39 | 30 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Ron Harper | Cleveland Cavaliers | 91–100 | Philadelphia 76ers | March 10, 1987 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Michael Jordan* | Chicago Bulls | 120–93 | New Jersey Nets | January 29, 1988 | 27 | 32 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Alvin Robertson (3) | San Antonio Spurs | 117–122 | Houston Rockets | January 11, 1989 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Alvin Robertson (4) | Milwaukee Bucks | 114–104 | Utah Jazz | November 19, 1990 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Kevin Johnson | Phoenix Suns | 114–95 | Washington Bullets | December 9, 1993 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Clyde Drexler* (2) | Houston Rockets | 96–85 | Sacramento Kings | November 1, 1996 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Mookie Blaylock | Atlanta Hawks | 95–94 | Philadelphia 76ers | April 14, 1998 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | Allen Iverson* | Philadelphia 76ers | 97–85 | Orlando Magic | May 13, 1999 | 43 | 33 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Michael Finley | Dallas Mavericks | 98–114 | Philadelphia 76ers | January 23, 2001 | 45 | 27 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Brandon Roy | Portland Trail Blazers | 100–87 | Washington Wizards | January 24, 2009 | 39:04 | 22 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Draymond Green^ | Golden State Warriors | 122–107 | Memphis Grizzlies | February 10, 2017 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Lou Williams | Los Angeles Clippers | 113–125 | Utah Jazz | January 20, 2018 | 40 | 31 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | T. J. McConnell^ | Indiana Pacers | 114–111 | Cleveland Cavaliers | March 3, 2021 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Calvin Murphy* | Houston Rockets | 106–114 | Boston Celtics | December 14, 1973 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Larry Steele (2) | Portland Trail Blazers | 107–102 | Los Angeles Lakers | March 5, 1974 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Rick Barry* | Golden State Warriors | 130–101 | Buffalo Braves | October 29, 1974 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | Don "Slick" Watts | Seattle SuperSonics | 100–114 | Philadelphia 76ers | February 23, 1975 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Larry Steele (3) | Portland Trail Blazers | 120–98 | Phoenix Suns | March 7, 1975 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Larry Steele (4) | Portland Trail Blazers | 114–103 | Detroit Pistons | March 14, 1976 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Quinn Buckner | Milwaukee Bucks | 109–116 | Indiana Pacers | January 2, 1977 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Slick Watts (2) | Seattle SuperSonics | 100–121 | Phoenix Suns | March 27, 1977 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Earl Tatum | Detroit Pistons | 105–103 | Los Angeles Lakers | November 28, 1978 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Gus Williams (2) | Seattle SuperSonics | 103–100 | Washington Bullets | January 23, 1979 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Ron Lee | Detroit Pistons | 99–102 | Houston Rockets | March 16, 1980 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Dudley Bradley | Indiana Pacers | 106–108 | Utah Jazz | November 10, 1980 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Dudley Bradley (2) | Indiana Pacers | 117–101 | Cleveland Cavaliers | November 29, 1980 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks | 114–117 | Chicago Bulls | December 23, 1980 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Johnny High | Phoenix Suns | 98–108 | Washington Bullets | January 28, 1981 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Magic Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 99–101 | Phoenix Suns | November 6, 1981 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | Jack Sikma* | Seattle SuperSonics | 110–103 | Kansas City Kings | January 27, 1982 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Rickey Green | Utah Jazz | 125–119 | Denver Nuggets | November 10, 1982 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Rickey Green (2) | Utah Jazz | 113–126 | Philadelphia 76ers | November 27, 1982 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | Micheal Ray Richardson (2) | Golden State Warriors | 106–102 | San Antonio Spurs | February 5, 1983 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Darwin Cook | New Jersey Nets | 122–128 | Portland Trail Blazers | December 3, 1983 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Gus Williams (3) | Washington Bullets | 119–104 | Atlanta Hawks | October 30, 1984 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Johnny Moore (2) | San Antonio Spurs | 139–94 | Golden State Warriors | January 8, 1985 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 13 |
| 9 | Larry Bird* | Boston Celtics | 110–94 | Utah Jazz | February 18, 1985 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 10 |
| 9 | Micheal Ray Richardson (3) | New Jersey Nets | 147–138 | Indiana Pacers | October 30, 1985 | 54 | 38 | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Maurice Cheeks* | Philadelphia 76ers | 108–102 | Los Angeles Clippers | January 5, 1987 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | T. R. Dunn | Denver Nuggets | 98–93 | New Jersey Nets | January 6, 1988 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Michael Jordan* (2) | Chicago Bulls | 110–104 | Boston Celtics | November 9, 1988 | 42 | 52 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Hersey Hawkins | Philadelphia 76ers | 116–94 | Boston Celtics | January 25, 1991 | 41 | 38 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 113–92 | Houston Rockets | February 12, 1991 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Michael Adams | Washington Bullets | 109–103 | Indiana Pacers | November 1, 1991 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Doc Rivers | Los Angeles Clippers | 111–87 | Phoenix Suns | November 6, 1991 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Michael Jordan* (3) | Chicago Bulls | 118–105 | New Jersey Nets | April 2, 1993 | 38 | 40 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Fat Lever (2) | Dallas Mavericks | 87–77 | Washington Bullets | February 10, 1994 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Scottie Pippen* | Chicago Bulls | 116–95 | Atlanta Hawks | March 8, 1994 | 42 | 39 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Eric Murdock | Milwaukee Bucks | 96–104 | Washington Bullets | April 2, 1994 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Mookie Blaylock (2) | Atlanta Hawks | 98–127 | Houston Rockets | February 17, 1997 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Doug Christie | Toronto Raptors | 124–122 | Denver Nuggets | February 25, 1997 | 46 | 27 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Eddie Jones | Charlotte Hornets | 98–89 | Indiana Pacers | November 4, 1999 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Paul Pierce* | Boston Celtics | 96–84 | Miami Heat | December 3, 1999 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Allen Iverson* (2) | Philadelphia 76ers | 89–85 | Orlando Magic | March 19, 2000 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Andre Miller | Cleveland Cavaliers | 91–94 | Philadelphia 76ers | December 15, 2001 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Allen Iverson* (3) | Philadelphia 76ers | 107–104 | Los Angeles Lakers | December 20, 2002 | 48 | 32 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Dirk Nowitzki* | Dallas Mavericks | 98–101 | Houston Rockets | March 7, 2004 | 45 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Rafer Alston | Houston Rockets | 104–83 | Charlotte Bobcats | February 10, 2007 | 41:13 | 14 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Chris Paul^ | New Orleans Hornets | 104–93 | Dallas Mavericks | February 20, 2008 | 40:38 | 31 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Mario Chalmers | Miami Heat | 106–83 | Philadelphia 76ers | November 5, 2008 | 30:32 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | John Wall$^†$ | Washington Wizards | 116–115 | Philadelphia 76ers | November 2, 2010 | 44:48 | 29 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Michael Carter-Williams | Philadelphia 76ers | 114–110 | Miami Heat | October 30, 2013 | 36:10 | 22 | 7 | 12 |