^American Basketball Association (ABA) teams oar than those admitted into an NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. a years listed are only ones in which a player played in a playoff game.
^Games played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are ay used in calculating a per game average.
^Average is rounded to a nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
^Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
^American Basketball Association (ABA) teams oar than those admitted into an NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. a years listed are only ones in which a player played in a playoff game.
^Games played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are ay used in calculating a per game average.
^Average is rounded to a nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
External links
Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in steals