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.

^	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

Steals	Player	Team	Score	Opponent	Date	Minutes played	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Notes
11		San Antonio Spurs	110–105	Kansas City Kings		44	29	15	4
11		New Jersey Nets	88–77	Miami Heat		40	15	10	3
10	*	Los Angeles Lakers	111–115	Seattle SuperSonics		37	27	5	5
10		Portland Trail Blazers	112–99	Los Angeles Lakers		44	12	11	9
10	*	Seattle SuperSonics	121–112	Philadelphia 76ers		40	29	3	7
10		Seattle SuperSonics	94–83	New Jersey Nets		42	31	4	4
10		New Jersey Nets	98–110	Philadelphia 76ers		39	13	1	1
10		San Antonio Spurs	108–102	Indiana Pacers		35	16	7	8
10		Denver Nuggets	126–116	Indiana Pacers		31	13	4	15
10	*	Portland Trail Blazers	89–95	Milwaukee Bucks		42	26	9	11
10		San Antonio Spurs	120–114	Phoenix Suns		36	20	11	10
10		San Antonio Spurs	109–102	Los Angeles Clippers		39	30	5	6
10		Cleveland Cavaliers	91–100	Philadelphia 76ers		44	28	5	7
10	*	Chicago Bulls	120–93	New Jersey Nets		27	32	1	4
10		San Antonio Spurs	117–122	Houston Rockets		44	20	5	7
10		Milwaukee Bucks	114–104	Utah Jazz		39	16	3	9
10		Phoenix Suns	114–95	Washington Bullets		38	17	3	13
10	*	Houston Rockets	96–85	Sacramento Kings		42	25	10	9
10		Atlanta Hawks	95–94	Philadelphia 76ers		44	14	8	11
10	*	Philadelphia 76ers	97–85	Orlando Magic		43	33	5	5
10	*	Dallas Mavericks	98–114	Philadelphia 76ers		45	27	6	7
10		Portland Trail Blazers	100–87	Washington Wizards		39:04	22	5	7
10	^	Golden State Warriors	122–107	Memphis Grizzlies		38	4	12	10
10		Los Angeles Clippers	113–125	Utah Jazz		40	31	2	7
10	^	Indiana Pacers	114–111	Cleveland Cavaliers		36	16	4	13
9	*	Houston Rockets	106–114	Boston Celtics		43	21	2	10
9		Portland Trail Blazers	107–102	Los Angeles Lakers		40	15	5	10
9	*	Golden State Warriors	130–101	Buffalo Braves		43	30	10	11
9		Seattle SuperSonics	100–114	Philadelphia 76ers		43	13	6	14
9		Portland Trail Blazers	120–98	Phoenix Suns		39	12	5	5
9		Portland Trail Blazers	114–103	Detroit Pistons		40	22	7	8
9		Milwaukee Bucks	109–116	Indiana Pacers		33	16	7	7
9		Seattle SuperSonics	100–121	Phoenix Suns		36	14	3	8
9		Detroit Pistons	105–103	Los Angeles Lakers		33	19	2	2
9		Seattle SuperSonics	103–100	Washington Bullets		37	24	7	6
9		Detroit Pistons	99–102	Houston Rockets		42	20	5	6
9		Indiana Pacers	106–108	Utah Jazz		39	14	2	6
9		Indiana Pacers	117–101	Cleveland Cavaliers		28	11	0	2
9		New York Knicks	114–117	Chicago Bulls		44	19	6	6
9		Phoenix Suns	98–108	Washington Bullets		26	11	4	2
9	*	Los Angeles Lakers	99–101	Phoenix Suns		40	11	7	16
9	*	Seattle SuperSonics	110–103	Kansas City Kings		40	20	9	3
9		Utah Jazz	125–119	Denver Nuggets		45	24	5	11
9		Utah Jazz	113–126	Philadelphia 76ers		44	26	7	12
9		Golden State Warriors	106–102	San Antonio Spurs		42	10	5	11
9		New Jersey Nets	122–128	Portland Trail Blazers		44	17	2	6
9		Washington Bullets	119–104	Atlanta Hawks		39	23	5	9
9		San Antonio Spurs	139–94	Golden State Warriors		36	26	11	13
9	*	Boston Celtics	110–94	Utah Jazz		33	30	12	10
9		New Jersey Nets	147–138	Indiana Pacers		54	38	11	11
9	*	Philadelphia 76ers	108–102	Los Angeles Clippers		42	22	3	10
9		Denver Nuggets	98–93	New Jersey Nets		32	2	5	3
9	*	Chicago Bulls	110–104	Boston Celtics		42	52	3	2
9	*	Philadelphia 76ers	116–94	Boston Celtics		41	38	8	6
9	*	Utah Jazz	113–92	Houston Rockets		35	19	3	11
9	*	Washington Bullets	109–103	Indiana Pacers		42	23	4	13
9		Los Angeles Clippers	111–87	Phoenix Suns		18	5	1	5
9	*	Chicago Bulls	118–105	New Jersey Nets		38	40	7	7
9		Dallas Mavericks	87–77	Washington Bullets		34	4	7	3
9	*	Chicago Bulls	116–95	Atlanta Hawks		42	39	6	10
9		Milwaukee Bucks	96–104	Washington Bullets		37	18	5	7
9		Atlanta Hawks	98–127	Houston Rockets		34	18	0	5
9		Toronto Raptors	124–122	Denver Nuggets		46	27	5	3
9		Charlotte Hornets	98–89	Indiana Pacers		36	22	3	3
9	*	Boston Celtics	96–84	Miami Heat		38	26	5	4
9	*	Philadelphia 76ers	89–85	Orlando Magic		42	18	3	10
9		Cleveland Cavaliers	91–94	Philadelphia 76ers		44	14	4	22
9	*	Philadelphia 76ers	107–104	Los Angeles Lakers		48	32	2	5
9	*	Dallas Mavericks	98–101	Houston Rockets		45	18	1	1
9		Houston Rockets	104–83	Charlotte Bobcats		41:13	14	1	8
9	^	New Orleans Hornets	104–93	Dallas Mavericks		40:38	31	5	11
9		Miami Heat	106–83	Philadelphia 76ers		30:32	6	4	6
9	^†	Washington Wizards	116–115	Philadelphia 76ers		44:48	29	2	13
9		Philadelphia 76ers	114–110	Miami Heat		36:10	22	7	12
8		Chicago Bulls	112-111	Golden State Warriors		43	4	11	25
8		Capital Bullets	109-81	New York Knicks		36	6	4	26
8		Atlanta Hawks	145-118	Philadelphia 76ers		39	9	4	35
8		Buffalo Braves	119-109	Philadelphia 76ers		34	3	4	15
8	*	Los Angeles Lakers	112-96	Seattle SuperSonics		38	4	3	28
8		Portland Trail Blazers	101-106	Cleveland Cavaliers		38	4	6	14
8		Golden State Warriors	138-108	Los Angeles Lakers		31	4	5	19
8		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	90-82	Portland Trail Blazers		45	14	7	8
8		Houston Rockets	110-104	Phoenix Suns
8	*	Golden State Warriors	139-122	Los Angeles Lakers		33	3	6	40
8		Portland Trail Blazers	115-96	New York Knicks		39	3	8	9
8		Seattle SuperSonics	114-105	Philadelphia 76ers		35	6	10	16
8		Buffalo Braves	95-96	Philadelphia 76ers		41	5	6	32
8	*	Washington Bullets	100-84	Phoenix Suns		41	16	3	19
8	*	Philadelphia 76ers	143-104	Washington Bullets		35	7	10	28
8		Milwaukee Bucks	91-96	New York Nets		35	4	2	10
8	*	Indiana Pacers	112-109	Cleveland Cavaliers		40	2	11	10
8		Philadelphia 76ers	107-108	Portland Trail Blazers		36	3	2	14
8		Buffalo Braves	84-86	Atlanta Hawks		44	10	5	26
8		Buffalo Braves	107-102	Phoenix Suns		46	2	7	29
8		Detroit Pistons	107-94	Golden State Warriors		30	9	3	11
8	*	Indiana Pacers	118-119	New Orleans Jazz		50	5	9	8