- Alvin Robertson played 10 seasons in the NBA from 1984-1996, and finished his career with 2,112 steals over 779 games. The league leaders in steals from the last 10 full NBA seasons have combined for 1,794 steals over 790 games - 318 fewer steals in 11 more games. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberal01.html#1985-1996-sum:totals 8 comments nba