How NBA blocks + steals actually behave

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Across 533 NBA players with at least 10 logged games in blocks + steals, this page measures 32282 games in total. The median player in that field averages 1.0 combined blocks and steals. The line closest to a coin flip sits at 0.5 for the median of the 533 players whose distribution supports one. Half the field is more often over it, half more often under. The deepest sample here is Julian Champagnie, with 118 logged games. Of the 282 players whose spread can be measured, 0 cluster tightly around their average, 30 vary moderately and 252 swing widely. 533 of them have at least three games home and away, so the venue gap below is measured rather than assumed. Every figure is counted from official box scores and describes games already played. It is not a projection, and on its own it says nothing about whether any price on offer is worth taking.

Measured as of 2026-11-15, rebuilt daily from official box scores. Window: 2025-10-21 to 2026-11-14. No prices appear on this page.

32,282 logged player-games from 1,509 unique games. A player-game is one player in one game, so a single game counts once for every player it logged.

Where the coin-flip line sits in NBA blocks + steals

Each player's own most balanced threshold: the half-point line he has finished above in closest to half his logged games, measured from his distribution rather than read off a book. Deepest sample first, not best to worst. The 40 deepest samples of 533 measured; the figures above this table are over all 533.

NBA blocks + steals: measured field
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageBalanced lineHit rate there
Julian ChampagnieSpurs1181.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.545 of 118 (38%)
Keldon JohnsonSpurs1180.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.558 of 118 (49%)
Mikal BridgesKnicks1131.9 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.559 of 113 (52%)
Harrison BarnesSpurs1080.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.548 of 108 (44%)
De'Aaron FoxSpurs1061.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.546 of 106 (43%)
Karl-Anthony TownsKnicks1061.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.553 of 106 (50%)
Carter BryantSpurs1050.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.533 of 105 (31%)
Dylan HarperSpurs1051.1 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.565 of 105 (62%)
Jalen BrunsonKnicks1051.0 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.559 of 105 (56%)
Javonte GreenPistons1051.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.541 of 105 (39%)
Luke KornetSpurs1041.3 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.536 of 104 (35%)
Stephon CastleSpurs1041.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.539 of 104 (38%)
Julius RandleNets1031.2 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.573 of 103 (71%)
Desmond BaneMagic1021.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.548 of 102 (47%)
Duncan RobinsonPistons1021.0 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.560 of 102 (59%)
Jake LaRaviaLakers1021.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.548 of 102 (47%)
Devin VassellSpurs1011.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.543 of 101 (43%)
Donovan MitchellCavaliers1011.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.546 of 101 (46%)
Jamal SheadRaptors1011.2 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.534 of 101 (34%)
James HardenCavaliers1011.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.553 of 101 (52%)
Naz ReidHornets1011.8 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.554 of 101 (53%)
Jordan ClarksonKnicks1000.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.539 of 100 (39%)
Rudy GobertTimberwolves1002.3 combined blocks and stealsOver 2.543 of 100 (43%)
Sandro MamukelashviliLakers1001.3 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.535 of 100 (35%)
Toumani CamaraTrail Blazers1001.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.547 of 100 (47%)
Ronald Holland IIPistons991.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.541 of 99 (41%)
Victor WembanyamaSpurs994.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 4.544 of 99 (44%)
VJ Edgecombe76ers991.9 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.558 of 99 (59%)
Wendell Carter Jr.Magic991.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.551 of 99 (52%)
Amen ThompsonRockets982.1 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.559 of 98 (60%)
Ausar ThompsonPistons983.0 combined blocks and stealsOver 2.551 of 98 (52%)
Daniss JenkinsPistons981.1 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.555 of 98 (56%)
Jaden McDanielsTimberwolves981.9 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.556 of 98 (57%)
Luke KennardSuns980.8 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.551 of 98 (52%)
Payton PritchardCeltics980.8 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.559 of 98 (60%)
Quentin GrimesLakers981.2 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.562 of 98 (63%)
Reed SheppardRockets982.1 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.560 of 98 (61%)
Collin GillespieSuns971.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.548 of 97 (49%)
Luguentz DortHawks971.2 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.534 of 97 (35%)
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerHawks971.8 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.557 of 97 (59%)

The steadiest NBA blocks + steals records

Standard deviation in the market’s own units, and the same figure as a share of the player’s average so it means the same thing in points as in passing yards. A narrow spread means the average is close to what a typical game actually looked like; it says nothing about what the next one will look like.

The steadiest NBA blocks + steals records
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Caleb WilsonBulls102.7 combined blocks and steals1.037%
Anthony DavisWizards312.6 combined blocks and steals1.349%
Kevin Porter Jr.Bucks382.7 combined blocks and steals1.451%
Aday MaraThunder131.9 combined blocks and steals1.052%
Victor WembanyamaSpurs994.4 combined blocks and steals2.557%
Bez MbengJazz152.6 combined blocks and steals1.558%
Matisse ThybulleLakers482.5 combined blocks and steals1.559%
De'Anthony MeltonWarriors641.9 combined blocks and steals1.261%
Scottie BarnesRaptors952.9 combined blocks and steals1.761%
LeBron James76ers801.8 combined blocks and steals1.162%

The widest NBA blocks + steals swings

The other end of the same measurement. A wide spread means the average describes the middle of a broad range rather than a typical night, which is worth knowing before reading anything into that average.

The widest NBA blocks + steals swings
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Taylor HendricksGrizzlies671.2 combined blocks and steals1.6126%
Kingston FlemingsHawks121.0 combined blocks and steals1.2122%
Tristan VukcevicWizards491.1 combined blocks and steals1.4122%
Craig Porter Jr.Cavaliers821.3 combined blocks and steals1.5120%
Jaylon TysonCavaliers911.0 combined blocks and steals1.2120%
Elijah HarklessPistons281.3 combined blocks and steals1.6118%
Moussa CisséMavericks461.4 combined blocks and steals1.7118%
Marvin Bagley IIINuggets711.1 combined blocks and steals1.3117%
Duncan RobinsonPistons1021.0 combined blocks and steals1.2116%
Jarred VanderbiltLakers801.0 combined blocks and steals1.2116%

The widest home and away gaps in NBA blocks + steals

Both averages are over the games actually played at each venue, and the game count for each is in the cell beside it. A gap measured over a handful of games either way is one you cannot distinguish from noise. This table prints the denominators so you can tell which is which. Three games a side is the floor for appearing here at all.

NBA blocks + steals: venue gaps
PlayerClubHome (games)Away (games)Gap
DeJon JarreauGrizzlies2.3 (7)0.5 (4)1.8 at home
Zach EdeyGrizzlies1.2 (10)2.7 (11)1.5 away
Elijah HarklessPistons2.1 (11)0.8 (17)1.3 at home
Meleek ThomasCavaliers0.8 (6)2.0 (5)1.2 away
Moussa CisséMavericks1.0 (27)2.1 (19)1.1 away
Jahmai MashackGrizzlies0.9 (16)2.0 (19)1.1 away
Kennedy ChandlerJazz1.7 (6)0.6 (5)1.1 at home
Jimmy Butler IIIWarriors1.2 (21)2.2 (17)1.0 away
Cormac RyanBucks1.8 (5)0.8 (6)1.0 at home
Cade CunninghamPistons2.7 (41)1.8 (49)0.9 at home

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five

Last five logged games against the full log, reported only where the gap is more than a tenth of the player’s own average. It is a description of five games that have been played and it is not a forecast of the sixth.

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Lachlan OlbrichBulls2.0 combined blocks and steals0.5 over 37270% above
Jase RichardsonMagic1.8 combined blocks and steals0.5 over 67235% above
Jeff GreenRockets0.4 combined blocks and steals0.1 over 32220% above
Yanic Konan NiederhäuserClippers2.6 combined blocks and steals0.9 over 41205% above
Chris YoungbloodTrail Blazers0.8 combined blocks and steals0.3 over 40191% above
Rayan Rupert76ers2.6 combined blocks and steals1.0 over 66164% above
Jamison BattleRaptors0.6 combined blocks and steals0.2 over 79163% above
Alijah MartinRaptors1.6 combined blocks and steals0.6 over 34159% above
Jared McCainThunder1.6 combined blocks and steals0.6 over 95158% above
Cam ThomasBucks0.8 combined blocks and steals0.3 over 42158% above

Behind their own baseline over the last five

The same comparison in the other direction, and the same caveat: five games is five games, and a run below a baseline is as often noise as it is a change.

Behind their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Luke KennardSuns0.0 combined blocks and steals0.8 over 98100% below
Kyle FilipowskiJazz0.0 combined blocks and steals1.3 over 86100% below
Nique CliffordThunder0.0 combined blocks and steals1.1 over 86100% below
Mouhamed GueyeHawks0.0 combined blocks and steals1.2 over 83100% below
Nikola VučevićMagic0.0 combined blocks and steals1.1 over 82100% below
Jabari Walker76ers0.0 combined blocks and steals0.5 over 79100% below
Justin Edwards76ers0.0 combined blocks and steals0.8 over 79100% below
Cody WilliamsTimberwolves0.0 combined blocks and steals1.0 over 74100% below
Drake PowellNets0.0 combined blocks and steals0.7 over 68100% below
Anfernee Simons76ers0.0 combined blocks and steals0.6 over 68100% below

Common questions

Where does the NBA blocks + steals coin-flip line sit?

At the half-point threshold each player has finished above in about half their logged games. It is measured per player from their own distribution rather than read off a sportsbook, which is why it is on this page at all: a posted line moves through the day and this page is rebuilt once, so a number taken from a book would be wrong by morning.

Is this a ranking of the best NBA blocks + steals props?

No. Nothing here is ordered by how good a bet it is, and no price is quoted anywhere on the page. The tables are ordered by sample depth, by spread and by the size of a measured gap, because those are the things a game log can actually establish.

How many games are behind each blocks + steals figure?

The count is printed beside every one of them. A player only appears once they have ten or more logged games in the market, and games they did not play are absent rather than counted as zero, so an average describes games they were actually in.

Does a blocks + steals trend on this page predict the next game?

No. A trend here is a comparison between a player’s last five logged games and their full log, and it is reported only when the gap is large enough to be worth naming. It is a description of what has happened, and history is not a forecast.

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