How NBA blocks + steals actually behave

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Across 500 NBA players with at least 10 logged games in blocks + steals, this page measures 28110 games in total. The median player in that field averages 1.1 combined blocks and steals. The line closest to a coin flip sits at 0.5 for the median of the 500 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 105 logged games. Of the 272 players whose spread can be measured, 0 cluster tightly around their average, 35 vary moderately and 237 swing widely. 500 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 2026-09-20, rebuilt daily from official box scores. Window: 2025-10-21 to 2026-06-13. No prices appear on this page.

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 500 measured; the figures above this table are over all 500.

NBA blocks + steals — measured field
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageBalanced lineHit rate there
Julian ChampagnieSpurs1051.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.540 of 105 (38%)
Keldon JohnsonSpurs1050.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.552 of 105 (50%)
Mikal BridgesKnicks1011.9 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.554 of 101 (53%)
Harrison BarnesSpurs970.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.545 of 97 (46%)
Karl-Anthony TownsKnicks941.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.548 of 94 (51%)
Carter BryantSpurs930.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.529 of 93 (31%)
De'Aaron FoxSpurs931.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.539 of 93 (42%)
Jalen BrunsonKnicks930.9 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.553 of 93 (57%)
Javonte GreenPistons931.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.538 of 93 (41%)
Cason WallaceThunder922.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 2.540 of 92 (43%)
Dylan HarperSpurs921.1 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.557 of 92 (62%)
Julius RandleTimberwolves911.2 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.564 of 91 (70%)
Luke KornetSpurs911.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.534 of 91 (37%)
Stephon CastleSpurs911.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.536 of 91 (40%)
Devin VassellSpurs901.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.536 of 90 (40%)
Duncan RobinsonPistons901.0 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.552 of 90 (58%)
Jake LaRaviaLakers901.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.541 of 90 (46%)
Jordan ClarksonKnicks900.5 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.536 of 90 (40%)
Desmond BaneMagic891.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.542 of 89 (47%)
Jamal SheadRaptors891.1 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.558 of 89 (65%)
Naz ReidTimberwolves891.8 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.550 of 89 (56%)
Bruce BrownNuggets881.3 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.535 of 88 (40%)
Donovan MitchellCavaliers881.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.539 of 88 (44%)
James HardenCavaliers881.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.547 of 88 (53%)
Luke KennardLakers880.8 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.550 of 88 (57%)
Reed SheppardRockets882.2 combined blocks and stealsOver 2.534 of 88 (39%)
Rudy GobertTimberwolves882.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 2.541 of 88 (47%)
Ausar ThompsonPistons873.1 combined blocks and stealsOver 2.547 of 87 (54%)
Dennis SchröderCavaliers870.9 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.549 of 87 (56%)
Jose AlvaradoKnicks871.0 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.550 of 87 (57%)
Ronald Holland IIPistons871.4 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.538 of 87 (44%)
Sandro MamukelashviliRaptors871.3 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.529 of 87 (33%)
Scottie BarnesRaptors872.9 combined blocks and stealsOver 2.549 of 87 (56%)
Toumani CamaraTrail Blazers871.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.541 of 87 (47%)
Daniss JenkinsPistons861.0 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.548 of 86 (56%)
Donte DiVincenzoTimberwolves861.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.541 of 86 (48%)
Oso IghodaroSuns861.6 combined blocks and stealsOver 1.536 of 86 (42%)
Payton PritchardCeltics860.8 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.551 of 86 (59%)
Quentin Grimes76ers861.2 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.555 of 86 (64%)
Tim Hardaway Jr.Nuggets860.7 combined blocks and stealsOver 0.539 of 86 (45%)

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
Anthony DavisMavericks202.8 combined blocks and steals1.349%
Kevin Porter Jr.Bucks382.7 combined blocks and steals1.451%
Dyson DanielsHawks822.4 combined blocks and steals1.357%
Dejounte MurrayPelicans141.9 combined blocks and steals1.157%
Victor WembanyamaSpurs864.2 combined blocks and steals2.458%
Bez MbengJazz152.6 combined blocks and steals1.558%
Ausar ThompsonPistons873.1 combined blocks and steals1.961%
Scottie BarnesRaptors872.9 combined blocks and steals1.861%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderThunder832.2 combined blocks and steals1.362%
Cason WallaceThunder922.4 combined blocks and steals1.562%

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
Rayan RupertGrizzlies641.0 combined blocks and steals1.3130%
Tristan VukcevicWizards491.1 combined blocks and steals1.4122%
Jaylon TysonCavaliers831.0 combined blocks and steals1.2120%
Taylor HendricksGrizzlies591.4 combined blocks and steals1.6119%
Craig Porter Jr.Cavaliers711.3 combined blocks and steals1.6118%
Dean WadeCavaliers771.1 combined blocks and steals1.2117%
Jarred VanderbiltLakers721.1 combined blocks and steals1.2117%
Marvin Bagley IIIMavericks601.2 combined blocks and steals1.4117%
Daniss JenkinsPistons861.0 combined blocks and steals1.2116%
Kris MurrayTrail Blazers621.2 combined blocks and steals1.4116%

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
Zach EdeyGrizzlies1.0 (4)3.4 (7)2.4 away
DeJon JarreauGrizzlies2.3 (7)0.5 (4)1.8 at home
Elijah HarklessJazz2.1 (11)0.9 (15)1.2 at home
Moussa CisseMavericks1.2 (22)2.4 (16)1.2 away
Anthony DavisMavericks3.2 (12)2.1 (8)1.1 at home
Kennedy ChandlerJazz1.7 (6)0.6 (5)1.1 at home
Cade CunninghamPistons2.8 (36)1.7 (42)1.1 at home
Jimmy Butler IIIWarriors1.2 (21)2.2 (17)1.0 away
Neemias QuetaCeltics1.5 (42)2.5 (41)1.0 away
De'Anthony MeltonWarriors1.5 (26)2.5 (23)1.0 away

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
Jeff GreenRockets0.4 combined blocks and steals0.1 over 32220% above
Yanic Konan NiederhäuserClippers2.6 combined blocks and steals0.9 over 41205% above
Drake PowellNets2.4 combined blocks and steals0.8 over 63202% above
Brooks BarnhizerThunder1.2 combined blocks and steals0.4 over 40200% above
Jericho SimsBucks1.6 combined blocks and steals0.5 over 67198% above
Chris YoungbloodTrail Blazers0.6 combined blocks and steals0.2 over 34191% above
Rayan RupertGrizzlies2.8 combined blocks and steals1.0 over 64180% above
Jordan HawkinsPelicans1.2 combined blocks and steals0.5 over 51166% above
Branden CarlsonThunder2.2 combined blocks and steals0.8 over 42164% 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
Harrison BarnesSpurs0.0 combined blocks and steals0.7 over 97100% below
Javonte GreenPistons0.0 combined blocks and steals1.5 over 93100% below
Sam HauserCeltics0.0 combined blocks and steals0.7 over 85100% below
Tristan da SilvaMagic0.0 combined blocks and steals1.1 over 84100% below
Mouhamed GueyeHawks0.0 combined blocks and steals1.2 over 83100% below
Justin Edwards76ers0.0 combined blocks and steals0.9 over 73100% below
Craig Porter Jr.Cavaliers0.0 combined blocks and steals1.3 over 71100% below
Tyler KolekKnicks0.0 combined blocks and steals0.4 over 70100% below
Jabari Walker76ers0.0 combined blocks and steals0.5 over 70100% below
Thomas BryantCavaliers0.0 combined blocks and steals0.7 over 69100% 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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