List of Major League Baseball stolen base records

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Rickey Henderson, shown here attempting to steal a base in 1983, is the MLB career leader in stolen bases. Rickey Henderson and Eddie Murray, 1983.jpg
Rickey Henderson, shown here attempting to steal a base in 1983, is the MLB career leader in stolen bases.

This article lists records for stolen bases within Major League Baseball (MLB). For individual players, leaders in stolen bases for a career, single season, and single game are provided, along with leaders in stolen base percentage for a single season and career. Team records for stolen bases in a single season are also provided.

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Stolen bases were not officially noted in a baseball game's summary until 1886, and it was not until 1888 that it officially earned a place in baseball's box score. [1] The modern rule for stolen bases was adopted in 1898. [1] While some sources do not include stolen base records before 1898—because they are difficult to compare to the era after 1898—as the sourcing on the below list indicates, Major League Baseball continues to recognize them. [2]

Individual records

Career stolen base leaders

No.PlayerSBTeams and seasons
Major League Baseball Career Stolen Base Leaders
1 Rickey Henderson 1,4061979–1984, 89–93, 94–95, 98 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–1989 (New York Yankees), 1993 (Toronto Blue Jays), 1996–97, 2001 (San Diego Padres), 1997 (Anaheim Angels), 1999–2000 (New York Mets), 2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2002 (Boston Red Sox), 2003 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2 Lou Brock 9381961–1964 (Chicago Cubs), 1964–1979 (St. Louis Cardinals)
3 Billy Hamilton 9121888–89 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–1895 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–1901 (Boston Beaneaters)
4 Ty Cobb 8921905–1926 (Detroit Tigers), 1927–28 (Philadelphia Athletics)
5 Tim Raines 8081979–1990, 2001 (Montréal Expos), 1991–1995 (Chicago White Sox), 1996–1998 (New York Yankees), 1999 (Oakland Athletics), 2001 (Baltimore Orioles), 2002 (Florida Marlins)
6 Vince Coleman 7521985–1990 (St. Louis Cardinals), 1991–1993, (New York Mets), 1994–95 (Kansas City Royals), 1995 (Seattle Mariners), 1996 (Cincinnati Reds), 1997 (Detroit Tigers)
7 Eddie Collins 7451906–1914, 27–30 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–1926 (Chicago White Sox)
8 Arlie Latham 7391880 (Buffalo Bisons), 1883–1889, 96 (St. Louis Browns), 1890 (Chicago Pirates), 1890–1895 (Cincinnati Reds), 1899 (Washington Senators), 1909 (New York Giants)
9 Max Carey 7381910–1926 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 26–29 (Brooklyn Robins)
10 Honus Wagner 7221897–1899 (Louisville Colonels), 1900–1917 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
11 Joe Morgan 6891963–1971, 80 (Houston Colt 45's/Astros), 1972–1979 (Cincinnati Reds), 1981–82 (San Francisco Giants), 1983 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1984 (Oakland Athletics)
12 Willie Wilson 6681976–1990 (Kansas City Royals), 1991–92 (Oakland Athletics), 1993–94 (Chicago Cubs)
13 Tom Brown 6571882 (Baltimore Orioles (AA)), 1883–84 (Columbus Colts (AA)), 1885–1887 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1887 (Indianapolis Hoosiers), 1888–89 (Boston Beaneaters), 1890–91 (Boston Reds (PL-AA)), 1892–1894 (Louisville Colonels), 1895 (St. Louis Cardinals), 1895–1898 (Washington Senators)
14 Bert Campaneris 6491964–1976 (KC-Oak Athletics), 1977–1979 (Texas Rangers), 1979–1981 (California Angels), 1983 (New York Yankees)
15 Kenny Lofton 6221991 (Houston Astros), 1992–1996, 98–2001, 07 (Cleveland Indians), 1997 (Atlanta Braves), 2002 (Chicago White Sox), 2002 (San Francisco Giants), 2003 (Chicago Cubs), 2003 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 2004 (New York Yankees), 2005 (Philadelphia Phillies), 2007 (Texas Rangers)
16 Otis Nixon 6201983 (New York Yankees), 1984–1987 (Cleveland Indians), 1988–1990 (Montréal Expos), 1991–1993, 99 (Atlanta Braves), 1994 (Boston Red Sox), 1995 (Texas Rangers), 1996–97 (Toronto Blue Jays), 1997 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 1998 (Minnesota Twins)
17 George Davis 6161890–1892 (Cleveland Spiders), 1893–1901, 03 (New York Giants), 1902, 1904–1909 (Chicago White Sox)
18 Juan Pierre 6142000–2002 (Colorado Rockies), 2003–2005 (Florida Marlins), 2006 (Chicago Cubs), 2007–2009 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 2010–11 (Chicago White Sox), 2012 (Philadelphia Phillies), 2013 (Miami Marlins)
19 Dummy Hoy 5941888–89 (Washington Nationals), 1890 (Buffalo Bisons), 1891 (St. Louis Browns), 1892–93 (Washington Senators), 1894–1897 (Cincinnati Reds), 1898–99 (Louisville Colonels), 1901 (Chicago White Sox), 1902 (Cincinnati Reds)
20 Maury Wills 5861959–1966 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 1967–68 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1969 (Montreal Expos), 1969–1972 (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Source: [3] [lower-alpha 1]

Entering the 2022 MLB season, only three active players have 300 or more career stolen bases: Dee Strange-Gordon, Elvis Andrus, and Billy Hamilton. [5]

Career stolen bases leaders, top 10 by league

Rickey Henderson steals a base as a member of the New York Yankees in 1988 Baseball steal.jpg
Rickey Henderson steals a base as a member of the New York Yankees in 1988
No. American League SB National League SB
1Rickey Henderson1270 [6] Lou Brock938 [7]
2Ty Cobb892 [9] Billy Hamilton782 [10]
3Eddie Collins745 [11] Max Carey738 [12]
4Willie Wilson660 [13] Honus Wagner722 [14]
5Bert Campaneris649 [15] Joe Morgan681 [16]
6 Luis Aparicio 506 [17] Vince Coleman660 [18]
7 Paul Molitor 504 [19] Tim Raines635 [20]
8 Kenny Lofton 502 [21] Dummy Hoy 567 [22]
9 Clyde Milan 495 [23] Maury Wills 586 [24]
10 Ichiro Suzuki 487 [25] Ozzie Smith 580 [26]

Single-season stolen base leaders (100 or more)

Hugh Nicol's single-season mark of 138 stolen bases in 1887 remains the major league record. Hugh Nicol baseball card.jpg
Hugh Nicol's single-season mark of 138 stolen bases in 1887 remains the major league record.

The pre-modern single-season mark for stolen bases is 138 by Hugh Nicol of the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) in 1887. [27] In the modern era, Ty Cobb set a single-season mark of 96 stolen bases in 1915 [27] that lasted until it was broken by Maury Wills with 104 in 1962. A new modern mark was set by Lou Brock with 118 in 1974, and again by Rickey Henderson with 130 in 1982. Henderson and Vince Coleman are the only players to record three 100-steal seasons in the modern era. Coleman is the only player to do it three seasons in a row, much less in the first three season of his career, as well as the only player to record 100 steals as a rookie.

PlayerSB [28] TeamSeason
Hugh Nicol 138 Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) 1887
Rickey Henderson 130Oakland Athletics1982
Arlie Latham 129 St. Louis Cardinals (AA) 1887
Lou Brock 118St. Louis Cardinals1974
Charles Comiskey 117St. Louis Cardinals (AA)1887
John Montgomery Ward 111 New York Giants 1887
Billy Hamilton 111 Philadelphia Phillies 1891
Vince Coleman 110St. Louis Cardinals1985†
Arlie Latham109St. Louis Cardinals (AA)1888
Vince Coleman109St. Louis Cardinals1987
Rickey Henderson108Oakland Athletics1983
Vince Coleman107St. Louis Cardinals1986
Maury Wills 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 1962
Hugh Nicol103Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA)1888
Jim Fogarty 102Philadelphia Phillies1887
Billy Hamilton102Philadelphia Phillies1890
Rickey Henderson100Oakland Athletics1980

† denotes a player's rookie season

Single-game stolen base leaders (5 or more)

Carl Crawford is the most recent player to steal 6 bases in a game. Carl Crawford on April 21, 2013.jpg
Carl Crawford is the most recent player to steal 6 bases in a game.

Under the pre-modern rule, George Gore stole 7 bases in a game in 1881, a mark that was tied by "Sliding Billy" Hamilton in 1894. In the modern era, Eddie Collins stole 6 bases in a game on two occasions, both in September 1912, a mark that stood alone for nearly eight decades before being tied by Otis Nixon (1991), Eric Young (1996), and Carl Crawford (2009).

PlayerSB [29] TeamDateOpponent
George Gore 7 Chicago White Stockings June 25, 1881 Providence Grays
Billy Hamilton 7 Philadelphia Phillies August 31, 1894 Washington Senators
Eddie Collins 6 Philadelphia Athletics September 11, 1912 Detroit Tigers
Eddie Collins6Philadelphia AthleticsSeptember 22, 1912 St. Louis Browns
Otis Nixon 6 Atlanta Braves June 16, 1991 Montreal Expos
Eric Young 6 Colorado Rockies June 30, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers
Carl Crawford 6 Tampa Bay Rays May 3, 2009 Boston Red Sox
Dan McGann 5 New York Giants May 27, 1904 Brooklyn Superbas
Clyde Milan 5 Washington Senators June 14, 1912 Cleveland Indians
Johnny Neun 5Detroit TigersJuly 9, 1927 [lower-alpha 2] New York Yankees
Amos Otis 5 Kansas City Royals September 7, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers
Davey Lopes 5Los Angeles DodgersAugust 24, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Bert Campaneris 5 Oakland Athletics May 24, 1976 Minnesota Twins
Lonnie Smith 5St. Louis CardinalsSeptember 4, 1982 San Francisco Giants
Alan Wiggins 5 San Diego Padres May 17, 1984Montreal Expos
Tony Gwynn 5San Diego PadresSeptember 20, 1986 Houston Astros
Rickey Henderson 5Oakland AthleticsJuly 29, 1989 Seattle Mariners
Alex Cole 5Cleveland IndiansAugust 1, 1990Kansas City Royals
Alex Cole5Cleveland IndiansMay 3, 1992 California Angels
Damian Jackson 5San Diego PadresJune 28, 1999Colorado Rockies
Eric Young5 Chicago Cubs May 14, 2000Montreal Expos
Kenny Lofton 5Cleveland IndiansSeptember 3, 2000 Baltimore Orioles
Scarborough Green 5Texas RangersSeptember 28, 2000 Seattle Mariners
Ryan Freel 5 Cincinnati Reds July 27, 2005Los Angeles Dodgers
Willy Taveras 5Colorado RockiesJune 14, 2008Chicago White Sox
Dexter Fowler 5Colorado RockiesApril 27, 2009San Diego Padres
Jacoby Ellsbury 5Boston Red SoxMay 30, 2013Philadelphia Phillies
Billy Hamilton 5Cincinnati RedsJune 14, 2015Chicago Cubs

Consecutive stolen base leaders (35 or more)

The record for consecutive steals is held by Vince Coleman, with 50. Vince Coleman (31079627642) (cropped).jpg
The record for consecutive steals is held by Vince Coleman, with 50.

Records for consecutive successful stolen base attempts are limited by the available data, as times caught stealing has been recorded officially only since 1920. Max Carey established a mark in 1922–23 of 36 consecutive stolen bases without being caught, [30] which stood until it was broken by Davey Lopes with 38 consecutive steals in 1975. [30] [31] [32] Lopes's record was broken by Vince Coleman with 50 consecutive stolen bases in 1988–89.

PlayerSB [33] TeamStartEnded
Vince Coleman 50 St. Louis Cardinals September 16, 1988July 26, 1989
Ichiro Suzuki 45 Seattle Mariners April 29, 2006May 16, 2007
Trea Turner 41 Dodgers/Philadelphia Phillies August 13, 2022April 24, 2024
Tim Raines 40 Chicago White Sox July 23, 1993September 1, 1995
Jimmy Rollins 39 Philadelphia Phillies September 1, 2007July 26, 2008
Davey Lopes 38 Los Angeles Dodgers June 6, 1975August 24, 1975
Tim Raines 37 Montreal Expos September 22, 1983July 6, 1984
Stan Javier 37 Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants 		May 31, 1995June 27, 1996
Max Carey 36 Pittsburgh Pirates July 7, 1922May 13, 1923
Paul Molitor 36 Toronto Blue Jays August 22, 1993October 1, 1995
Brady Anderson 36 Baltimore Orioles May 14, 1994July 3, 1995
Coco Crisp 36 Oakland Athletics July 16, 2011June 19, 2012
Brice Turang 36 Milwaukee Brewers July 15, 2023May 27, 2024
Davey Lopes 35 Oakland Athletics
Chicago Cubs 		July 11, 1983May 18, 1985
Jimmy Rollins 35 Philadelphia Phillies May 9, 2001August 25, 2001

Multiple-season stolen base records

Three or more seasons with 70 stolen bases

Under pre-modern rules, "Sliding Billy" Hamilton amassed six separate seasons of 70-plus stolen bases over his career. In the modern era, Ty Cobb established a mark of three such seasons that stood (though tied by Lou Brock and Omar Moreno) until it was broken by Tim Raines in 1984. In 1986, Raines reached six seasons of 70-plus steals, all consecutive (a record), but Rickey Henderson notched his seventh such season in 1989.

PlayerSeasonsSeasons and teams
Rickey Henderson [6] 71980, 82–83 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86, 88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics)
Billy Hamilton [10] 61889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–91, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896 (Boston Beaneaters)
Tim Raines [20] 61981–86 (Montreal Expos)
Vince Coleman [18] 51985–88, 90 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Tom Brown [34] 31890–91 (Boston Reds (PL-AA)), 1892 (Louisville Colonels)
Harry Stovey [35] 31887–88 (Philadelphia Athletics (AA)), 1890 (Boston Reds (PL))
Ty Cobb [9] 31909, 11, 15 (Detroit Tigers)
Lou Brock [7] 31966, 73–74 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Omar Moreno [36] 31978–80 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Ten or more seasons with 40 stolen bases

In 1924, Eddie Collins tied Billy Hamilton's pre-modern mark of ten seasons with 40-plus stolen bases. A year later, Max Carey also tied the record. The record was broken by Lou Brock in 1974. Brock eventually recorded a thirteenth 40-steal season, but was in turn surpassed by Rickey Henderson in 1993. Henderson eventually stole 40 bases in sixteen separate seasons.

PlayerSeasonsSeasons and teams
Rickey Henderson [6] 161980–84, 90–92, 98 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1993 (Oak Athletics-Tor Blue Jays), 1997 (SD Padres – Ana Angels)
Lou Brock [7] 131964 (Chi Cubs – StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Tim Raines [20] 111981–87, 89–90 (Montreal Expos), 1991–92 (Chicago White Sox)
Billy Hamilton [10] 101889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters)
Eddie Collins [11] 101909–10, 12–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–17, 23–24 (Chicago White Sox)
Max Carey [12] 101912–13, 16–18, 20, 22–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Eight or more consecutive seasons with 40 stolen bases

PlayerSeasonsSeasons and teams
Rickey Henderson [6] 141980–84, 90–92 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1993 (Oak Athletics-Tor Blue Jays)
Lou Brock [7] 131964 (Chi Cubs – StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Billy Hamilton [10] 101889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters)
Joe Morgan [16] 91969–71 (Houston Astros), 1972–77 (Cincinnati Reds)
Honus Wagner [14] 81901–08 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Otis Nixon [37] 81990 (Montreal Expos), 1991–93 (Atlanta Braves), 1994 (Boston Red Sox), 1995 (Texas Rangers), 1996 (Toronto Blue Jays), 1997 (Tor Blue Jays-LA Dodgers)
Juan Pierre [38] 82001–02 (Colorado Rockies), 2003–05 (Florida Marlins), 2006 (Chicago Cubs), 2007–08 (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Fifteen or more seasons with 20 stolen bases

PlayerTitles [39] Years and teams
Rickey Henderson [6] 231979–84, 89–93, 94–95, 98 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1993 (Toronto Blue Jays), 1996–97, 2001 (San Diego Padres), 1997 (SD Padres-Anaheim Angels), 1999 (New York Mets), 2000 (NY Mets-Sea Mariners)
Honus Wagner [14] 181898–99 (Louisville Colonels), 1900–15 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
George Davis [40] 171890–92 (Cleveland Spiders), 1893–1901 (New York Giants), 1902, 1904–06, 08 (Chicago White Sox)
Ty Cobb [9] 171906–19, 21, 24 (Detroit Tigers), 1927 (Philadelphia Athletics)
Lou Brock [7] 161963 (Chicago Cubs), 1964 (Chi Cubs-Stl Cardinals), 1965–77, 79 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Ozzie Smith [26] 161978–81 (San Diego Padres), 1982–93 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Eddie Collins [11] 151909–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–20, 22–24 (Chicago White Sox)
Max Carey [12] 151911–18, 20–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1927 (Brooklyn Robins)
Willie Wilson [13] 151978–90 (Kansas City Royals), 1991–92 (Oakland Athletics)

League-leader stolen base records

League leader in stolen bases, 5 or more seasons

PlayerTitles [41] Years and teams
Rickey Henderson 121980–84, 90–91, 98 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86, 88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics)
Max Carey 101913, 15–18, 20, 22–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Luis Aparicio 91956–62 (Chicago White Sox), 1963–64 (Baltimore Orioles)
Lou Brock 81966–69, 71–74 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Ty Cobb 61907, 09, 11, 15–17 (Detroit Tigers)
George Case 61939–43, 46 (Washington Senators)
Maury Wills 61960–65 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Bert Campaneris 61965–68, 70, 72 (Oakland Athletics)
Vince Coleman 61985–90 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Billy Hamilton 51889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–91, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies)
Honus Wagner 51901–02, 04, 07–08 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Kenny Lofton 51992–96 (Cleveland Indians)

League leader in stolen bases, 4 or more consecutive seasons

PlayerTitles [41] Years and teams
Luis Aparicio 91956–62 (Chicago White Sox), 1963–64 (Baltimore Orioles)
Rickey Henderson 71980–84 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86 (New York Yankees)
Maury Wills 61960–65 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Vince Coleman 61985–90 (St. Louis Cardinals)
George Case 51939–43 (Washington Senators)
Kenny Lofton 51992–96 (Cleveland Indians)
Bob Bescher 41909–12 (Cincinnati Reds)
Max Carey 41915–18 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Max Carey41922–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Willie Mays 41956–59 (New York/San Francisco Giants)
Bert Campaneris 41965–68 (KC-Oak Athletics)
Lou Brock 41966–69 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Lou Brock41971–74 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Tim Raines 41981–84 (Montreal Expos)
Rickey Henderson41988 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1990–91 (Oakland Athletics)

League leader in stolen bases, two leagues

PlayerLeague, team and year [41]
Harry Stovey AA: Philadelphia Athletics (1886), PL: Boston Reds (1890)
Tom Brown AA: Boston Reds (1891), NL: Louisville Colonels (1893)
Billy Hamilton AA: Kansas City Blues (AA) (1889), NL: Philadelphia Phillies (1890–91, 94–95)
Ron LeFlore AL: Detroit Tigers (1978), NL: Montreal Expos (1980)
Juan Pierre NL: Colorado Rockies (2001), Florida Marlins (2003), AL: Chicago White Sox (2010)

League leader in stolen bases, three different teams

PlayerTeams and year [41]
Juan Pierre Colorado Rockies (2001), Florida Marlins (2003), Chicago White Sox (2010)

Stolen base percentage leaders

Career leaders (80% or more, 400+ attempts)

Those marked in bold have at least 600 career stolen base attempts. Of those, Joe Morgan (in 1984) was the first to retire with a career stolen base percentage of at least 80%. His mark was successively surpassed by Davey Lopes (retired 1987), Willie Wilson (retired 1994), and Tim Raines (retired 2002).

PlayerSBAttemptsSB% [42]
Tim Raines 80895484.70%
Eric Davis 34941584.10%
Willie Wilson 66880283.29%
Barry Larkin 37945683.11%
Tony Womack 36343783.07%
Davey Lopes 55767183.01%
Jacoby Ellsbury 34341482.85%
Jimmy Rollins 47057581.73%
Carl Crawford 48058981.49%
Julio Cruz 34342181.47%
Ichiro Suzuki 50962681.31%
Alex Rodriguez 32940581.24%
Joe Morgan 68985180.96%
Vince Coleman 75292980.95%
Rickey Henderson 1406174180.76%
Roberto Alomar 47458880.61%
José Reyes 51363980.28%

Single-season leaders (95% or more, 30+ steals)

PlayerSB% [43] SBAttemptsTeamSeason
Trea Turner 100%3030 Philadelphia Phillies 2023
Brady Anderson 96.9%3132 Baltimore Orioles 1994
Carlos Beltrán 96.9%3132 Kansas City Royals 2001
Max Carey 96.2%5153Pittsburgh Pirates1922
Ichiro Suzuki 95.74%4547 Seattle Mariners 2006

Note: includes all statistics from both leagues for players traded during a season. [lower-alpha 3]

Team records

Tables in this section indicate which MLB-recognized league each team played in.

Most stolen bases by a team in one season, by league

League (abbr.)OperatedSBTeamSeasonRef.
American Association (AA)1882–1891581 St. Louis Browns 1887 [46]
Players' League (PL)1890426 Boston Reds 1890 [47]
National League (NL)1876–present415 New York Giants 1887 [46]
American League (AL)1901–present341 Oakland Athletics 1976 [46]
Federal League (FL)1914–1915273 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914 [48] [49]
Union Association (UA)1884Stolen base records not kept [50]

While not recognized as a major league by MLB, the National Association (NA) operated from 1871 through 1875, with the 1873 Boston Red Stockings amassing the most stolen bases in a single season, 145. [51]

Most stolen bases by a team in one season (450 or more)

The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings team stole 469 bases. 1888 Reds.jpg
The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings team stole 469 bases.

Records in this category are dominated by teams of the American Association, which operated from 1882 to 1891, and whose records are recognized by Major League Baseball. In particular, the top four entries in the below table are from the league's 1887 season, when every team in league had at least 305 stolen bases and the league average was 458 (each team played between 133 and 141 games). [52]

SBTeamSeason
581 St. Louis Browns (AA) 1887
545 Baltimore Orioles (AA) 1887
527 Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) 1887
476 Philadelphia Athletics (AA) 1887
472 Kansas City Cowboys (AA) 1889
469 Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) 1888
468 St. Louis Browns (AA) 1888
466 Louisville Colonels (AA) 1887
462 Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) 1889

Source: [53]

Most stolen bases by a team in one season, 1901–present (300 or more)

The 1912 New York Giants stole 319 bases. New York Giants at the Polo Grounds, New York, September 1912 (baseball) cropped.jpg
The 1912 New York Giants stole 319 bases.

The below table is restricted to teams that have competed since 1901, the first season of play for the American League.

SBTeamSeason
347 New York Giants (NL) 1911
341 Oakland Athletics (AL) 1976
319 New York Giants (NL) 1912
314 St. Louis Cardinals (NL) 1985
310 Cincinnati Reds (NL) 1910

Source: [54]

Fewest stolen bases by a team in one season (less than 20)

Julio Becquer led the 1957 Washington Senators in stolen bases, with three. Julio Becquer.jpg
Julio Bécquer led the 1957 Washington Senators in stolen bases, with three.

Note: this table excludes teams from the shortened 2020 season.

SBTeamSeason
13 Washington Senators (AL) 1957
16 Kansas City Athletics (AL) 1960
17 Detroit Tigers (AL) 1972
17 St. Louis Browns (AL) 1953
17 St. Louis Cardinals (NL) 1949
18 Boston Red Sox (AL) 1964
18 St. Louis Cardinals (NL) 1953
19 Baltimore Orioles (AL) 2016
19 Chicago White Sox (AL) 1950
19 Cleveland Indians (AL) 1945
19 Cincinnati Reds (NL) 1938
19 New York Giants (NL) 1934

Source: [56]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Historical totals reported by other sources may vary—for example, Baseball-Reference.com ranks Arlie Latham ahead of Eddie Collins, with totals of 742 and 741, respectively. [4]
  2. ↑ Game 2 of a doubleheader
  3. ↑ The Major League Baseball (MLB) reference for this statistic lists Carlos Beltrán as having a 100% stolen base percentage in 2004. However, examination of the statistics shows that Beltrán was 28/28 in stolen bases with the Houston Astros, but went 14/17 after being traded from the Kansas City Royals mid-season. [44] While 28/28 is the National League leader for that season, the combined 42/45 (93.3%) does not make Beltrán eligible for this list. Similarly, Dave Roberts is listed by MLB as having a 97.1% stolen base percentage in 2004. Roberts was 33/34 in stolen bases with the Los Angeles Dodgers before being traded mid-season to the Boston Red Sox where he was 5/7 in stolen bases. [45] Roberts' combined 38/41 (92.7%) does not make him eligible for this list.

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