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

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. Player SB Teams and seasons
Major League Baseball Career Stolen Base Leaders
1 Rickey Henderson 1,406 1979–1984, 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 938 1961–1964 (Chicago Cubs), 1964–1979 (St. Louis Cardinals)
3 Billy Hamilton 912 1888–89 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–1895 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–1901 (Boston Beaneaters)
4 Ty Cobb 892 1905–1926 (Detroit Tigers), 1927–28 (Philadelphia Athletics)
5 Tim Raines 808 1979–1990, 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 752 1985–1990 (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 745 1906–1914, 27–30 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–1926 (Chicago White Sox)
8 Arlie Latham 739 1880 (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 738 1910–1926 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 26–29 (Brooklyn Robins)
10 Honus Wagner 722 1897–1899 (Louisville Colonels), 1900–1917 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
11 Joe Morgan 689 1963–1971, 80 (Houston Colt 45's/Astros), 1972–1979 (Cincinnati Reds), 1981–82 (San Francisco Giants), 1983 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1984 (Oakland Athletics)
12 Willie Wilson 668 1976–1990 (Kansas City Royals), 1991–92 (Oakland Athletics), 1993–94 (Chicago Cubs)
13 Tom Brown 657 1882 (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 649 1964–1976 (KC-Oak Athletics), 1977–1979 (Texas Rangers), 1979–1981 (California Angels), 1983 (New York Yankees)
15 Kenny Lofton 622 1991 (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 620 1983 (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 616 1890–1892 (Cleveland Spiders), 1893–1901, 03 (New York Giants), 1902, 1904–1909 (Chicago White Sox)
18 Juan Pierre 614 2000–2002 (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 594 1888–89 (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 586 1959–1966 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 1967–68 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1969 (Montreal Expos), 1969–1972 (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Source:[3][a]

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
Rickey Henderson steals a base as a member of the New York Yankees in 1988
No. American League SB National League SB
1 Rickey Henderson 1406[6] Lou Brock 938[7]
2 Ty Cobb 892[8] Billy Hamilton 782[9]
3 Eddie Collins 745[10] Max Carey 738[11]
4 Willie Wilson 660[12] Honus Wagner 722[13]
5 Bert Campaneris 649[14] Joe Morgan 681[15]
6 Luis Aparicio 506[16] Vince Coleman 660[17]
7 Paul Molitor 504[18] Tim Raines 635[19]
8 Kenny Lofton 502[20] Dummy Hoy 567[21]
9 Clyde Milan 495[22] Maury Wills 586[23]
10 Ichiro Suzuki 487[24] Ozzie Smith 580[25]

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'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 .[26] In the modern era, Ty Cobb set a single-season mark of 96 stolen bases in 1915[26] 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.

Player SB[27] Team Season
Hugh Nicol 138 Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) 1887
Rickey Henderson 130 Oakland Athletics 1982
Arlie Latham 129 St. Louis Cardinals (AA) 1887
Lou Brock 118 St. Louis Cardinals 1974
Charles Comiskey 117 St. Louis Cardinals (AA) 1887
John Montgomery Ward 111 New York Giants 1887
Billy Hamilton 111 Philadelphia Phillies 1891
Vince Coleman 110 St. Louis Cardinals 1985dagger
Arlie Latham 109 St. Louis Cardinals (AA) 1888
Vince Coleman 109 St. Louis Cardinals 1987
Rickey Henderson 108 Oakland Athletics 1983
Vince Coleman 107 St. Louis Cardinals 1986
Maury Wills 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 1962
Hugh Nicol 103 Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) 1888
Jim Fogarty 102 Philadelphia Phillies 1887
Billy Hamilton 102 Philadelphia Phillies 1890
Rickey Henderson 100 Oakland Athletics 1980

dagger 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 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).

Player SB[28] Team Date Opponent
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 Collins 6 Philadelphia Athletics September 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 5 Detroit Tigers July 9, 1927[b] New York Yankees
Amos Otis 5 Kansas City Royals September 7, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers
Davey Lopes 5 Los Angeles Dodgers August 24, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Bert Campaneris 5 Oakland Athletics May 24, 1976 Minnesota Twins
Lonnie Smith 5 St. Louis Cardinals September 4, 1982 San Francisco Giants
Alan Wiggins 5 San Diego Padres May 17, 1984 Montreal Expos
Tony Gwynn 5 San Diego Padres September 20, 1986 Houston Astros
Rickey Henderson 5 Oakland Athletics July 29, 1989 Seattle Mariners
Alex Cole 5 Cleveland Indians August 1, 1990 Kansas City Royals
Alex Cole 5 Cleveland Indians May 3, 1992 California Angels
Damian Jackson 5 San Diego Padres June 28, 1999 Colorado Rockies
Eric Young 5 Chicago Cubs May 14, 2000 Montreal Expos
Kenny Lofton 5 Cleveland Indians September 3, 2000 Baltimore Orioles
Scarborough Green 5 Texas Rangers September 28, 2000 Seattle Mariners
Ryan Freel 5 Cincinnati Reds July 27, 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers
Willy Taveras 5 Colorado Rockies June 14, 2008 Chicago White Sox
Dexter Fowler 5 Colorado Rockies April 27, 2009 San Diego Padres
Jacoby Ellsbury 5 Boston Red Sox May 30, 2013 Philadelphia Phillies
Billy Hamilton 5 Cincinnati Reds June 14, 2015 Chicago Cubs

Consecutive stolen base leaders (35 or more)

The record for consecutive steals is held by Vince Coleman, with 50.
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,[29] which stood until it was broken by Davey Lopes with 38 consecutive steals in 1975.[29][30][31] Lopes's record was broken by Vince Coleman with 50 consecutive stolen bases in 1988–89.

Player SB[32] Team Start Ended
Vince Coleman 50 St. Louis Cardinals September 16, 1988 July 26, 1989
Ichiro Suzuki 45 Seattle Mariners April 29, 2006 May 16, 2007
Tim Raines 40 Chicago White Sox July 23, 1993 September 1, 1995
Jimmy Rollins 39 Philadelphia Phillies September 1, 2007 July 26, 2008
Davey Lopes 38 Los Angeles Dodgers June 6, 1975 August 24, 1975
Tim Raines 37 Montreal Expos September 22, 1983 July 6, 1984
Stan Javier 37 Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants		 May 31, 1995 June 27, 1996
Max Carey 36 Pittsburgh Pirates July 7, 1922 May 13, 1923
Paul Molitor 36 Toronto Blue Jays August 22, 1993 October 1, 1995
Brady Anderson 36 Baltimore Orioles May 14, 1994 July 3, 1995
Coco Crisp 36 Oakland Athletics July 16, 2011 June 19, 2012
Davey Lopes 35 Oakland Athletics
Chicago Cubs		 July 11, 1983 May 18, 1985
Jimmy Rollins 35 Philadelphia Phillies May 9, 2001 August 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.

Player Seasons Seasons and teams
Rickey Henderson[6] 7 1980, 82–83 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86, 88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics)
Billy Hamilton[9] 6 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–91, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896 (Boston Beaneaters)
Tim Raines[19] 6 1981–86 (Montreal Expos)
Vince Coleman[17] 5 1985–88, 90 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Tom Brown[33] 3 1890–91 (Boston Reds (PL-AA)), 1892 (Louisville Colonels)
Harry Stovey[34] 3 1887–88 (Philadelphia Athletics (AA)), 1890 (Boston Reds (PL))
Ty Cobb[8] 3 1909, 11, 15 (Detroit Tigers)
Lou Brock[7] 3 1966, 73–74 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Omar Moreno[35] 3 1978–80 (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.

Player Seasons Seasons and teams
Rickey Henderson[6] 16 1980–84, 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] 13 1964 (Chi Cubs–StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Tim Raines[19] 11 1981–87, 89–90 (Montreal Expos), 1991–92 (Chicago White Sox)
Billy Hamilton[9] 10 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters)
Eddie Collins[10] 10 1909–10, 12–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–17, 23–24 (Chicago White Sox)
Max Carey[11] 10 1912–13, 16–18, 20, 22–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Eight or more consecutive seasons with 40 stolen bases

Player Seasons Seasons and teams
Rickey Henderson[6] 14 1980–84, 90–92 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1993 (Oak Athletics-Tor Blue Jays)
Lou Brock[7] 13 1964 (Chi Cubs–StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Billy Hamilton[9] 10 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters)
Joe Morgan[15] 9 1969–71 (Houston Astros), 1972–77 (Cincinnati Reds)
Honus Wagner[13] 8 1901–08 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Otis Nixon[36] 8 1990 (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[37] 8 2001–02 (Colorado Rockies), 2003–05 (Florida Marlins), 2006 (Chicago Cubs), 2007–08 (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Fifteen or more seasons with 20 stolen bases

Player Titles[38] Years and teams
Rickey Henderson[6] 23 1979–84, 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[13] 18 1898–99 (Louisville Colonels), 1900–15 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
George Davis[39] 17 1890–92 (Cleveland Spiders), 1893–1901 (New York Giants), 1902, 1904–06, 08 (Chicago White Sox)
Ty Cobb[8] 17 1906–19, 21, 24 (Detroit Tigers), 1927 (Philadelphia Athletics)
Lou Brock[7] 16 1963 (Chicago Cubs), 1964 (Chi Cubs-Stl Cardinals), 1965–77, 79 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Ozzie Smith[25] 16 1978–81 (San Diego Padres), 1982–93 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Eddie Collins[10] 15 1909–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–20, 22–24 (Chicago White Sox)
Max Carey[11] 15 1911–18, 20–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1927 (Brooklyn Robins)
Willie Wilson[12] 15 1978–90 (Kansas City Royals), 1991–92 (Oakland Athletics)

League-leader stolen base records

League leader in stolen bases, 5 or more seasons

Player Titles[40] Years and teams
Rickey Henderson 12 1980–84, 90–91, 98 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86, 88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics)
Max Carey 10 1913, 15–18, 20, 22–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Luis Aparicio 9 1956–62 (Chicago White Sox), 1963–64 (Baltimore Orioles)
Lou Brock 8 1966–69, 71–74 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Ty Cobb 6 1907, 09, 11, 15–17 (Detroit Tigers)
George Case 6 1939–43, 46 (Washington Senators)
Maury Wills 6 1960–65 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Bert Campaneris 6 1965–68, 70, 72 (Oakland Athletics)
Vince Coleman 6 1985–90 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Billy Hamilton 5 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–91, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies)
Honus Wagner 5 1901–02, 04, 07–08 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Kenny Lofton 5 1992–96 (Cleveland Indians)

League leader in stolen bases, 4 or more consecutive seasons

Player Titles[40] Years and teams
Luis Aparicio 9 1956–62 (Chicago White Sox), 1963–64 (Baltimore Orioles)
Rickey Henderson 7 1980–84 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86 (New York Yankees)
Maury Wills 6 1960–65 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Vince Coleman 6 1985–90 (St. Louis Cardinals)
George Case 5 1939–43 (Washington Senators)
Kenny Lofton 5 1992–96 (Cleveland Indians)
Bob Bescher 4 1909–12 (Cincinnati Reds)
Max Carey 4 1915–18 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Max Carey 4 1922–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Willie Mays 4 1956–59 (New York/San Francisco Giants)
Bert Campaneris 4 1965–68 (KC-Oak Athletics)
Lou Brock 4 1966–69 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Lou Brock 4 1971–74 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Tim Raines 4 1981–84 (Montreal Expos)
Rickey Henderson 4 1988 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1990–91 (Oakland Athletics)

League leader in stolen bases, two leagues

Player League, team and year[40]
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

Player Teams and year[40]
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).

Player SB Attempts SB%[41]
Tim Raines 808 954 84.70%
Eric Davis 349 415 84.10%
Willie Wilson 668 802 83.29%
Barry Larkin 379 456 83.11%
Tony Womack 363 437 83.07%
Davey Lopes 557 671 83.01%
Jacoby Ellsbury 343 414 82.85%
Jimmy Rollins 470 575 81.73%
Carl Crawford 480 589 81.49%
Julio Cruz 343 421 81.47%
Ichiro Suzuki 509 626 81.31%
Alex Rodriguez 329 405 81.24%
Joe Morgan 689 851 80.96%
Vince Coleman 752 929 80.95%
Rickey Henderson 1406 1741 80.76%
Roberto Alomar 474 588 80.61%
José Reyes 513 639 80.28%

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

Player SB%[42] SB Attempts Team Season
Brady Anderson 96.9% 31 32 Baltimore Orioles 1994
Carlos Beltrán 96.9% 31 32 Kansas City Royals 2001
Max Carey 96.2% 51 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 1922
Ichiro Suzuki 95.74% 45 47 Seattle Mariners 2006

Note: includes all statistics from both leagues for players traded during a season.[c]

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.) Operated SB Team Season Ref.
American Association (AA) 1882–1891 581 St. Louis Browns 1887 [45]
Players' League (PL) 1890 426 Boston Reds 1890 [46]
National League (NL) 1876–present 415 New York Giants 1887 [45]
American League (AL) 1901–present 341 Oakland Athletics 1976 [45]
Federal League (FL) 1914–1915 273 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914 [47][48]
Union Association (UA) 1884 Stolen base records not kept [49]

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.[50]

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

The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings team stole 469 bases.
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).[51]

SB Team Season
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:[52]

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

The 1912 New York Giants stole 319 bases.
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.

SB Team Season
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:[53]

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

Julio Bécquer led the 1957 Washington Senators in stolen bases, with three.[54]
Julio Bécquer led the 1957 Washington Senators in stolen bases, with three.[54]

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

SB Team Season
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:[55]

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.[43] 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.[44] Roberts' combined 38/41 (92.7%) does not make him eligible for this list.

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