List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases. In the sport of baseball, a stolen base is a statistic credited to a baserunner when he successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate.

Rickey Henderson holds the Major League Baseball stolen base record with 1406, and is the only player in Major League Baseball history with more than 1000 stolen bases. Second is Lou Brock with 938. Juan Pierre is the current active leader.

Key

Rank	Rank amongst leaders in career stolen bases. A blank field indicates a tie.
2011 SB's	Number of stolen bases accumulated during the 2011 Major League Baseball season
SB	Total career stolen bases
†	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

List

Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 153 or more stolen bases, the current cutoff for the top 500 (includes ties for the top 500, whenever applicable). Players in bold face are active as of the 2011 Major League Baseball season (including free agents), with the number in parentheses designating the number of stolen bases they have earned during the 2011 season.

These stats are updated through the 2011 season.

Rank	Player (2011 SBs)	SB
1	Rickey Henderson†	1406
2	Lou Brock†	938
3	Billy Hamilton†	937*
4	Ty Cobb†	892
5	Tim Raines	808
6	Vince Coleman	752
7	Eddie Collins†	744
8	Arlie Latham	739
9	Max Carey†	738
10	Honus Wagner†	722
11	Joe Morgan†	689
12	Willie Wilson	668
13	Tom Brown	657
14	Bert Campaneris	649
15	Kenny Lofton	622
16	Otis Nixon	620
17	George Davis†	616
18	Dummy Hoy	594
19	Maury Wills	586
20	George Van Haltren	583
21	Ozzie Smith†	580
22	Hugh Duffy†	574
23	Bid McPhee†	568
24	Brett Butler	558
25	Davey Lopes	557
26	Juan Pierre	554
27	César Cedeño	550
28	Bill Dahlen	547
29	John Montgomery Ward†	540
30	Herman Long	534
31	Patsy Donovan	518
32	Jack Doyle	516
33	Barry Bonds	514
34	Harry Stovey	509
35	Luis Aparicio†	506
	Fred Clarke†	506
37	Paul Molitor†	504
38	Willie Keeler†	495
	Clyde Milan	495
40	Omar Moreno	487
41	Roberto Alomar†	474
42	Mike Griffin	473
43	Tommy McCarthy†	468
44	Jimmy Sheckard	465
	Eric Young	465
46	Delino DeShields	463
47	Bobby Bonds	461
48	Ed Delahanty†	455
	Ron LeFlore	455
50	Curt Welch	453
51	Steve Sax	444
52	Joe Kelley†	443
53	Sherry Magee	441
54	John McGraw†	436
55	Tris Speaker†	432
56	Marquis Grissom	429
57	Bob Bescher	428
	Mike Tiernan	428
59	Carl Crawford	427
60	Ichiro Suzuki	423
61	Charles Comiskey†	419
	Frankie Frisch†	419
	Jimmy Ryan	419
64	Craig Biggio	414
65	Tommy Harper	408
66	Chuck Knoblauch	407
67	Donie Bush	404
	Johnny Damon	404
69	Frank Chance†	401
	Omar Vizquel	401
71	Bill Lange	399
72	Willie Davis	398
73	Sam Mertes	396
	Juan Samuel	396
75	Dave Collins	395
	Billy North	395
77	Bobby Abreu	393
78	Jesse Burkett†	389
79	Tommy Corcoran	387
80	Tom Daly	385
	Freddie Patek	385
82	George Burns	383
	Hugh Nicol	383
	Fred Pfeffer	383
85	Walt Wilmot	381
86	Nap Lajoie†	380
87	Barry Larkin	379
88	Harry Hooper†	375
	George Sisler†	375
90	Jimmy Rollins	373
91	Jack Glasscock	372
92	Luis Castillo	370
	José Reyes	370
	Lonnie Smith	370
95	Tom Goodwin	369
96	King Kelly†	368
97	Sam Crawford†	366
	Tommy Dowd	366
99	Hal Chase	363
	Tony Womack	363
101	Tommy Leach	361
102	Hughie Jennings†	359
	Fielder Jones	359
104	Buck Ewing†	354
	Gary Pettis	354
106	Rod Carew†	353
107	Willie McGee	352
	Tommy Tucker	352
109	Sam Rice†	351
110	George Case	349
	Eric Davis	349
112	Paul Radford	346
	Devon White	346
114	Ryne Sandberg†	344
115	Julio Cruz	343
116	Amos Otis	341
117	Derek Jeter	339
118	John Anderson	338
	Willie Mays†	338
120	Joe Tinker†	336
121	Hub Collins	335
122	Kip Selbach	334
123	Chone Figgins	333
124	Elmer Flick†	330
125	José Cardenal	329
	Ned Hanlon†	329

Rank	Player (2011 SBs)	SB
127	Monte Cross	328
	Kiki Cuyler†	328
	Kid Gleason	328
130	Lance Johnson	327
	Mookie Wilson	327
132	Jim Fogarty	325
133	Johnny Evers†	324
	Miller Huggins†	324
135	Ed McKean	323
136	Gary Redus	322
137	Dave Concepción	321
	Red Murray	321
	Darby O'Brien	321
	Luis Polonia	321
141	Steve Finley	320
142	Tony Gwynn†	319
143	Larry Bowa	318
	Billy Shindle	318
145	José Cruz	317
146	Hans Lobert	316
147	Brady Anderson	315
	Jake Beckley†	315
149	Andre Dawson†	314
150	Buck Herzog	312
	Claudell Washington	312
152	Vada Pinson	305
	Alex Rodriguez	305
154	Reggie Sanders	304
155	Rafael Furcal	302
	Bobby Lowe	302
157	Lave Cross	301
	Scott Podsednik	301
159	Frank Taveras	300
160	Larry Doyle	298
161	Mike Cameron	297
162	George Pinkney	296
163	Edgar Rentería	294
164	Carlos Beltrán	293
	Dode Paskert	293
	Burt Shotton	293
167	Jake Stenzel	292
168	Eddie Burke	291
	Rabbit Maranville†	291
170	Steve Brodie	289
171	Ben Chapman	287
172	Don Baylor	285
	Harry Davis	285
	Art Devlin	285
	Lenny Dykstra	285
	Fred Tenney	285
177	Kirk Gibson	284
178	Dan McGann	282
179	Julio Franco	281
180	Dave Foutz	280
	Lloyd Moseby	280
182	Cub Stricker	278
183	Cap Anson†	276
184	Brian Roberts	274
185	Ray Durham	273
	Jimmy Slagle	273
187	Mark McLemore	272
	Fred Merkle	272
	Yank Robinson	272
190	George Cutshaw	271
	Willie Randolph	271
	Robin Yount†	271
193	Cupid Childs	269
194	Joe Quinn	268
	Edd Roush†	268
196	Miguel Diloné	267
	Chippy McGarr	267
	Mickey Rivers	267
199	Billy Nash	265
200	Bill Joyce	264
	Bip Roberts	264
	Alfonso Soriano	264
203	Oyster Burns	263
204	Wid Conroy	262
	Jimmy McAleer	262
206	Patsy Dougherty	261
207	Shorty Fuller	260
	Brian Hunter	260
	Doggie Miller	260
210	Pete Browning	258
	Ray Lankford	258
212	Dan Brouthers†	256
	Terry Turner	256
214	Ed Konetchy	255
	Jim McTamany	255
216	Ginger Beaumont	254
	Al Bumbry	254
218	Von Hayes	253
	Frank Isbell	253
	Gary Sheffield	253
221	Jake Daubert	251
222	Pat Kelly	250
	Harold Reynolds	250
224	Bug Holliday	248
	Garry Maddox	248
	George Moriarty	248
227	Topsy Hartsel	247
	Darren Lewis	247
	Del Pratt	247
	Gene Richards	247
231	Tony Fernández	246
	Stan Javier	246
	Billy Sunday	246
234	John Reilly	245
	Andy Van Slyke	245
236	Jimmy Austin	244
	Roger Connor†	244
	Roy Thomas	244
239	Ron Gant	243
	Dave Roberts	243
241	Garry Templeton	242
	Alan Wiggins	242
243	Hank Aaron†	240
	Emmett Seery	240
245	Enos Cabell	238
	Toby Harrah	238
247	Ducky Holmes	236
	Alan Trammell	236
249	Frank Baker†	235
	Ed Daily	235
	Roberto Kelly	235
	Germany Smith	235

Rank	Player (2011 SBs)	SB
253	Richie Ashburn†	234
	Michael Bourn	234
	Benny Kauff	234
	Sammy Sosa	234
	Tony Taylor	234
258	Ray Chapman	233
	Frank Schulte	233
	Roy White	233
261	Pee Wee Reese†	232
	Elmer Smith	232
263	Joe Carter	231
	Royce Clayton	231
	Howard Johnson	231
266	Larry Walker	230
267	Raúl Mondesí	229
	Sam Thompson†	229
269	Gene DeMontreville	228
	Reggie Jackson†	228
	Rudy Law	228
	Jack Smith	228
	George Tebeau	228
274	Sandy Alomar, Sr.	227
275	César Tovar	226
276	Shano Collins	225
	Phil Garner	225
	Danny Richardson	225
	Jimmy Wynn	225
280	Duff Cooley	224
	Carney Lansford	224
	Denny Lyons	224
	Jim O'Rourke†	224
284	Gee Walker	223
	Dave Winfield†	223
	Rollie Zeider	223
287	Dan Gladden	222
	Cy Seymour	222
289	Darryl Strawberry	221
290	Jack Crooks	220
291	Jack O'Connor	219
292	Coco Crisp	218
	Bob Dernier	218
	Billy Hatcher	218
	Corey Patterson	218
296	Terry Puhl	217
297	Orlando Cabrera	216
	Hanley Ramirez	216
	Sammy Strang	216
300	Fred Snodgrass	215
	Billy Werber	215
	Randy Winn	215
303	Milt Thompson	214
304	Roger Cedeño	213
	Mike Donlin	213
	Kid Elberfeld	213
	Joe Judge	213
308	Roger Bresnahan†	212
	Chad Curtis	212
	Shawon Dunston	212
311	Bill Doran	209
312	Solly Hofman	208
	Jerry Remy	208
314	Bill Bruton	207
	Charlie Hemphill	207
	Davy Jones	207
317	Lou Bierbauer	206
	Harry Lord	206
	Dusty Miller	206
320	Ed Andrews	205
	Minnie Miñoso	205
	Roger Peckinpaugh	205
	Hardy Richardson	205
	Rodney Scott	205
	Zack Wheat†	205
326	Frank Robinson†	204
327	Dámaso García	203
	Jim Gilliam	203
	Sam Wise	203
330	Jeff Bagwell	202
	Joe Jackson	202
	Mike Mitchell	202
333	George Brett†	201
	Germany Schaefer	201
	B. J. Upton	201
	Bobby Wallace†	201
337	Don Buford	200
	José Canseco	200
	Max Flack	200
	Ken Griffey, Sr.	200
	Bill Hallman	200
342	Julio Lugo	198
	Pete Rose	198
344	Cliff Carroll	197
	Lee Mazzilli	197
	Rube Oldring	197
	Blondie Purcell	197
	Jackie Robinson†	197
349	Gregg Jefferies	196
	Brian McRae	196
	Wilbert Robinson†	196
	Shannon Stewart	196
	Bump Wills	196
354	Eddie Foster	195
	Willy Taveras	195
	Bobby Veach	195
357	Jimmy Collins†	194
	Iván DeJesús	194
	Bill Greenwood	194
	Fritz Maisel	194
	Ollie Pickering	194
	Harry Steinfeldt	194
363	Danny Murphy	193
	Bobby Tolan	193
365	Danny Green	192
	Alfredo Griffin	192
	Candy LaChance	192
368	Doc Casey	191
	Cliff Heathcote	191
370	George Browne	190
371	Dave Fultz	189
	Jason Kendall	189
	Braggo Roth	189
	Jerry Royster	189
	Chick Stahl	189
376	Tom Herr	188
377	Johnny Bates	187
	Dave Nelson	187

Rank	Player (2011 SBs)	SB
379	Nixey Callahan	186
	Bill Everitt	186
	Emmet Heidrick	186
	Lee Magee	186
	Deion Sanders	186
	Jimmy Wolf	186
385	Danny Hoffman	185
	Lee Lacy	185
	Howie Shanks	185
	Amos Strunk	185
389	Ken Griffey, Jr.	184
	Freddy Parent	184
391	Bill Buckner	183
	Charlie Dexter	183
	Dave Martinez	183
	Gary Matthews	183
	Bake McBride	183
	Quilvio Veras	183
397	Carson Bigbee	182
	Roy Hartzell	182
399	Bill Bradley	181
	Ellis Burks	181
	Charlie Gehringer†	181
	Vladimir Guerrero	181
403	Heinie Groh	180
	Charlie Irwin	180
405	Luke Appling†	179
	Darin Erstad	179
407	Adam Kennedy	178
	Joe Kuhel	178
	Jake Stahl	178
	Frank White	178
411	Rajai Davis	177
	Torii Hunter	177
	Dots Miller	177
	Tony Phillips	177
	Ray Schalk†	177
416	Bobby Byrne	176
	Johnny Mostil	176
418	Kitty Bransfield	175
	Jacoby Ellsbury	175
	Frank Fennelly	175
	Goose Goslin†	175
	Heinie Zimmerman	175
423	Mariano Duncan	174
	Bill Madlock	174
	Wally Moses	174
	Jerry Mumphrey	174
	Mike Schmidt†	174
428	Jim Donnelly	173
	Mickey Doolan	173
	Dick Hoblitzel	173
	Al Martin	173
432	Ralph Garr	172
	Stuffy McInnis	172
	Jose Offerman	172
	Bill Sweeney	172
	Buck Weaver	172
437	Paul Blair	171
	Armando Marsans	171
	Danny Moeller	171
440	Derek Bell	170
	George Gore	170
442	Harry Bay	169
	Ozzie Guillen	169
	Jimmy Johnston	169
	Oddibe McDowell	169
	Pop Smith	169
447	Doug Glanville	168
	Rick Manning	168
	Carl Yastrzemski†	168
450	Tommie Agee	167
	Mark Belanger	167
	Dick Egan	167
	Billy Gilbert	167
	Bucky Harris†	167
	Mike Mowrey	167
	Bill Russell	167
	Dickie Thon	167
458	Larry Gardner	165
	Stan Hack	165
	Matt Lawton	165
	Tom Poorman	165
462	Bones Ely	164
	Jack McGeachey	164
	Patsy Tebeau	164
465	Darryl Hamilton	163
	Paul Hines	163
	Jeffrey Leonard	163
	Rebel Oakes	163
469	Tom Burns	162
	Shawn Green	162
	Lyn Lary	162
	Alex Ríos	162
	Shane Victorino	162
	Farmer Weaver	162
475	Mike Felder	161
	Dale Murphy	161
	Tip O'Neill	161
478	Josh Devore	160
	Jim Rivera	160
	Mitch Webster	160
481	Bill Coughlin	159
	Bert Daniels	159
	Art Fletcher	159
	Joe Hornung	159
485	Hick Carpenter	158
	Pete Fox	158
	Pie Traynor†	158
488	Matty Alou	156
	Buddy Myer	156
	Ivy Olson	156
	Lenny Randle	156
492	Phil Bradley	155
	Billy Maloney	155
	Claude Ritchey	155
	Milt Stock	155
	Gerald Young	155
497	Sparky Adams	154
	George Burns	154
	John Cangelosi	154
	Dan Driessen	154
	Dave Parker	154
	Ken Williams	154

* Note: Billy Hamilton's career steals total differs, based on the source. The Baseball Hall of Fame credits Hamilton with 937 steals, MLB.com credits him with 912 stealsand Baseball-Reference.com credits him with 914 steals.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball stolen base records
• Baseball statistics
• List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions

Sources

• All-time stolen base leaders. MLB.com.
• Active leaders. MLB.com