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 the 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 this list indicates, Major League Baseball continues to recognize them.[2]
Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted.
(r) denotes a player's rookie season.
600 career stolen bases [edit]
| Player |
SB[3] |
Teams and seasons |
| Rickey Henderson |
1406 |
1979–84, 89–93, 94–95, 98 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–89 (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) |
| Lou Brock |
938 |
1961–64 (Chicago Cubs), 1964–79 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Billy Hamilton |
912 |
1888–89 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–1901 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Ty Cobb |
892 |
1905–26 (Detroit Tigers), 1927–28 (Philadelphia Athletics) |
| Tim Raines |
808 |
1979–90, 2001 (Montréal Expos), 1991–95 (Chicago White Sox), 1996–98 (New York Yankees), 1999 (Oakland Athletics), 2001 (Baltimore Orioles), 2002 (Florida Marlins) |
| Vince Coleman |
752 |
1985–90 (St. Louis Cardinals), 1991–93, (New York Mets), 1994–95 (Kansas City Royals), 1995 (Seattle Mariners), 1996 (Cincinnati Reds), 1997 (Detroit Tigers) |
| Eddie Collins |
745 |
1906–14, 27–30 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–26 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Max Carey |
738 |
1910–26 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 26–29 (Brooklyn Robins) |
| Honus Wagner |
722 |
1897–99 (Louisville Colonels), 1900–17 (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| Joe Morgan |
689 |
1963–71, 80 (Houston Colt 45's/Astros), 1972–79 (Cincinnati Reds), 1981–82 (San Francisco Giants), 1983 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1984 (Oakland Athletics) |
| Willie Wilson |
668 |
1976–90 (Kansas City Royals), 1991–92 (Oakland Athletics), 1993–94 (Chicago Cubs) |
| Bert Campaneris |
649 |
1964–76 (KC-Oak Athletics), 1977–79 (Texas Rangers), 1979–81 (California Angels), 1983 (New York Yankees) |
| Kenny Lofton |
622 |
1991 (Houston Astros), 1992–96, 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) |
| Otis Nixon |
620 |
1983 (New York Yankees), 1984–87 (Cleveland Indians), 1988–90 (Montréal Expos), 1991–93, 99 (Atlanta Braves), 1994 (Boston Red Sox), 1995 (Texas Rangers), 1996–97 (Toronto Blue Jays), 1997 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 1998 (Minnesota Twins) |
| George Davis |
616 |
1890–92 (Cleveland Spiders), 1893–1901, 03 (New York Giants), 1902, 1904–09 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Tom Brown |
615 |
1882 (Baltimore Orioles (AA)), 1883–84 (Columbus Colts (AA)), 1885–87 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1887 (Indianapolis Hoosiers), 1888–89 (Boston Beaneaters), 1890–91 (Boston Reds (PL-AA)), 1892–94 (Louisville Colonels), 1895 (St. Louis Cardinals), 1895–98 (Washington Senators) |
Top 10 career stolen bases by league [edit]
100 stolen bases, one season [edit]
5 stolen bases, one game [edit]
35 consecutive stolen bases [edit]
Lopes' streak in 1975 broke the previous record of 31 consecutive stolen bases, which had been set by Max Carey in 1922.[27]
Three or more seasons with 70 stolen bases [edit]
| Player |
Seasons |
Seasons and teams |
| Rickey Henderson[4] |
7 |
1980, 82–83 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86, 88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics) |
| Billy Hamilton[7] |
6 |
1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–91, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Tim Raines[17] |
6 |
1981–86 (Montréal Expos) |
| Vince Coleman[15] |
5 |
1985–88, 90 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Tom Brown[30] |
3 |
1890–91 (Boston Reds (PL-AA)), 1892 (Louisville Colonels) |
| Harry Stovey[31] |
3 |
1887–88 (Philadelphia Athletics (AA)), 1890 (Boston Reds (PL)) |
| Ty Cobb[6] |
3 |
1909, 11, 15 (Detroit Tigers) |
| Lou Brock[5] |
3 |
1966, 73–74 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Omar Moreno[32] |
3 |
1978–80 (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
Ten or more seasons with 40 stolen bases [edit]
| Player |
Seasons |
Seasons and teams |
| Rickey Henderson[4] |
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[5] |
13 |
1964 (Chi Cubs-StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Tim Raines[17] |
11 |
1981–87, 89–90 (Montréal Expos), 1991–92 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Billy Hamilton[7] |
10 |
1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Eddie Collins[8] |
10 |
1909–10, 12–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–17, 23–24 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Max Carey[9] |
10 |
1912–13, 16–18, 20, 22–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
Eight or more consecutive seasons with 40 stolen bases [edit]
| Player |
Seasons |
Seasons and teams |
| Rickey Henderson[4] |
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[5] |
13 |
1964 (Chi Cubs-StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Billy Hamilton[7] |
10 |
1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Joe Morgan[13] |
9 |
1969–71 (Houston Astros), 1972–77 (Cincinnati Reds) |
| Honus Wagner[11] |
8 |
1901–08 (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| Otis Nixon[33] |
8 |
1990 (Montréal Expos), 1991–93 (Atlanta Braves), 1994 (Boston Red Sox), 1995 (Texas Rangers), 1996 (Toronto Blue Jays), 1997 (Tor Blue Jays-LA Dodgers) |
| Juan Pierre[34] |
8 |
2002 (Colorado Rockies), 2003–05 (Florida Marlins), 2006 (Chicago Cubs), 2007–08 (Los Angeles Dodgers) |
Fifteen or more seasons with 20 stolen bases [edit]
| Player |
Titles[35] |
Years and teams |
| Rickey Henderson[4] |
20 |
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[11] |
18 |
1898–99 (Louisville Colonels), 1900–15 (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| George Davis[36] |
17 |
1890–92 (Cleveland Spiders), 1893–1901 (New York Giants), 1902, 1904–06, 08 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Ty Cobb[6] |
17 |
1906–19, 21, 24 (Detroit Tigers), 1927 (Philadelphia Athletics) |
| Lou Brock[5] |
16 |
1963 (Chicago Cubs), 1964 (Chi Cubs-Stl Cardinals), 1965–77, 79 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Ozzie Smith[23] |
16 |
1978–81 (San Diego Padres), 1982–93 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Eddie Collins[8] |
15 |
1909–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–20, 22–24 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Max Carey[9] |
15 |
1911–18, 20–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1927 (Brooklyn Robins) |
| Willie Wilson[10] |
15 |
1978–90 (Kansas City Royals), 1991–92 (Oakland Athletics) |
League leader in stolen bases, 5 or more seasons [edit]
| Player |
Titles[37] |
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 [edit]
League leader in stolen bases, two leagues [edit]
League leader in stolen bases, three different teams [edit]
Eighty percent stolen base percentage, career [edit]
Ninety-five percent stolen base percentage, season, 30+ stolen bases [edit]
see notes2 3
350 stolen bases by a team in one season [edit]
290 stolen bases by a team in one season, 1901 or later [edit]
See also [edit]
- Game 2 of a doubleheader.
- Minimum 20 stolen base attempts.
- 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.[41] 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.[42] Roberts' combined 38/41 (92.7%) does not make him eligible for this list.
References [edit]
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- ^ Nemec, David (1993), Great Baseball Feats, Facts & Firsts, New York, New York (USA): Signet, p. 354, ISBN 0-451-16124-6
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- ^ a b c d e "Lou Brock". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Ty Cobb". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Billy Hamilton". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Eddie Collins". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Max Carey". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Willie Wilson". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Honus Wagner". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Bert Campaneris". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Joe Morgan". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Luis Aparicio". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Vince Coleman". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Paul Molitor". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Time Raines". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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- ^ "Tris Speaker". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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- ^ "League Leaders: Hitting Leaders, Career Single Season". statistical list. Major League Baseball. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Stolen Base Records". statistical list. Baseball Almanac.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ Joseph, Brian (12 July 2008). "How Rollins’ Rare Feat Stacks Up Historically". SemHeads.com. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ a b Steve Brener, Dave Lopes, New Champion of Major League Base Stealers, Baseball Digest, March 1976, p.58, accessed 23 November 2010.
- ^ The Fans Speak Out, Baseball Digest, December 1989, p.12, accessed 23 November 2010.
- ^ John R. Finger, Phillies Hope to Get Running Game Going, CSNPhilly.com, 13 May 2009, accessed 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Tom Brown". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Harry Stovey". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Omar Moreno". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Otis Nixon". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Juan Pierre". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Runs Batted In". statistical list. Baseball-Reference.com. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "George Davis". statistical listing. Major League Baseball. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases". statistical list. Baseball-Reference.com. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases". statistical list. Baseball-Reference.com. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Hitting Leaders, Career Single Season". statistical list. Major League Baseball. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Sortable Team Stats -- Major League Baseball Hitting Stats, Career Year-by-Year". statistical list. Major League Baseball. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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- ^ "Dave Roberts". statistical list. Major League Baseball. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
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