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 italics are still actively contributing to the record noted.
(r) denotes a player's rookie season.
600 career stolen bases
"Sliding Billy" Hamilton held the career record at the time the stolen-base rule was modernized. In the modern era, Ty Cobb established a career mark which Lou Brock broke before going on to surpass Hamilton's career record. Rickey Henderson currently holds the career stolen base record.
Player |
SB[3] |
Teams and seasons |
Rickey Henderson |
1,406 |
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) |
Arlie Latham |
739 |
1880 (Buffalo Bisons), 1883–89, 96 (St. Louis Browns), 1890 (Chicago Pirates), 1890–1895 (Cincinnati Reds), 1899 (Washington Senators), 1909 (New York Giants) |
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) |
Tom Brown |
657 |
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) |
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) |
Juan Pierre |
611 |
2000–2002 (Colorado Rockies), 2003–2005, 2013 (Florida/Miami Marlins), 2006 (Chicago Cubs), 2007–2009 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 2010–2011 (Chicago White Sox), 2012 (Philadelphia Phillies) |
Top 10 career stolen bases by league
100 stolen bases, one season
The pre-modern single-season mark for stolen bases is 138 by Hugh Nicol in 1887. In the modern era, Ty Cobb set a single-season mark of 96 stolen bases in 1915[24] 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.
5 stolen bases, one 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[26] |
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 |
Montréal Expos |
Eric Young |
6 |
Colorado Rockies |
June 30, 1996 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
Carl Crawford |
6 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
3 May 2009 |
Boston Red Sox |
Dan McGann |
5 |
New York Giants |
27 May 1904 |
Brooklyn Superbas |
Clyde Milan |
5 |
Washington Senators |
June 14, 1912 |
Cleveland Indians |
Johnny Neun |
5 |
Detroit Tigers |
July 9, 1927 1 |
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 |
24 May 1976 |
Minnesota Twins |
Lonnie Smith |
5 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
September 4, 1982 |
San Francisco Giants |
Alan Wiggins |
5 |
San Diego Padres |
17 May 1984 |
Montréal 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 |
3 May 1992 |
California Angels |
Damian Jackson |
5 |
San Diego Padres |
June 28, 1999 |
Colorado Rockies |
Eric Young |
5 |
Chicago Cubs |
14 May 2000 |
Montréal 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 |
35 consecutive stolen bases
Max Carey established a mark in 1922 of 31 consecutive stolen bases without being caught,[27] which stood until it was broken by Davey Lopes' streak of 38 in 1975. Lopes' mark was in turn surpassed by Vince Coleman with 50 consecutive stolen bases in 1988.
Player |
SB[28] |
Team |
Start |
Ended |
Vince Coleman |
50 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
September 16, 1988 |
July 26, 1989 |
Ichiro Suzuki |
45 |
Seattle Mariners |
April 29, 2006 |
16 May 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[27][29][30] |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
June 6, 1975 |
August 24, 1975 |
Stan Javier |
37 |
Oak Athletics–SF Giants |
May 31, 1995 |
June 27, 1996 |
Tim Raines |
36 |
Montréal Expos |
September 23, 1983 |
July 6, 1984 |
Paul Molitor |
36 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
August 22, 1993 |
October 1, 1995 |
Davey Lopes |
35 |
Oak Athletics-Chi Cubs |
July 11, 1983 |
May 18, 1985 |
Brady Anderson |
35 |
Baltimore Orioles |
May 14, 1994 |
July 2, 1995 |
Jimmy Rollins |
35 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
May 9, 2001 |
August 25, 2001 |
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[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[31] |
3 |
1890–91 (Boston Reds (PL-AA)), 1892 (Louisville Colonels) |
Harry Stovey[32] |
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[33] |
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[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
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[34] |
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[35] |
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[36] |
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[37] |
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
Player |
Titles[38] |
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
League leader in stolen bases, two leagues
League leader in stolen bases, three different teams
Eighty percent stolen base percentage, career
Those marked in bold have at least 600 career stolen base attempts. Of those, Joe Morgan was the first to retire with a career stolen base percentage of at least 80%. His mark was successively surpassed by Davey Lopes, Willie Wilson, and Tim Raines.
Ninety-five percent stolen base percentage, season, 30+ stolen bases
see notes2 3
350 stolen bases by a team in one season
290 stolen bases by a team in one season, 1901 or later
See also
Notes
- 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.[42] 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.[43] Roberts' combined 38/41 (92.7%) does not make him eligible for this list.
References
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