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.
Player | SB[3] | Teams and seasons |
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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) |
American League Player | SB | National League Player | SB | |
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Rickey Henderson | 1270[4] | Lou Brock | 938[5] | |
Ty Cobb | 892[6] | Billy Hamilton | 782[7] | |
Eddie Collins | 745[8] | Max Carey | 738[9] | |
Willie Wilson | 660[10] | Honus Wagner | 722[11] | |
Bert Campaneris | 649[12] | Joe Morgan | 681[13] | |
Luis Aparicio | 506[14] | Vince Coleman | 660[15] | |
Paul Molitor | 504[16] | Tim Raines | 635[17] | |
Clyde Milan | 495[18] | Maury Wills | 586[19] | |
Tris Speaker | 432[20] | Ozzie Smith | 580[21] | |
Carl Crawford | 409[22] | Dummy Hoy | 567[23] |
Player | SB[24] | Team | Season |
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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 | 1985 (r) |
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 |
Player | SB[26] | Team | Start | Ended |
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Vince Coleman | 50 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 September 1988 | 26 July 1989 |
Ichiro Suzuki | 45 | Seattle Mariners | 20 April 2006 | 16 May 2007 |
Tim Raines | 40 | Chicago White Sox | 23 July 1993 | 1 September 1995 |
Jimmy Rollins | 39 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 September 2007 | 26 July 2008 |
Davey Lopes | 38[27][28][29] | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 June 1975 | 24 August 1975 |
Stan Javier | 37 | Oak Athletics-SF Giants | 31 May 1995 | 27 June 1996 |
Tim Raines | 36 | Montréal Expos | 23 September 1983 | 6 July 1984 |
Paul Molitor | 36 | Toronto Blue Jays | 22 August 1993 | 1 October 1995 |
Davey Lopes | 35 | Oak Athletics-Chi Cubs | 11 July 1983 | 18 May 1985 |
Brady Anderson | 35 | Baltimore Orioles | 14 May 1994 | 2 July 1995 |
Jimmy Rollins | 35 | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 May 2001 | 25 August 2001 |
Lopes' streak in 1975 broke the previous record of 31 consecutive stolen bases, which had been set by Max Carey in 1922.[27]
Player | Seasons | Seasons and teams |
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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) |
Player | Seasons | Seasons and teams |
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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) |
Player | Seasons | Seasons and teams |
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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) |
Player | Titles[35] | Years and teams |
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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[21] | 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) |
Player | Titles[37] | Years and teams |
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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) |
Player | Titles[37] | Years and teams |
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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 (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 (Montréal Expos) |
Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1988 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1990–91 (Oakland Athletics) |
Player | League, team and year[37] |
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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: Montréal Expos (1980) |
Juan Pierre | NL: Colorado Rockies (2001), Florida Marlins (2003), AL: Chicago White Sox (2010) |
Player | Teams and year[37] |
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Juan Pierre | Colorado Rockies (2001), Florida Marlins (2003), Chicago White Sox (2010) |
Player | SB | Attempts | SB%[38] |
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Carlos Beltrán | 289 | 328 | 88.1% |
Tim Raines | 808 | 954 | 84.7% |
Eric Davis | 349 | 415 | 84.1% |
Willie Wilson | 668 | 802 | 83.3% |
Barry Larkin | 379 | 456 | 83.11% |
Tony Womack | 363 | 437 | 83.07% |
Jimmy Rollins | 343 | 413 | 83.05% |
Davey Lopes | 557 | 671 | 83.01% |
Carl Crawford | 409 | 499 | 82.0% |
Julio Cruz | 343 | 421 | 81.5% |
Ichiro Suzuki | 383 | 471 | 81.3% |
Joe Morgan | 689 | 851 | 80.96% |
Vince Coleman | 752 | 929 | 80.95% |
Rickey Henderson | 1406 | 1741 | 80.8% |
Alex Rodriguez | 301 | 373 | 80.7% |
Roberto Alomar | 474 | 588 | 80.6% |
Player | SB%[39] | SB | Attempts | Team | Season |
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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 |
SB[40] | Team | Season |
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581 | St. Louis Cardinals (AA) | 1887 |
527 | Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | 1887 |
469 | Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | 1888 |
468 | St. Louis Cardinals (AA) | 1888 |
462 | Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | 1889 |
415 | New York Giants | 1887 |
409 | Brooklyn Grays (AA) | 1887 |
409 | Brooklyn Grooms | 1892 |
389 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA) | 1889 |
382 | Chicago White Stockings | 1887 |
373 | Boston Beaneaters | 1887 |
355 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1887 |
350 | Cincinnati Reds | 1896 |
SB[40] | Team | Season |
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347 | New York Giants | 1911 |
341 | Oakland Athletics | 1976 |
319 | New York Giants | 1912 |
314 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1985 |
310 | Cincinnati Reds | 1910 |
296 | New York Giants | 1913 |
291 | New York Giants | 1905 |
290 | Cincinnati Reds | 1911 |
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