List of Major League Baseball stolen base records


s 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. The modern rule for stolen bases was adopted in 1898. 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.
No.PlayerSBTeams and seasons
1Rickey Henderson1,4061979–84, 89–93, 94–95, 98, 1985–89, 1993, 1996–97, 2001, 1997, 1999–2000, 2000, 2002, 2003
2Lou Brock9381961–64, 1964–79
3Billy Hamilton9121888–89, 1890–95, 1896–1901
4Ty Cobb8921905–26, 1927–28
5Tim Raines8081979–90, 2001, 1991–95, 1996–98, 1999, 2001, 2002
6Vince Coleman7521985–90, 1991–93,, 1994–95, 1995, 1996, 1997
7Eddie Collins7451906–14, 27–30, 1915–26
8Arlie Latham7391880, 1883–89, 96, 1890, 1890–1895, 1899, 1909
9Max Carey7381910–26, 26–29
10Honus Wagner7221897–99, 1900–17
11Joe Morgan6891963–71, 80, 1972–79, 1981–82, 1983, 1984
12Willie Wilson6681976–90, 1991–92, 1993–94
13Tom Brown6571882, 1883–84, 1885–87, 1887, 1888–89, 1890–91, 1892–94, 1895, 1895–98
14Bert Campaneris6491964–76, 1977–79, 1979–81, 1983
15Kenny Lofton6221991, 1992–96, 98–2001, 07, 1997, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
16Otis Nixon6201983, 1984–87, 1988–90, 1991–93, 99, 1994, 1995, 1996–97, 1997, 1998
17George Davis6161890–92, 1893–1901, 03, 1902, 1904–09
18Juan Pierre6142000–02, 2003–05, 2006, 2007–09, 2010–11, 2012, 2013
19Dummy Hoy5941888–89, 1890, 1891, 1892–93, 1894–97, 1898–99, 1901, 1902
20Maury Wills5861959–66, 1967–68, 1969, 1969–72

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Notes:
American League PlayerSBNational League PlayerSB
Rickey Henderson1270Lou Brock938
Ty Cobb892Billy Hamilton782
Eddie Collins745Max Carey738
Willie Wilson660Honus Wagner722
Bert Campaneris649Joe Morgan681
Luis Aparicio506Vince Coleman660
Paul Molitor504Tim Raines635
Kenny Lofton502Dummy Hoy567
Clyde Milan495Maury Wills586
Ichiro Suzuki487Ozzie Smith580

100 stolen bases, one season

The pre-modern single-season mark for stolen bases is 138 by Hugh Nicol of the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1887
. In the modern era, Ty Cobb set a single-season mark of 96 stolen bases in 1915 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.
PlayerSBTeamSeason
Hugh Nicol138Cincinnati Red Stockings 1887
Rickey Henderson130Oakland Athletics1982
Arlie Latham129St. Louis Cardinals 1887
Lou Brock118St. Louis Cardinals1974
Charles Comiskey117St. Louis Cardinals 1887
John Montgomery Ward111New York Giants1887
Billy Hamilton111Philadelphia Phillies1891
Vince Coleman110St. Louis Cardinals1985
Arlie Latham109St. Louis Cardinals 1888
Vince Coleman109St. Louis Cardinals1987
Rickey Henderson108Oakland Athletics1983
Vince Coleman107St. Louis Cardinals1986
Maury Wills104Los Angeles Dodgers1962
Hugh Nicol103Cincinnati Red Stockings 1888
Jim Fogarty102Philadelphia Phillies1887
Billy Hamilton102Philadelphia Phillies1890
Rickey Henderson100Oakland Athletics1980

Note: "" designates a player's rookie season

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, Eric Young, and Carl Crawford.
PlayerSBTeamDateOpponent
George Gore7Chicago White StockingsJune 25, 1881Providence Grays
Billy Hamilton7Philadelphia PhilliesAugust 31, 1894Washington Senators
Eddie Collins6Philadelphia AthleticsSeptember 11, 1912Detroit Tigers
Eddie Collins6Philadelphia AthleticsSeptember 22, 1912St. Louis Browns
Otis Nixon6Atlanta BravesJune 16, 1991Montreal Expos
Eric Young6Colorado RockiesJune 30, 1996Los Angeles Dodgers
Carl Crawford6Tampa Bay Rays3 May 2009Boston Red Sox
Dan McGann5New York Giants27 May 1904Brooklyn Superbas
Clyde Milan5Washington SenatorsJune 14, 1912Cleveland Indians
Johnny Neun5Detroit TigersJuly 9, 1927 1New York Yankees
Amos Otis5Kansas City RoyalsSeptember 7, 1971Milwaukee Brewers
Davey Lopes5Los Angeles DodgersAugust 24, 1974St. Louis Cardinals
Bert Campaneris5Oakland Athletics24 May 1976Minnesota Twins
Lonnie Smith5St. Louis CardinalsSeptember 4, 1982San Francisco Giants
Alan Wiggins5San Diego Padres17 May 1984Montreal Expos
Tony Gwynn5San Diego PadresSeptember 20, 1986Houston Astros
Rickey Henderson5Oakland AthleticsJuly 29, 1989Seattle Mariners
Alex Cole5Cleveland IndiansAugust 1, 1990Kansas City Royals
Alex Cole5Cleveland Indians3 May 1992California Angels
Damian Jackson5San Diego PadresJune 28, 1999Colorado Rockies
Eric Young5Chicago Cubs14 May 2000Montreal Expos
Kenny Lofton5Cleveland IndiansSeptember 3, 2000Baltimore Orioles
Scarborough Green5Texas RangersSeptember 28, 2000Seattle Mariners
Ryan Freel5Cincinnati RedsJuly 27, 2005Los Angeles Dodgers
Willy Taveras5Colorado RockiesJune 14, 2008Chicago White Sox
Dexter Fowler5Colorado RockiesApril 27, 2009San Diego Padres
Jacoby Ellsbury5Boston Red SoxMay 30, 2013Philadelphia Phillies
Billy Hamilton5Cincinnati RedsJune 14, 2015Chicago Cubs

35 consecutive stolen bases

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, which stood until it was broken by Davey Lopes with 38 consecutive steals in 1975. Lopes's record was broken by Vince Coleman with 50 consecutive stolen bases in 1988-89.
PlayerSBTeamStartEnded
Vince Coleman50St. Louis CardinalsSeptember 16, 1988July 26, 1989
Ichiro Suzuki45Seattle MarinersApril 29, 200616 May 2007
Tim Raines40Chicago White SoxJuly 23, 1993September 1, 1995
Jimmy Rollins39Philadelphia PhilliesSeptember 1, 2007July 26, 2008
Davey Lopes38Los Angeles DodgersJune 6, 1975August 24, 1975
Tim Raines37Montreal ExposSeptember 22, 1983July 6, 1984
Stan Javier37Oak Athletics-SF GiantsMay 31, 1995June 27, 1996
Max Carey36Pittsburgh PiratesJuly 7, 1922May 13, 1923
Paul Molitor36Toronto Blue JaysAugust 22, 1993October 1, 1995
Brady Anderson36Baltimore OriolesMay 14, 1994July 3, 1995
Coco Crisp36Oakland AthleticsJuly 16, 2011June 19, 2012
Davey Lopes35Oak Athletics-Chi CubsJuly 11, 1983May 18, 1985
Jimmy Rollins35Philadelphia PhilliesMay 9, 2001August 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 until it was broken by Tim Raines in 1984. In 1986, Raines reached six seasons of 70-plus steals, all consecutive, but Rickey Henderson notched his seventh such season in 1989.
PlayerSeasonsSeasons and teams
Rickey Henderson71980, 82–83, 1985–86, 88, 1989
Billy Hamilton61889, 1890–91, 94–95, 1896
Tim Raines61981–86
Vince Coleman51985–88, 90
Tom Brown31890–91, 1892
Harry Stovey31887–88, 1890
Ty Cobb31909, 11, 15
Lou Brock31966, 73–74
Omar Moreno31978–80

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.
PlayerSeasonsSeasons and teams
Rickey Henderson161980–84, 90–92, 98, 1985–88, 1989, 1993, 1997
Lou Brock131964, 1965–76
Tim Raines111981–87, 89–90, 1991–92
Billy Hamilton101889, 1890–95, 1896–98
Eddie Collins101909–10, 12–14, 1915–17, 23–24
Max Carey101912–13, 16–18, 20, 22–25

Eight or more consecutive seasons with 40 stolen bases

Fifteen or more seasons with 20 stolen bases

League leader in stolen bases, 5 or more seasons

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 (100+ attempts), 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.
PlayerSBAttemptsSB%
Chase Utley15317487.9%
Carlos Beltrán31236186.4%
Jayson Werth13215585.2%
Tim Raines80895484.7%
Eric Davis34941584.1%
Willie Wilson66880283.3%
Barry Larkin37945683.11%
Tony Womack36343783.07%
Davey Lopes55767183.0%
Jimmy Rollins47057581.7%
Carl Crawford48058981.49%
Julio Cruz34342181.47%
Ichiro Suzuki50962681.3%
Alex Rodriguez32940581.2%
Joe Morgan68985180.96%
Vince Coleman75292980.95%
Rickey Henderson1406174180.8%
Roberto Alomar47458880.6%
José Reyes51363980.3%

Ninety-five percent stolen base percentage, season, 30+ stolen bases

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PlayerSB%SBAttemptsTeamSeason
Brady Anderson96.9%3132Baltimore Orioles1994
Carlos Beltrán96.9%3132Kansas City Royals2001
Max Carey96.2%5153Pittsburgh Pirates1922
Ichiro Suzuki95.74%4547Seattle Mariners2006

350 stolen bases by a team in one season

290 stolen bases by a team in one season, 1901 or later