# List of Major League Baseball stolen base records

This article lists records for stolen bases within Major League Baseball (MLB). For individual players, leaders in stolen bases for a career, single season, and single game are provided, along with leaders in stolen base percentage for a single season and career. Team records for stolen bases in a single season are also provided.
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 baseball's 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.

## Individual records
### Career stolen base leaders

Major League Baseball Career Stolen Base Leaders :
| No. | Player | SB | Teams and seasons |
Source:
Entering the 2024 MLB season, only one active player has 300 or more career stolen bases: Starling Marte.

#### Career stolen bases leaders, top 10 by league

| No. | American League | SB | National League | SB |
| 1 | Rickey Henderson | 1270 | Lou Brock | 938 |
| 2 | Ty Cobb | 892 | Billy Hamilton | 782 |
| 3 | Eddie Collins | 745 | Max Carey | 738 |
| 4 | Willie Wilson | 660 | Honus Wagner | 722 |
| 5 | Bert Campaneris | 649 | Joe Morgan | 681 |
| 6 | Luis Aparicio | 506 | Vince Coleman | 660 |
| 7 | Paul Molitor | 504 | Tim Raines | 635 |
| 8 | Kenny Lofton | 502 | Dummy Hoy | 567 |
| 9 | Clyde Milan | 495 | Maury Wills | 586 |
| 10 | Ichiro Suzuki | 487 | Ozzie Smith | 580 |

### Single-season stolen base leaders (100 or more)

The pre-modern single-season mark for stolen bases is 138 by Hugh Nicol of the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) 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.
| Player | SB | Team | Season |
| 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† |
| 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 |
† denotes a player's rookie season

### Single-game stolen base leaders (5 or more)

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 | 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 | Montreal Expos |
| Eric Young | 6 | Colorado Rockies | June 30, 1996 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Carl Crawford | 6 | Tampa Bay Rays | May 3, 2009 | Boston Red Sox |
| Dan McGann | 5 | New York Giants | May 27, 1904 | Brooklyn Superbas |
| Clyde Milan | 5 | Washington Senators | June 14, 1912 | Cleveland Indians |
| Johnny Neun | 5 | Detroit Tigers | July 9, 1927 | 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 | May 24, 1976 | Minnesota Twins |
| Lonnie Smith | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | September 4, 1982 | San Francisco Giants |
| Alan Wiggins | 5 | San Diego Padres | May 17, 1984 | Montreal 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 | May 3, 1992 | California Angels |
| Damian Jackson | 5 | San Diego Padres | June 28, 1999 | Colorado Rockies |
| Eric Young | 5 | Chicago Cubs | May 14, 2000 | Montreal 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 |

### Consecutive stolen base leaders (35 or more)

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.
| Player | SB | Team | Start | Ended |
| Vince Coleman | 50 | St. Louis Cardinals | September 16, 1988 | July 26, 1989 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 45 | Seattle Mariners | April 29, 2006 | May 16, 2007 |
| Trea Turner | 41 | Los Angeles Dodgers/Philadelphia Phillies | August 13, 2022 | April 24, 2024 |
| 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 | Los Angeles Dodgers | June 6, 1975 | August 24, 1975 |
| Tim Raines | 37 | Montreal Expos | September 22, 1983 | July 6, 1984 |
| Stan Javier | 37 | Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants | May 31, 1995 | June 27, 1996 |
| Max Carey | 36 | Pittsburgh Pirates | July 7, 1922 | May 13, 1923 |
| Paul Molitor | 36 | Toronto Blue Jays | August 22, 1993 | October 1, 1995 |
| Brady Anderson | 36 | Baltimore Orioles | May 14, 1994 | July 3, 1995 |
| Coco Crisp | 36 | Oakland Athletics | July 16, 2011 | June 19, 2012 |
| Brice Turang | 36 | Milwaukee Brewers | July 15, 2023 | May 27, 2024 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 36 | Los Angeles Dodgers | July 23, 2024 | Active |
| Davey Lopes | 35 | Oakland Athletics Chicago Cubs | July 11, 1983 | May 18, 1985 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 35 | Philadelphia Phillies | May 9, 2001 | August 25, 2001 |

### Multiple-season stolen base records
#### 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 | 7 | 1980, 82–83 (Oakland Athletics), 1985–86, 88 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics) |
| Billy Hamilton | 6 | 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–91, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Tim Raines | 6 | 1981–86 (Montreal Expos) |
| Vince Coleman | 5 | 1985–88, 90 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Tom Brown | 3 | 1890–91 (Boston Reds (PL-AA)), 1892 (Louisville Colonels) |
| Harry Stovey | 3 | 1887–88 (Philadelphia Athletics (AA)), 1890 (Boston Reds (PL)) |
| Ty Cobb | 3 | 1909, 11, 15 (Detroit Tigers) |
| Lou Brock | 3 | 1966, 73–74 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Omar Moreno | 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 | 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 | 13 | 1964 (Chi Cubs–StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Tim Raines | 11 | 1981–87, 89–90 (Montreal Expos), 1991–92 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Billy Hamilton | 10 | 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Eddie Collins | 10 | 1909–10, 12–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–17, 23–24 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Max Carey | 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 | 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 | 13 | 1964 (Chi Cubs–StL Cardinals), 1965–76 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Billy Hamilton | 10 | 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Joe Morgan | 9 | 1969–71 (Houston Astros), 1972–77 (Cincinnati Reds) |
| Honus Wagner | 8 | 1901–08 (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| Otis Nixon | 8 | 1990 (Montreal Expos), 1991–93 (Atlanta Braves), 1994 (Boston Red Sox), 1995 (Texas Rangers), 1996 (Toronto Blue Jays), 1997 (Tor Blue Jays-LA Dodgers) |
| Juan Pierre | 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 | Years and teams |
| Rickey Henderson | 23 | 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 | 18 | 1898–99 (Louisville Colonels), 1900–15 (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| George Davis | 17 | 1890–92 (Cleveland Spiders), 1893–1901 (New York Giants), 1902, 1904–06, 08 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Ty Cobb | 17 | 1906–19, 21, 24 (Detroit Tigers), 1927 (Philadelphia Athletics) |
| Lou Brock | 16 | 1963 (Chicago Cubs), 1964 (Chi Cubs-Stl Cardinals), 1965–77, 79 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Ozzie Smith | 16 | 1978–81 (San Diego Padres), 1982–93 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Eddie Collins | 15 | 1909–14 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1915–20, 22–24 (Chicago White Sox) |
| Max Carey | 15 | 1911–18, 20–25 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 1927 (Brooklyn Robins) |
| Willie Wilson | 15 | 1978–90 (Kansas City Royals), 1991–92 (Oakland Athletics) |

### League-leader stolen base records
#### League leader in stolen bases, 5 or more seasons

| Player | Titles | 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

| Player | Titles | Years and teams |
| 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 (New York/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 (Montreal Expos) |
| Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1988 (New York Yankees), 1989 (NY Yankees-Oak Athletics), 1990–91 (Oakland Athletics) |

#### League leader in stolen bases, two leagues

| Player | League, team and year |
| 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: Montreal Expos (1980) |
| Juan Pierre | NL: Colorado Rockies (2001), Florida Marlins (2003), AL: Chicago White Sox (2010) |

#### League leader in stolen bases, three different teams

| Player | Teams and year |
| Juan Pierre | Colorado Rockies (2001), Florida Marlins (2003), Chicago White Sox (2010) |

### Stolen base percentage leaders
#### Career leaders (80% or more, 400+ attempts)

Those marked in bold have at least 600 career stolen base attempts. Of those, Joe Morgan (in 1984) was the first to retire with a career stolen base percentage of at least 80%. His mark was successively surpassed by Davey Lopes (retired 1987), Willie Wilson (retired 1994), Tim Raines (retired 2002), and Ichiro Suzuki (retired 2019).
| Player | SB | Attempts | SB% |
| Tim Raines | 808 | 954 | 84.70% |
| Eric Davis | 349 | 415 | 84.10% |
| Willie Wilson | 668 | 802 | 83.29% |
| Barry Larkin | 379 | 456 | 83.11% |
| Tony Womack | 363 | 437 | 83.07% |
| Davey Lopes | 557 | 671 | 83.01% |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 343 | 414 | 82.85% |
| Jimmy Rollins | 470 | 575 | 81.73% |
| Carl Crawford | 480 | 589 | 81.49% |
| Julio Cruz | 343 | 421 | 81.47% |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 509 | 626 | 81.31% |
| Alex Rodriguez | 329 | 405 | 81.24% |
| Joe Morgan | 689 | 851 | 80.96% |
| Vince Coleman | 752 | 929 | 80.95% |
| Rickey Henderson | 1406 | 1741 | 80.76% |
| Roberto Alomar | 474 | 588 | 80.61% |
| José Reyes | 513 | 639 | 80.28% |

#### Single-season leaders (95% or more, 30+ steals)

| Player | SB% | SB | Attempts | Team | Season |
| Trea Turner | 100% | 30 | 30 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2023 |
| 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 |
Note: includes all statistics from both leagues for players traded during a season.

## Team records

Tables in this section indicate which MLB-recognized league each team played in.

### Most stolen bases by a team in one season, by league

| League (abbr.) | Operated | SB | Team | Season |
| American Association (AA) | 1882–1891 | 581 | St. Louis Browns | 1887 |
| Players' League (PL) | 1890 | 426 | Boston Reds | 1890 |
| National League (NL) | 1876–present | 415 | New York Giants | 1887 |
| American League (AL) | 1901–present | 341 | Oakland Athletics | 1976 |
| Federal League (FL) | 1914–1915 | 273 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 1914 |
| Union Association (UA) | 1884 | Stolen base records not kept | Stolen base records not kept | Stolen base records not kept |
While not recognized as a major league by MLB, the National Association (NA) operated from 1871 through 1875, with the 1873 Boston Red Stockings amassing the most stolen bases in a single season, 145.

### Most stolen bases by a team in one season (450 or more)

Records in this category are dominated by teams of the American Association, which operated from 1882 to 1891, and whose records are recognized by Major League Baseball. In particular, the top four entries in the below table are from the league's 1887 season, when every team in league had at least 305 stolen bases and the league average was 458 (each team played between 133 and 141 games).
| SB | Team | Season |
| 581 | St. Louis Browns (AA) | 1887 |
| 545 | Baltimore Orioles (AA) | 1887 |
| 527 | Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | 1887 |
| 476 | Philadelphia Athletics (AA) | 1887 |
| 472 | Kansas City Cowboys (AA) | 1889 |
| 469 | Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | 1888 |
| 468 | St. Louis Browns (AA) | 1888 |
| 466 | Louisville Colonels (AA) | 1887 |
| 462 | Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | 1889 |
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### Most stolen bases by a team in one season, 1901–present (300 or more)

The below table is restricted to teams that have competed since 1901, the first season of play for the American League.
| SB | Team | Season |
| 347 | New York Giants (NL) | 1911 |
| 341 | Oakland Athletics (AL) | 1976 |
| 319 | New York Giants (NL) | 1912 |
| 314 | St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | 1985 |
| 310 | Cincinnati Reds (NL) | 1910 |
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### Fewest stolen bases by a team in one season (less than 20)

Note: this table excludes teams from the shortened 2020 season.
| SB | Team | Season |
| 13 | Washington Senators (AL) | 1957 |
| 16 | Kansas City Athletics (AL) | 1960 |
| 17 | Detroit Tigers (AL) | 1972 |
| 17 | St. Louis Browns (AL) | 1953 |
| 17 | St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | 1949 |
| 18 | Boston Red Sox (AL) | 1964 |
| 18 | St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | 1953 |
| 19 | Baltimore Orioles (AL) | 2016 |
| 19 | Chicago White Sox (AL) | 1950 |
| 19 | Cleveland Indians (AL) | 1945 |
| 19 | Cincinnati Reds (NL) | 1938 |
| 19 | New York Giants (NL) | 1934 |
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