Single-Season Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases

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Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
1.Hugh Nicol (29)1381887 R
2.Rickey Henderson+ (23)1301982172R
3.Arlie Latham (27)1291887 R
4.Lou Brock+ (35)1181974151L
5.Charlie Comiskey+ (27)1171887 R
6.Billy Hamilton+ (23)1111889 L
Billy Hamilton+ (25)1111891 L
John Ward+ (27)1111887 L
9.Vince Coleman (23)1101985135B
10.Vince Coleman (25)1091987131B
Arlie Latham (28)1091888 R
12.Rickey Henderson+ (24)1081983127R
13.Vince Coleman (24)1071986121B
14.Tom Brown (30)1061891 L
15.Maury Wills (29)1041962117B
16.Pete Browning (26)1031887 R
Hugh Nicol (30)1031888 R
18.Jim Fogarty (23)1021887 R
Billy Hamilton+ (24)1021890 L
20.Billy Hamilton+ (28)1001894 L
Rickey Henderson+ (21)1001980126R
22.Jim Fogarty (25)991889 R
23.Billy Hamilton+ (29)971895 L
Ron LeFlore (32)971980116R
Harry Stovey (33)971890 R
26.Ty Cobb+ (28)961915134L
Omar Moreno (27)961980129L
28.Bid McPhee+ (27)951887 R
Curt Welch (26)951888 R
30.Mike Griffin (22)941887 L
Maury Wills (32)941965125B
32.Rickey Henderson+ (29)931988106R
Tommy McCarthy+ (24)931888 R
34.Darby O'Brien (25)911889 R
35.Tim Raines+ (23)901983104B
36.Herman Long (23)891889 L
Curt Welch (25)891887 R
38.Clyde Milan (25)881912119L
Tom Poorman (29)881887 L
Blondie Purcell (33)881887 R
John Ward+ (32)881892 L
42.Rickey Henderson+ (27)871986105R
Joe Kelley+ (24)871896 R
Arlie Latham (31)871891 R
Harry Stovey (31)871888 R
46.Cub Stricker (28)861887 R
47.Hub Collins (26)851890 R
Hugh Duffy+ (24)851891 R
Tommy Tucker (23)851887 B
50.King Kelly+ (29)841887 R
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Bill Lange (25)841896 R
Chippy McGarr (24)841887 R
Billy Sunday (27)841890 L
54.Ty Cobb+ (24)831911 L
Billy Hamilton+ (30)831896 L
Tommy McCarthy+ (26)831890 R
Willie Wilson (23)83197995B
58.Billy Hoy (26)821888 L
John Reilly (29)821888 R
60.Bob Bescher (27)811911 B
Vince Coleman (26)811988108B
Eddie Collins+ (23)811910 L
63.Tom Brown (29)801890 L
Eric Davis (24)80198691R
Rickey Henderson+ (26)80198590R
Hugh Nicol (31)801889 R
Emmett Seery (27)801888 L
68.Dave Collins (27)791980100B
Willie Wilson (24)79198089B
70.Tom Brown (31)781892 L
Hugh Duffy+ (23)781890 R
Marquis Grissom (25)78199291R
Ron LeFlore (31)78197992R
John McGraw+ (21)781894 L
Tim Raines+ (22)78198294B
José Reyes (24)78200799B
77.Vince Coleman (28)77199094B
Rickey Henderson+ (30)77198991R
Rudy Law (26)77198389L
Davey Lopes (30)77197589R
Omar Moreno (26)77197998L
Ted Scheffler (26)771890 R
Jimmy Sheckard (20)771899 L
84.Ty Cobb+ (22)761909 L
Marquis Grissom (24)76199193R
Ed McKean (23)761887 R
Dusty Miller (27)761896 L
Walt Wilmot (26)761890 B
Walt Wilmot (30)761894 B
90.Benny Kauff (24)751914 L
Kenny Lofton (29)75199692L
Clyde Milan (26)751913 L
Bill North (28)751976104B
Tim Raines+ (24)75198485B
William Robinson (27)751887 R
George Van Haltren (25)751891 L
97.Lou Brock+ (27)74196692L
Frank Fennelly (27)741887 R
Brian Hunter (26)74199792R
Fritz Maisel (24)74191491R
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Harry Stovey (30)741887 R
102.Ronald Acuña Jr. (25)73202387R
Jack Doyle (26)731896 R
Tommy Harper (28)73196991R
Bill Lange (26)731897 R
Denny Lyons (21)731887 R
John McGraw+ (26)731899 L
Paul Radford (25)731887 R
Bill Van Dyke (26)731890 R
110.Charlie Comiskey+ (28)721888 R
Otis Nixon (32)72199193B
Juan Samuel (23)72198487R
Curt Welch (28)721890 R
Tony Womack (29)72199985L
115.Hub Collins (23)711887 R
Hub Collins (24)711888 R
Bill Greenwood (30)711887 B
Omar Moreno (25)71197893L
Tim Raines+ (21)71198182B
Billy Sunday (25)711888 L
121.Bob Bescher (26)701910 B
Lou Brock+ (34)70197390L
Jacoby Ellsbury (25)70200982L
Hughie Jennings+ (27)701896 R
Kenny Lofton (26)70199384L
Bill McClellan (31)701887 B
Scott Podsednik (28)70200483L
Tim Raines+ (25)70198579B
Tim Raines+ (26)70198679B
Mickey Rivers (26)70197584L
Frank Taveras (27)70197788R
Alan Wiggins (26)70198491B
133.Ned Hanlon+ (29)691887 L
Arlie Latham (29)691889 R
Jake Stenzel (30)691897 R
136.Ty Cobb+ (29)68191692L
King Kelly+ (31)681889 R
Ron LeFlore (30)68197884R
Juan Pierre (32)68201086L
Lonnie Smith (26)68198294R
Harry Stovey (29)681886 R
Willy Taveras (26)68200875R
143.Bob Bescher (28)671912 B
Frank Chance+ (26)671903 R
Willie Keeler+ (24)671896 L
Bill Lange (24)671895 R
Joe Morgan+ (29)67197382L
Joe Morgan+ (31)67197577L
Esteury Ruiz (24)67202380R
Jimmy Sheckard (24)671903 L
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Dan Stearns (27)671889 L
152.Tom Brown (32)661893 L
Tom Brown (33)661894 L
Roger Cedeño (24)66199983B
Tom Goodwin (27)66199688L
Billy Hamilton+ (31)661897 L
Rickey Henderson+ (25)66198484R
Rickey Henderson+ (39)66199879R
Bill Lange (23)661894 R
Arlie Latham (32)661892 R
Kenny Lofton (25)66199278L
Jim McTamany (23)661887 R
Curt Welch (27)661889 R
Alan Wiggins (25)66198379B
165.Ty Cobb+ (23)651910 L
Vince Coleman (27)65198975B
Hub Collins (25)651889 R
Charlie Comiskey+ (29)651889 R
George Davis+ (26)651897 B
Mike Griffin (26)651891 L
Ned Hanlon+ (32)651890 L
Rickey Henderson+ (31)65199075R
Juan Pierre (25)65200385L
Gerald Young (23)65198892B
175.Lou Brock+ (32)64197183L
Jay Faatz (28)641888 R
Dee Strange-Gordon (26)64201483L
Willie Keeler+ (25)641897 L
Fred Pfeffer (28)641888 R
Juan Pierre (29)64200779L
José Reyes (23)64200681B
Eric Yelding (25)64199089R
183.Lou Brock+ (26)63196590L
Lou Brock+ (33)63197281L
Tom Brown (28)631889 L
Max Carey+ (26)63191682B
Eddie Collins+ (22)631909 L
Eddie Collins+ (25)63191285L
Davey Lopes (31)63197673R
Bid McPhee+ (29)631889 R
Sam Rice+ (30)63192093L
Rodney Scott (26)63198076B
Harry Stovey (32)631889 R
Tommy Tucker (25)631889 B
John Ward+ (30)631890 L
196.Lou Brock+ (29)62196874L
George Burns (24)621914 R
Bert Campaneris (26)62196884R
Bert Campaneris (27)62196970R
Luis Castillo (24)62200084B
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Ed Daily (27)621890 R
Elly De La Cruz (22)62202476B
Jack Doyle (27)621897 R
Chone Figgins (27)62200579B
Jack Glasscock (29)621887 R
Chuck Knoblauch (28)62199772R
Arlie Latham (34)621894 R
Danny Moeller (28)621913 B
Tim Shinnick (22)621890 B
Jonathan Villar (25)62201680B
John Ward+ (29)621889 L
212.Michael Bourn (26)61200973L
Michael Bourn (28)61201175L
Max Carey+ (23)61191378B
George Case (27)61194375R
César Cedeño (26)61197775R
Ben Chapman (22)61193184R
Ty Cobb+ (25)61191295L
Josh Devore (23)611911 L
Miguel Diloné (25)61198079B
John McGraw+ (22)611895 L
Gene Richards (26)61198077L
Jake Stenzel (27)611894 R
George Tebeau (27)611889 R
Honus Wagner+ (33)611907 R
226.Dave Collins (31)60198474B
Carl Crawford (27)60200976L
Bill Dahlen (22)601892 R
Ed Daily (26)601889 R
Shorty Fuller (22)601890 R
Dee Strange-Gordon (29)60201776L
Billy Hoy (30)601892 L
Hughie Jennings+ (28)601897 R
Arlie Latham (26)601886 R
Kenny Lofton (27)60199472L
Herman Long (25)601891 L
Omar Moreno (29)60198286L
Joe Morgan+ (32)60197669L
José Reyes (22)60200575B
Harold Reynolds (26)60198780B
Jimmy Ryan (25)601888 R
Cub Stricker (29)601888 R
Tony Womack (27)60199767L
244.Hick Carpenter (32)591888 R
Fred Clarke+ (24)591897 L
Carl Crawford (22)59200474L
Julio Cruz (23)59197869B
Art Devlin (25)591905 R
Tommy Dowd (24)591893 R
Billy Hamilton (26)59201772R
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Billy Hoy (29)591891 L
Davey Lopes (29)59197477R
Billy Maloney (27)591905 L
Otis Nixon (38)59199771B
George Pinkney (28)591887 L
Scott Podsednik (29)59200582L
Curt Welch (24)591886 R
Perry Werden (28)591890 R
Willie Wilson (27)59198367B
Willie Wilson (31)59198770B
261.Thomas Burns (22)581887 R
Max Carey+ (28)581918 B
Chuck Carr (25)58199380B
César Cedeño (25)58197673R
Eddie Collins+ (27)58191488L
Carl Crawford (24)58200667L
Ed Delahanty+ (30)581898 R
Jim Fogarty (24)581888 R
Dee Strange-Gordon (27)58201578L
Billy Hamilton (25)58201666R
Rickey Henderson+ (32)58199176R
Ron LeFlore (28)58197678R
Jim Manning (27)581889 B
Clyde Milan (24)581911 L
Joe Morgan+ (28)58197275L
Joe Morgan+ (30)58197470L
Bill North (31)58197982B
Juan Pierre (28)58200678L
Frank Taveras (26)58197669R
Mookie Wilson (26)58198274B
Tony Womack (28)58199866L
282.Ed Andrews (28)571887 R
Luis Aparicio+ (30)57196474R
César Cedeño (23)57197474R
Frank Chance+ (29)571906 R
Jack Crooks (24)571890 R
Julio Cruz (28)57198369B
Jack Glasscock (31)571889 R
Billy Hamilton+ (26)571892 L
Billy Hamilton (24)57201565R
Arlie Latham (33)571893 R
Herman Long (26)571892 L
Tommy McCarthy+ (25)571889 R
Red Murray (26)571910 R
Hap Myers (26)57191375R
Darby O'Brien (28)571892 R
Fred Pfeffer (27)571887 R
Juan Pierre (27)57200574L
Frank Scheibeck (25)571890 R
Ozzie Smith+ (25)57198072B
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Ozzie Smith+ (33)57198866B
Jake Stenzel (29)571896 R
Harry Stovey (34)571891 R
Bobby Tolan (24)57197077L
Honus Wagner+ (31)571905 R
John Ward+ (31)571891 L
307.Jose Altuve (24)56201465R
Ed Andrews (27)561886 R
Luis Aparicio+ (25)56195969R
Lou Brock+ (36)56197572L
Lou Brock+ (37)56197675L
Jim Burns 561889 R
César Cedeño (22)56197371R
Cupid Childs (22)561890 L
Delino DeShields (22)56199179L
Patsy Donovan (27)561892 L
Tony Gwynn+ (27)56198768L
Billy Hamilton (23)56201479R
Rickey Henderson+ (22)56198178R
King Kelly+ (30)561888 R
Willie McGee (26)56198572B
Wally Moses (32)56194370L
Gary Pettis (27)56198565B
José Reyes (25)56200871B
Gene Richards (23)56197768L
William Robinson (28)561888 R
Deion Sanders (29)56199769L
Steve Sax (23)56198386R
Billy Shindle (28)561889 R
Ichiro Suzuki (27)56200170L
Mike Tiernan (23)561890 L
Quilvio Veras (24)56199577B
333.Roberto Alomar+ (25)55199370B
Bert Campaneris (25)55196771R
César Cedeño (21)55197276R
Roger Cedeño (26)55200170B
Ty Cobb+ (30)551917 L
Eddie Collins+ (26)551913 L
Carl Crawford (21)55200365L
Delino DeShields (28)55199769L
Tom Goodwin (31)55200065L
Emmet Heidrick (22)551899 L
Benny Kauff (25)551915 L
Jimmy Knowles (33)551890 R
Sherry Magee (21)551906 R
Bid McPhee+ (30)551890 R
Jim McTamany (24)551888 R
Darby O'Brien (24)551888 R
Luis Polonia (29)55199379L
Paul Radford (29)551891 R
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Snuffy Stirnweiss (25)55194466R
George Tebeau (28)551890 R
George Van Haltren (26)551892 L
354.Bob Bescher (25)541909 B
Eddie Burke (26)541893 L
Bert Campaneris (34)54197666R
Corbin Carroll (22)54202359L
Art Devlin (26)541906 R
Dámaso García (25)54198274R
Jack Glasscock (32)541890 R
Billy Hamilton+ (32)541898 L
Ned Hanlon+ (33)541891 L
Tommy Harper (32)54197368R
Joe Kelley+ (23)541895 R
Pat Listach (24)54199272B
Kenny Lofton (28)54199569L
Kenny Lofton (31)54199864L
Bid McPhee+ (28)541888 R
Otis Nixon (37)54199667B
Bill North (26)54197480B
Ryne Sandberg+ (25)54198565R
Cub Stricker (32)541891 R
Mookie Wilson (27)54198370B
Eric Young Sr. (33)54200061R
375.Roberto Alomar+ (23)53199164B
Brady Anderson (28)53199269L
Luis Aparicio+ (27)53196166R
Lou Brock+ (30)53196967L
Eddie Burke (29)531896 L
Donie Bush (21)531909 B
Ty Cobb+ (20)531907 L
Eddie Collins+ (30)531917 L
Buck Ewing+ (28)531888 R
Marquis Grissom (26)53199363R
Ned Hanlon+ (31)531889 L
Billy Hatcher (26)53198762R
Rickey Henderson+ (34)53199361R
Hughie Jennings+ (26)531895 R
King Kelly+ (28)531886 R
Tommy McCarthy+ (28)531892 R
Omar Moreno (24)53197769L
Bill North (25)53197373B
Freddie Patek (32)53197766R
Juan Samuel (24)53198572R
Jake Stenzel (28)531895 R
Ed Swartwood (31)531890 L
Mike Tiernan (24)531891 L
Honus Wagner+ (30)531904 R
Honus Wagner+ (32)531906 R
Honus Wagner+ (34)531908 R
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Maury Wills (31)53196470B
Eric Young Sr. (29)53199672R
403.Don Baylor (27)52197664R
Barry Bonds (25)52199065L
Michael Bourn (27)52201064L
Lou Brock+ (28)52196770L
Brett Butler (27)52198474L
Bert Campaneris (24)52196662R
Bert Campaneris (30)52197266R
Max Carey+ (30)52192062B
Ray Chapman (26)521917 R
Hugh Duffy+ (22)521889 R
Jacoby Ellsbury (29)52201356L
Chone Figgins (28)52200668B
Frank Isbell (25)521901 L
Dick Johnston (24)521887 R
Arlie Latham (30)521890 R
Ed McKean (24)521888 R
Sam Mertes (32)521905 R
Jerry Mumphrey (27)52198057B
Amos Otis (24)52197160R
Gary Redus (30)52198763R
Alex Sánchez (26)52200376L
Billy Shindle (27)521888 R
Lonnie Smith (29)52198565R
Tris Speaker+ (24)52191280L
Mike Tiernan (21)521888 L
Bobby Wheelock (26)521891 R
Bump Wills (25)52197866B
Maury Wills (35)52196873B
431.Luis Aparicio+ (26)51196059R
Lou Brock+ (31)51197066L
Don Buford (29)51196673B
Brett Butler (33)51199070L
Bert Campaneris (23)51196570R
Max Carey+ (32)51192253B
Max Carey+ (33)51192359B
George Case (23)51193968R
Ty Cobb+ (26)511913 L
Bill Dahlen (26)511896 R
Tom Daly (28)511894 B
Hugh Duffy+ (25)511892 R
King Kelly+ (32)511890 R
Barry Larkin+ (31)51199556R
Fritz Maisel (25)51191563R
Jimmy McAleer (26)511891 R
Dave Nelson (28)51197268R
Dode Paskert (28)511910 R
Freddie Patek (31)51197666R
George Pinkney (29)511888 L
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Luis Polonia (28)51199272L
Tim Raines+ (31)51199166B
Hanley Ramírez (22)51200666R
Hanley Ramírez (23)51200765R
William Robinson (26)511886 R
Braggo Roth (24)511917 R
Billy Shindle (29)511890 R
George Sisler+ (29)51192270L
Fred Snodgrass (23)511911 R
Shannon Stewart (24)51199869R
Eric Young Sr. (32)51199973R
462.Craig Biggio+ (32)50199858R
Eric Byrnes (31)50200757R
John Cangelosi (23)50198667B
Ed Cartwright (35)501895 R
Luis Castillo (23)50199967B
César Cedeño (24)50197567R
Vince Coleman (32)50199458B
Carl Crawford (25)50200760L
Jack Crooks (25)501891 R
Eric Davis (25)50198756R
Rajai Davis (29)50201061R
Miguel Diloné (23)50197873B
Jacoby Ellsbury (24)50200861L
Tom Goodwin (26)50199568L
Tom Goodwin (28)50199766L
Ned Hanlon+ (28)501886 L
Bug Holliday (23)501890 R
Ducky Holmes (30)501899 L
Billy Hoy (33)501895 L
Billy Hoy (34)501896 L
Lance Johnson (32)50199662L
Larry Lintz (24)50197457B
Otis Nixon (31)50199063B
Otis Nixon (36)50199571B
Gary Pettis (28)50198663B
Tim Raines+ (27)50198755B
John Reilly (28)501887 R
Brian Roberts (29)50200757B
Jimmy Ryan (24)501887 R
Lonnie Smith (28)50198463R
George Van Haltren (31)501897 L
Curt Welch (29)501891 R
Maury Wills (27)50196062B
495.Roberto Alomar+ (24)49199258B
Cool Papa Bell+ (26)491929 B
Steve Brodie (24)491893 L
Donie Bush (22)491910 B
Rod Carew+ (30)49197671L
Max Carey+ (34)49192462B
Rank Player (age that year) Stolen BasesYearStolen Base AttemptsBats
Bob Caruthers (23)491887 L
George Case (28)49194467R
Fred Clarke+ (26)491899 L
Coco Crisp (31)49201158B
Julio Cruz (24)49197958B
Jumbo Davis (25)491887 L
Gene DeMontreville (25)491898 R
Tommy Dowd (23)491892 R
Johnny Evers+ (24)491906 L
Frankie Frisch+ (23)49192162B
Brett Gardner (27)49201162L
Mike Griffin (27)491892 L
Sonny Jackson (21)49196663L
Jack Kerins (28)491887 R
Herman Long (24)491890 L
Sherry Magee (25)491910 R
Jack McGeachey (24)491888 R
Fred Merkle (22)491911 R
Joe Morgan+ (25)49196963L
Joe Morgan+ (33)49197759L
Darby O'Brien (23)491887 R
Freddie Patek (26)49197163R
Tim Raines+ (30)49199065B
Ben Revere (26)49201457L
Dave Roberts (34)49200655L
Steve Sax (22)49198268R
Kip Selbach (24)491896 R
Mike Trout (20)49201254R
Honus Wagner+ (27)491901 R
Joe Werrick (25)491887 R
Bobby Witt Jr. (23)49202364R
Rollie Zeider (26)491910 R