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Rickey Henderson is the all-time stolen bases leader, stealing 1,406 bases over the course of his 25-year career. In baseball statistics, a stolen base is credited to a baserunner when he successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is throwing the ball to home plate.
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, [30] which stood until it was broken by Davey Lopes with 38 consecutive steals in 1975.
Max Carey led the National League in stolen bases ten times, the most times of any player. Maury Wills led the National League in stolen bases in six consecutive seasons. Vince Coleman is the only other player to do so. John Montgomery Ward was the first player to lead the National League in stolen bases for different teams.
Most runs scored: Rickey Henderson: 2,295 [11] Highest on-base percentage: Ted Williams.482 [12] Most stolen bases: Rickey Henderson 1,406 [13] Most steals of home Ty Cobb: 54 Highest slugging percentage: Josh Gibson.718 Highest on-base plus slugging: Josh Gibson: 1.177 Most walks: Barry Bonds 2,558 [14] Most intentional walks: Barry Bonds 688 ...
The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, steals third base in 1988. In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base unaided by other actions and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner.
Most Home Runs: 3 (8 times) Most RBI: 9 by Mike Moustakas on September 12, 2015; Most Walks: 5 by Alex Gordon on July 30, 2008; Most Strikeouts: 5 by Bo Jackson (1987), Greg Gagne (1993), and Bob Hamelin (1995) Most Stolen Bases: 5 by Amos Otis on September 7, 1971; Most Total Bases: 15 by Kendrys Morales on September 20, 2015
Single-season batting records Statistic Player Record Season Ref Batting average: Babe Herman.393 1930 [19]On-base percentage: Mike Griffin.466 1894 [20]Slugging percentage
Henderson holds the record under modern rules; Hugh Nicol recorded 138 stolen bases in 1887. However, prior to 1898, a stolen base was credited to a baserunner who reached an extra base on a hit from another player. [32] Tied with 48 others [5] Tied with 20 others [33] Tied with Otis Nixon, Eric Young and Carl Crawford for the modern-day record.