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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.
Lou Brock held the stolen base record from 1977 to 1991 and is one of just three players with more than 900 career stolen bases. Sliding Billy Hamilton held the stolen base record for 80 years. Arlie Latham was the stolen base record holder from 1887 to 1896. Juan Pierre won multiple stolen base titles and finished his career with 614 stolen bases.
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.
Shohei Ohtani is the first player in MLB history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season. Here are other players who came close to 50-50. ... 50 HR - 21 SB. ... The best books of 2024 ...
Rickey Henderson celebrates his record-breaking 939th stolen base on May 1, 1991, in Oakland. He went on to play 12 more MLB seasons. (AP Photo/Alan Greth) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Highest on-base percentage Barry Bonds .609 2004 [8] Most stolen bases [a] Hugh Nicol Rickey Henderson: 138 130 1887 1982 [9] Highest slugging percentage Josh Gibson.974 1937 [10] Highest OPS: Josh Gibson 1.4744 1937 [11] Most walks Barry Bonds 232 2004 [12] Most strikeouts Mark Reynolds: 223 2009: Most extra base hits Babe Ruth: 119 1921 [13 ...
Henderson, who died Friday at age 65, was a two-time World Series champion, 10-time All-Star and holds the MLB record for all-time stolen bases, racking up 1,406 swipes across his 25-year career ...
Between 2000 and 2009, the Major League leader in stolen bases finished each year with an average of 64, and that number dropped to 57 in the 2010s—a decade in which no player stole 70 bases in a season. Ronald Acuña Jr.'s 73 stolen bases in 2023, coinciding with the aforementioned rule changes that aided base stealers, are the most in a ...