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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.
Rickey Henderson, shown here attempting to steal a base in 1983, is the MLB career leader in stolen bases. 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 ...
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.
Henderson is the all-time stolen base leader for the Oakland Athletics [3] and previously held the New York Yankees' franchise record from 1988 to 2011. [4] [5] He was among the league's top ten base stealers in 21 different seasons.
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 [15] Most strikeouts: Reggie Jackson: 2,597 [16 ...
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.
List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders This page was last edited on 5 May 2021, at 02:53 (UTC). Text is ...
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.