Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Stolen Bases in the National League

Stealing in a game? Name another professional sport where stealing is allowed. A sign of natural ability combined with raw speed is what you can determine with a player's total number of stolen bases — especially those that scored high numbers in a single season. Many fans will argue that "the steal" has become more important and others will argue that it has become less important. The stats will tell and Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred theft filled National League seasons. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"Baserunning arrogance is just like pitching arrogance or hitting arrogance. You are a force, and you have to instill that you are a force to the opposition. You have to have utter confidence." - Hall of Famer Lou Brock

Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Stolen Bases	Year	Team	League	Rank
Lou Brock	118	1974	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	1
Billy Hamilton	111	1891	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	2
John Ward	111	1887	New York Giants	NL
Vince Coleman	110	1985	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	4
Vince Coleman	109	1987	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	5
Vince Coleman	107	1986	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	6
Maury Wills	104	1962	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	7
Jim Fogarty	102	1887	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	8
Billy Hamilton	102	1890	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jim Fogarty	99	1889	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	10
Billy Hamilton	98	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	11
Billy Hamilton	97	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	12
Ron LeFlore	97	1980	Montreal Expos	NL
Omar Moreno	96	1980	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	14
Maury Wills	94	1965	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	15
Tim Raines	90	1983	Montreal Expos	NL	16
John Ward	88	1892	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	17
Joe Kelley	87	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL	18
Arlie Latham	87	1891	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Hub Collins	85	1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	20
King Kelly	84	1887	Boston Beaneaters	NL	21
Bill Lange	84	1896	Chicago Colts	NL
Billy Sunday	84	1890	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Billy Sunday	84	1890	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Billy Hamilton	83	1896	Boston Beaneaters	NL	24
Dummy Hoy	82	1888	Washington Senators	NL	25
Vince Coleman	81	1988	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	26
Bob Bescher	80	1911	Cincinnati Reds	NL	27
Eric Davis	80	1986	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Emmett Seery	80	1888	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
Dave Collins	79	1980	Cincinnati Reds	NL	30
Tom Brown	78	1892	Louisville Colonels	NL	31
Marquis Grissom	78	1992	Montreal Expos	NL
John McGraw	78	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Tim Raines	78	1982	Montreal Expos	NL
Jose Reyes	78	2007	New York Mets	NL
Vince Coleman	77	1990	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	36
Davey Lopes	77	1975	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Omar Moreno	77	1979	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jimmy Sheckard	77	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Marquis Grissom	76	1991	Montreal Expos	NL	40
Dusty Miller	76	1896	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Walt Wilmot	76	1890	Chicago Colts	NL
Tim Raines	75	1984	Montreal Expos	NL	43
Lou Brock	74	1966	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	44
Walt Wilmot	74	1894	Chicago Colts	NL
Jack Doyle	73	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL	46
Bill Lange	73	1897	Chicago Colts	NL
John McGraw	73	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Otis Nixon	72	1991	Atlanta Braves	NL	49
Juan Samuel	72	1984	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Tony Womack	72	1999	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Omar Moreno	71	1978	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	52
Tim Raines	71	1981	Montreal Expos	NL
Billy Sunday	71	1888	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Bob Bescher	70	1910	Cincinnati Reds	NL	55
Lou Brock	70	1973	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Hughie Jennings	70	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Scott Podsednik	70	2004	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Tim Raines	70	1985	Montreal Expos	NL
Tim Raines	70	1986	Montreal Expos	NL
Frank Taveras	70	1977	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Alan Wiggins	70	1984	San Diego Padres	NL
Ned Hanlon	69	1887	Detroit Wolverines	NL	63
Jake Stenzel	69	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
King Kelly	68	1889	Boston Beaneaters	NL	65
Lonnie Smith	68	1982	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Willy Taveras	68	2008	Colorado Rockies	NL
Bob Bescher	67	1912	Cincinnati Reds	NL	68
Frank Chance	67	1903	Chicago Cubs	NL
Willie Keeler	67	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Bill Lange	67	1895	Chicago Colts	NL
Joe Morgan	67	1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Joe Morgan	67	1973	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jimmy Sheckard	67	1903	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Tom Brown	66	1893	Louisville Colonels	NL	75
Tom Brown	66	1894	Louisville Colonels	NL
Roger Cedeno	66	1999	New York Mets	NL
Billy Hamilton	66	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Arlie Latham	66	1892	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Alan Wiggins	66	1983	San Diego Padres	NL
Vince Coleman	65	1989	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	81
George Davis	65	1897	New York Giants	NL
Mike Griffin	65	1891	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Bill Lange	65	1894	Chicago Colts	NL
Juan Pierre	65	2003	Florida Marlins	NL
Gerald Young	65	1988	Houston Astros	NL
Lou Brock	64	1971	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	87
Willie Keeler	64	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Fred Pfeffer	64	1888	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Juan Pierre	64	2007	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Jose Reyes	64	2006	New York Mets	NL
Eric Yelding	64	1990	Houston Astros	NL
Lou Brock	63	1965	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	93
Lou Brock	63	1972	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Tom Brown	63	1889	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Max Carey	63	1916	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Davey Lopes	63	1976	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Rodney Scott	63	1980	Montreal Expos	NL
Lou Brock	62	1968	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	99
George Burns	62	1914	New York Giants	NL	100
Luis Castillo	62	2000	Florida Marlins	NL
Jack Doyle	62	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Jack Glasscock	62	1887	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
John Ward	62	1889	New York Giants	NL
Name	Stolen Bases	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

Did you know that the National League rookie with the most stolen bases in a single season is Vince Coleman who had one-hundred ten (110) steals with St. Louis in one-hundred fifty-one (151) games played during the 1985 season?

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The American League single season record for stolen bases was set in 1982 by Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics. The National League single season record for stolen bases is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Stolen Bases?

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