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League by League Totals for Stolen Bases
Ever wonder which league has the most stolen bases in each season? This is a comprehensive breakdown of both leagues showing the number of stolen bases in each league and a major league total for every season since 1901.
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"Rickey Henderson is no punch-and-Judy. I've seen Rickey hit a lot of balls out. It comes down to the one pitch, but a lot of things happened before that." - Texas Manager Johnny Oates
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| American League |
National League |
A.L. + N.L. |
Year |
| 1,449 |
1,402 |
2,851 |
1901 |
| 1,315 |
1,362 |
2,677 |
1902 |
| 1,173 |
1,562 |
2,735 |
1903 |
| 1,207 |
1,573 |
2,780 |
1904 |
| 1,331 |
1,601 |
2,932 |
1905 |
| 1,533 |
1,463 |
2,996 |
1906 |
| 1,395 |
1,382 |
2,777 |
1907 |
| 1,361 |
1,372 |
2,733 |
1908 |
| 1,544 |
1,508 |
3,052 |
1909 |
| 1,671 |
1,594 |
3,265 |
1910 |
| 1,711 |
1,692 |
3,403 |
1911 |
| 1,809 |
1,576 |
3,385 |
1912 |
| 1,674 |
1,576 |
3,250 |
1913 |
| 1,657 |
1,435 |
3,092 |
1914 |
| 1,443 |
1,194 |
2,637 |
1915 |
| 1,425 |
1,328 |
2,753 |
1916 |
| 1,268 |
1,145 |
2,413 |
1917 |
| 960 |
1,029 |
1,989 |
1918 |
| 912 |
1,165 |
2,077 |
1919 |
| 751 |
969 |
1,720 |
1920 |
| 684 |
803 |
1,487 |
1921 |
| 696 |
755 |
1,451 |
1922 |
| 743 |
824 |
1,567 |
1923 |
| 747 |
754 |
1,501 |
1924 |
| 716 |
672 |
1,388 |
1925 |
| 667 |
608 |
1,275 |
1926 |
| 788 |
649 |
1,437 |
1927 |
| 702 |
568 |
1,270 |
1928 |
| 636 |
692 |
1,328 |
1929 |
| 599 |
481 |
1,080 |
1930 |
| 626 |
462 |
1,088 |
1931 |
| 545 |
445 |
990 |
1932 |
| 452 |
408 |
860 |
1933 |
| 547 |
362 |
909 |
1934 |
| 480 |
403 |
883 |
1935 |
| 562 |
401 |
963 |
1936 |
| 562 |
459 |
1,021 |
1937 |
| 542 |
354 |
896 |
1938 |
| 589 |
368 |
957 |
1939 |
| 478 |
475 |
953 |
1940 |
| 471 |
411 |
882 |
1941 |
| 538 |
423 |
961 |
1942 |
| 626 |
384 |
1,010 |
1943 |
| 539 |
381 |
920 |
1944 |
| 453 |
525 |
978 |
1945 |
| 406 |
478 |
884 |
1946 |
| 399 |
361 |
760 |
1947 |
| 363 |
449 |
812 |
1948 |
| 366 |
364 |
730 |
1949 |
| 278 |
372 |
650 |
1950 |
| 413 |
453 |
866 |
1951 |
| 375 |
396 |
771 |
1952 |
| 326 |
342 |
668 |
1953 |
| 358 |
337 |
695 |
1954 |
| 317 |
377 |
694 |
1955 |
| 348 |
371 |
719 |
1956 |
| 368 |
399 |
767 |
1957 |
| 353 |
388 |
741 |
1958 |
| 414 |
439 |
853 |
1959 |
| 422 |
501 |
923 |
1960 |
| 578 |
468 |
1,046 |
1961 |
| 560 |
788 |
1,348 |
1962 |
| 552 |
684 |
1,236 |
1963 |
| 540 |
636 |
1,176 |
1964 |
| 704 |
745 |
1,449 |
1965 |
| 718 |
737 |
1,455 |
1966 |
| 679 |
694 |
1,373 |
1967 |
| 811 |
704 |
1,515 |
1968 |
| 1,033 |
817 |
1,850 |
1969 |
| 863 |
1,045 |
1,908 |
1970 |
| 865 |
900 |
1,765 |
1971 |
| 853 |
954 |
1,807 |
1972 |
| 1,058 |
976 |
2,034 |
1973 |
| 1,234 |
1,254 |
2,488 |
1974 |
| 1,348 |
1,176 |
2,524 |
1975 |
| 1,690 |
1,364 |
3,054 |
1976 |
| 1,462 |
1,555 |
3,017 |
1977 |
| 1,471 |
1,533 |
3,004 |
1978 |
| 1,497 |
1,486 |
2,983 |
1979 |
| 1,455 |
1,839 |
3,294 |
1980 |
| 913 |
1,108 |
2,021 |
1981 |
| 1,394 |
1,782 |
3,176 |
1982 |
| 1,539 |
1,786 |
3,325 |
1983 |
| 1,304 |
1,728 |
3,032 |
1984 |
| 1,461 |
1,636 |
3,097 |
1985 |
| 1,470 |
1,842 |
3,312 |
1986 |
| 1,734 |
1,851 |
3,585 |
1987 |
| 1,512 |
1,789 |
3,301 |
1988 |
| 1,587 |
1,529 |
3,116 |
1989 |
| 1,503 |
1,787 |
3,290 |
1990 |
| 1,469 |
1,651 |
3,120 |
1991 |
| 1,704 |
1,560 |
3,264 |
1992 |
| 1,549 |
1,714 |
3,263 |
1993 |
| 1,117 |
1,141 |
2,258 |
1994 |
| 1,331 |
1,602 |
2,933 |
1995 |
| 1,454 |
1,785 |
3,239 |
1996 |
| 1,491 |
1,817 |
3,308 |
1997 |
| 1,677 |
1,607 |
3,284 |
1998 |
| 1,462 |
1,959 |
3,421 |
1999 |
| 1,297 |
1,626 |
2,923 |
2000 |
| 1,647 |
1,456 |
3,103 |
2001 |
| 1,236 |
1,514 |
2,750 |
2002 |
| 1,279 |
1,294 |
2,573 |
2003 |
| 1,253 |
1,336 |
2,589 |
2004 |
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1,216
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1,349
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2,565
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2005
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1,252
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1,515
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2,767
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2006
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1,354
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1,564
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2,918
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2007
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1,317
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1,482
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2,799
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2008
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| 1,541 |
1,429 |
2,970 |
2009 |
| 1,505 |
1,454 |
2,959 |
2010 |
| 1,600 |
1,679 |
3,279 |
2011 |
| 1,501 |
1,728 |
3,229 |
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| American League |
National League |
A.L. + N.L. |
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League By League Stolen Bases Totals
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