Stolen Bases : 2006 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

2006 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jose Reyes 64 New York Mets 1
Juan Pierre 58 Chicago Cubs 2
Hanley Ramirez 51 Florida Marlins 3
Dave Roberts 49 San Diego Padres 4
Felipe Lopez 44 Cincinnati Reds 5
Washington Nationals  
Alfonso Soriano 41 Washington Nationals 6
Ryan Freel 37 Cincinnati Reds 7
Rafael Furcal 37 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jimmy Rollins 36 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Willy Taveras 33 Houston Astros 10
Kenny Lofton 32 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Chris Duffy 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Eric Byrnes 25 Arizona Diamondbacks 13
Mike Cameron 25 San Diego Padres  
Brandon Phillips 25 Cincinnati Reds  
Omar Vizquel 24 San Francisco Giants 16
Josh Barfield 21 San Diego Padres 17
Bobby Abreu 20 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Alfredo Amezaga 20 Florida Marlins  
David Wright 20 New York Mets  
Rickie Weeks 19 Milwaukee Brewers 21
Carlos Beltran 18 New York Mets 22
Edgar Renteria 17 Atlanta Braves 23
Craig Counsell 15 Arizona Diamondbacks 24
Chase Utley 15 Philadelphia Phillies  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.