Stolen Bases : 2008 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

2008 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willy Taveras 68 Colorado Rockies 1
Jose Reyes 56 New York Mets 2
Jimmy Rollins 47 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Michael Bourn 41 Houston Astros 4
Juan Pierre 40 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Shane Victorino 36 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Matt Kemp 35 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Hanley Ramirez 35 Florida Marlins  
Matt Holliday 28 Colorado Rockies 9
Carlos Beltran 25 New York Mets 10
Randy Winn 25 San Francisco Giants  
Cesar Izturis 24 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Lastings Milledge 24 Washington Nationals  
Corey Hart 23 Milwaukee Brewers 14
Nate McLouth 23 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Brandon Phillips 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Ryan Theriot 22 Chicago Cubs 17
Fred Lewis 21 San Francisco Giants 18
Kaz Matsui 20 Houston Astros 19
Jayson Werth 20 Philadelphia Phillies  
Alfonso Soriano 19 Chicago Cubs 21
Rickie Weeks 19 Milwaukee Brewers  
Lance Berkman 18 Houston Astros 23
Russell Martin 18 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mike Cameron 17 Milwaukee Brewers 25



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?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.