Who holds the MLB record for most stolen bases in a season and how many did he steal?

Answer 1

Most Stolen Bases in a Season

The modern day record is held by Rickey Henderson with 130 in 1982.

Hugh Nicol had 138 in 1887, but at the time any time a runner advanced an extra base he was credited with a stolen base. For example, scoring from second on a single counted as a stolen base until 1898, when the modern rules were established, crediting stolen bases only for bases advanced on a ball that was not hit.

The list below shows the all-time highest single season totals going into the 2008 season, and including pre-modern day totals.

STOLEN BASES YEAR SB

1 Hugh Nicol 1887 138

2 Rickey Henderson 1982 130

3 Arlie Latham 1887 129

4 Lou Brock 1974 118

5 Charles Comiskey 1887 117

T6 Monte Ward 1887 111

T6 Billy Hamilton 1891 111

T6 Billy Hamilton 1889 111

9 Vince Coleman 1985 110

T10 Arlie Latham 1888 109

T10 Vince Coleman 1987 109

12 Rickey Henderson 1983 108

13 Vince Coleman 1986 107

14 Tom Brown 1891 106

15 Maury Wills 1962 104

T16 Hugh Nicol 1888 103

T16 Pete Browning 1887 103

T18 Jim Fogarty 1887 102

T18 Billy Hamilton 1890 102

20 Rickey Henderson 1980 100

21 Jim Fogarty 1889 99

22 Billy Hamilton 1894 98

T23 Ron LeFlore 1980 97

T23 Harry Stovey 1890 97

T23 Billy Hamilton 1895 97

T26 Ty Cobb 1915 96

T26 Omar Moreno 1980 96

T28 Curt Welch 1888 95

T28 Bid McPhee 1887 95

T30 Mike Griffin 1887 94

T30 Maury Wills 1965 94

T32 Rickey Henderson 1988 93

T32 Tommy McCarthy 1888 93

34 Darby O'Brien 1889 91

35 Tim Raines 1983 90

T36 Herman Long 1889 89

T36 Curt Welch 1887 89

T38 Blondie Purcell 1887 88

T38 Tom Poorman 1887 88

T38 Monte Ward 1892 88

T38 Clyde Milan 1912 88

T42 Rickey Henderson 1986 87

T42 Joe Kelley 1896 87

T42 Arlie Latham 1891 87

T42 Harry Stovey 1888 87

46 Cub Stricker 1887 86

T47 Tommy Tucker 1887 85

T47 Hugh Duffy 1891 85

T47 Hub Collins 1890 85

T50 King Kelly 1887 84

T50 Bill Lange 1896 84

T50 Billy Sunday 1890 84

T50 Chippy McGarr 1887 84

T54 Willie Wilson 1979 83

T54 Ty Cobb 1911 83

T54 Tommy McCarthy 1890 83

T54 Billy Hamilton 1896 83

T58 William Hoy 1888 82

T58 John Reilly 1888 82

T60 Eddie Collins 1910 81

T60 Vince Coleman 1988 81

T62 Hugh Nicol 1889 80

T62 Rickey Henderson 1985 80

T62 Bob Bescher 1911 80

T62 Emmett Seery 1888 80

T62 Eric Davis 1986 80

T67 Willie Wilson 1980 79

T67 Tom Brown 1890 79

T67 Dave Collins 1980 79

T70 Tom Brown 1892 78

T70 Marquis Grissom 1992 78

T70 Jose Reyes 2007 78

T70 Ron LeFlore 1979 78

T70 Hugh Duffy 1890 78

T70 Tim Raines 1982 78

T70 John McGraw 1894 78

T77 Davey Lopes 1975 77

T77 Ted Scheffler 1890 77

T77 Rickey Henderson 1989 77

T77 Omar Moreno 1979 77

T77 Vince Coleman 1990 77

T77 Jimmy Sheckard 1899 77

T77 Rudy Law 1983 77

T84 Ty Cobb 1909 76

T84 Marquis Grissom 1991 76

T84 Ed McKean 1887 76

T84 Dusty Miller 1896 76

T84 Walt Wilmot 1890 76

T89 Bill North 1976 75

T89 Benny Kauff 1914 75

T89 Yank Robinson 1887 75

T89 Kenny Lofton 1996 75

T89 Clyde Milan 1913 75

T89 Tim Raines 1984 75

T89 George Van Haltren 1891 75

T96 Brian Hunter 1997 74

T96 Fritz Maisel 1914 74

T96 Frank Fennelly 1887 74

T96 Harry Stovey 1887 74

T96 Lou Brock 1966 74

T96 Walt Wilmot 1894 74

T102 Tommy Harper 1969 73

T102 Paul Radford 1887 73

T102 Bill Lange 1897 73

T102 Denny Lyons 1887 73

T102 Jack Doyle 1896 73

T102 Bill Van Dyke 1890 73

T102 John McGraw 1899 73

T109 Juan Samuel 1984 72

T109 Otis Nixon 1991 72

T109 Curt Welch 1890 72

T109 Charles Comiskey 1888 72

T109 Tony Womack 1999 72

T114 Tim Raines 1981 71

T114 Billy Sunday 1888 71

T114 Hub Collins 1887 71

T114 Omar Moreno 1978 71

T114 Hub Collins 1888 71

T114 Bill Greenwood 1887 71

T120 Hughie Jennings 1896 70

T120 Mickey Rivers 1975 70

T120 Alan Wiggins 1984 70

T120 Bob Bescher 1910 70

T120 Kenny Lofton 1993 70

T120 Frank Taveras 1977 70

T120 Tim Raines 1986 70

T120 Tim Raines 1985 70

T120 Bill McClellan 1887 70

T120 Lou Brock 1973 70

T120 Scott Podsednik 2004 70

T131 Arlie Latham 1889 69

T131 Jake Stenzel 1897 69

T131 Ned Hanlon 1887 69

T134 Ty Cobb 1916 68

T134 King Kelly 1889 68

T134 Lonnie Smith 1982 68

T134 Ron LeFlore 1978 68

T134 Harry Stovey 1886 68

T139 Joe Morgan 1973 67

T139 Joe Morgan 1975 67

T139 Bill Lange 1895 67

T139 Frank Chance 1903 67

T139 Bob Bescher 1912 67

T139 Eddie Collins 1909 67

T139 Ecky Stearns 1889 67

T139 Jimmy Sheckard 1903 67

T139 Willie Keeler 1896 67

T148 Rickey Henderson 1998 66

T148 Arlie Latham 1892 66

T148 Rickey Henderson 1984 66

T148 Tom Brown 1894 66

T148 Tom Brown 1893 66

T148 Alan Wiggins 1983 66

T148 Kenny Lofton 1992 66

T148 Curt Welch 1889 66

T148 Tom Goodwin 1996 66

T148 Jim McTamany 1887 66

T148 Billy Hamilton 1897 66

T148 Roger Cedeno 1999 66

T160 Ty Cobb 1910 65

T160 Rickey Henderson 1990 65

T160 Mike Griffin 1891 65

T160 Bill Lange 1894 65

T160 George Davis 1897 65

T160 Hub Collins 1889 65

T160 Charles Comiskey 1889 65

T160 Vince Coleman 1989 65

T160 Juan Pierre 2003 65

T160 Ned Hanlon 1890 65

T160 Gerald Young 1988 65

T171 Jose Reyes 2006 64

T171 Fred Pfeffer 1888 64

T171 Jay Faatz 1888 64

T171 Eric Yelding 1990 64

T171 Willie Keeler 1897 64

T171 Lou Brock 1971 64

T171 Juan Pierre 2007 64

T178 Davey Lopes 1976 63

T178 Tommy Tucker 1889 63

T178 Tom Brown 1889 63

T178 Monte Ward 1890 63

T178 Eddie Collins 1912 63

T178 Bid McPhee 1889 63

T178 Harry Stovey 1889 63

T178 Lou Brock 1972 63

T178 Sam Rice 1920 63

T178 Lou Brock 1965 63

T178 Max Carey 1916 63

T178 Rodney Scott 1980 63

T190 Monte Ward 1889 62

T190 Ed Daily 1890 62

T190 Bert Campaneris 1968 62

T190 Bert Campaneris 1969 62

T190 Jack Glasscock 1887 62

T190 Tim Shinnick 1890 62

T190 Chone Figgins 2005 62

T190 Luis Castillo 2000 62

T190 Danny Moeller 1913 62

T190 Jack Doyle 1897 62

T190 Chuck Knoblauch 1997 62

T190 Lou Brock 1968 62

T190 George Burns 1914 62

T203 Ty Cobb 1912 61

T203 Josh Devore 1911 61

T203 George Case 1943 61

T203 Jake Stenzel 1894 61

T203 Gene Richards 1980 61

T203 Miguel Dilone 1980 61

T203 Honus Wagner 1907 61

T203 White Wings Tebeau 1889 61

T203 Ben Chapman 1931 61

T203 John McGraw 1895 61

T203 Cesar Cedeno 1977 61

T203 Max Carey 1913 61

T215 Hughie Jennings 1897 60

T215 Joe Morgan 1976 60

T215 Ed Daily 1889 60

T215 Herman Long 1891 60

T215 William Hoy 1892 60

T215 Arlie Latham 1886 60

T215 Kenny Lofton 1994 60

T215 Cub Stricker 1888 60

T215 Jose Reyes 2005 60

T215 Jimmy Ryan 1888 60

T215 Shorty Fuller 1890 60

T215 Omar Moreno 1982 60

T215 Tony Womack 1997 60

T215 Dave Collins 1984 60

T215 Harold Reynolds 1987 60

T215 Bill Dahlen 1892 60

T231 Willie Wilson 1987 59

T231 William Hoy 1891 59

T231 Billy Maloney 1905 59

T231 Willie Wilson 1983 59

T231 Otis Nixon 1997 59

T231 Davey Lopes 1974 59

T231 Arlie Latham 1894 59

T231 Tommy Dowd 1893 59

T231 Julio Cruz 1978 59

T231 Curt Welch 1886 59

T231 Art Devlin 1905 59

T231 George Pinckney 1887 59

T231 Hick Carpenter 1888 59

T231 Perry Werden 1890 59

T231 Carl Crawford 2004 59

T231 Scott Podsednik 2005 59

T247 Bill North 1979 58

T247 Rickey Henderson 1991 58

T247 Joe Morgan 1974 58

T247 Joe Morgan 1972 58

T247 Ron LeFlore 1976 58

T247 Oyster Burns 1887 58

T247 Eddie Collins 1914 58

T247 Clyde Milan 1911 58

T247 Tony Womack 1998 58

T247 Chuck Carr 1993 58

T247 Jim Fogarty 1888 58

T247 Frank Taveras 1976 58

T247 Mookie Wilson 1982 58

T247 Max Carey 1918 58

T247 Cesar Cedeno 1976 58

T247 Carl Crawford 2006 58

T247 Ed Delahanty 1898 58

T247 Juan Pierre 2006 58

T247 Jim Manning 1889 58

T266 Arlie Latham 1893 57

T266 Hap Myers 1913 57

T266 Herman Long 1892 57

T266 Monte Ward 1891 57

T266 Frank Chance 1906 57

T266 Frank Scheibeck 1890 57

T266 Red Murray 1910 57

T266 Luis Aparicio 1964 57

T266 Jack Glasscock 1889 57

T266 Julio Cruz 1983 57

T266 Fred Pfeffer 1887 57

T266 Ozzie Smith 1980 57

T266 Harry Stovey 1891 57

T266 Fred Clarke 1897 57

T266 Honus Wagner 1905 57

T266 Ozzie Smith 1988 57

T266 Tommy McCarthy 1889 57

T266 Ed Andrews 1887 57

T266 Jack Crooks 1890 57

T266 Bobby Tolan 1970 57

T266 Jake Stenzel 1896 57

T266 Darby O'Brien 1892 57

T266 Cesar Cedeno 1974 57

T266 Billy Hamilton 1892 57

T266 Juan Pierre 2005 57

T291 Rickey Henderson 1981 56

T291 Delino DeShields 1991 56

T291 Yank Robinson 1888 56

T291 Billy Shindle 1889 56

T291 Willie McGee 1985 56

T291 Quilvio Veras 1995 56

T291 Tony Gwynn 1987 56

T291 Ichiro Suzuki 2001 56

T291 King Kelly 1888 56

T291 Luis Aparicio 1959 56

T291 Steve Sax 1983 56

T291 Deion Sanders 1997 56

T291 Mike Tiernan 1890 56

T291 Gene Richards 1977 56

T291 Patsy Donovan 1892 56

T291 Cupid Childs 1890 56

T291 Ed Andrews 1886 56

T291 Jim Burns 1889 56

T291 Wally Moses 1943 56

T291 Gary Pettis 1985 56

T291 Lou Brock 1976 56

T291 Lou Brock 1975 56

T291 Cesar Cedeno 1973 56

T314 Benny Kauff 1915 55

T314 Delino DeShields 1997 55

T314 Paul Radford 1891 55

T314 Ty Cobb 1917 55

T314 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1944 55

T314 Bert Campaneris 1967 55

T314 Eddie Collins 1913 55

T314 White Wings Tebeau 1890 55

T314 George Van Haltren 1892 55

T314 Tom Goodwin 2000 55

T314 Darby O'Brien 1888 55

T314 Bid McPhee 1890 55

T314 Roberto Alomar 1993 55

T314 Emmett Heidrick 1899 55

T314 Sherry Magee 1906 55

T314 Roger Cedeno 2001 55

T314 Jim McTamany 1888 55

T314 Luis Polonia 1993 55

T314 Cesar Cedeno 1972 55

T314 Jimmy Knowles 1890 55

T314 Carl Crawford 2003 55

T335 Tommy Harper 1973 54

T335 Bill North 1974 54

T335 Otis Nixon 1996 54

T335 Pat Listach 1992 54

T335 Joe Kelley 1895 54

T335 Cub Stricker 1891 54

T335 Bob Bescher 1909 54

T335 Art Devlin 1906 54

T335 Kenny Lofton 1995 54

T335 Damaso Garcia 1982 54

T335 Kenny Lofton 1998 54

T335 Bert Campaneris 1976 54

T335 Jack Glasscock 1890 54

T335 Bid McPhee 1888 54

T335 Ryne Sandberg 1985 54

T335 Billy Hamilton 1898 54

T335 Eric Young 2000 54

T335 Mookie Wilson 1983 54

T335 Eddie Burke 1893 54

T335 Ned Hanlon 1891 54

T355 Marquis Grissom 1993 53

T355 Hughie Jennings 1895 53

T355 Bill North 1973 53

T355 Juan Samuel 1985 53

T355 Rickey Henderson 1993 53

T355 Eddie Collins 1917 53

T355 King Kelly 1886 53

T355 Maury Wills 1964 53

T355 Luis Aparicio 1961 53

T355 Billy Hatcher 1987 53

T355 Freddie Patek 1977 53

T355 Honus Wagner 1904 53

T355 Honus Wagner 1906 53

T355 Mike Tiernan 1891 53

T355 Jake Stenzel 1895 53

T355 Roberto Alomar 1991 53

T355 Omar Moreno 1977 53

T355 Honus Wagner 1908 53

T355 Tommy McCarthy 1892 53

T355 Eric Young 1996 53

T355 Lou Brock 1969 53

T355 Donie Bush 1909 53

T355 Ed Swartwood 1890 53

T355 Buck Ewing 1888 53

T355 Eddie Burke 1896 53

T355 Brady Anderson 1992 53

T355 Ned Hanlon 1889 53

T382 Bobby Wheelock 1891 52

T382 Ray Chapman 1917 52

T382 Bump Wills 1978 52

T382 Arlie Latham 1890 52

T382 Ty Cobb 1913 52

T382 Gary Redus 1987 52

T382 Ed McKean 1888 52

T382 Barry Bonds 1990 52

T382 Lonnie Smith 1985 52

T382 Jerry Mumphrey 1980 52

T382 Bert Campaneris 1972 52

T382 Bert Campaneris 1966 52

T382 Maury Wills 1968 52

T382 Brett Butler 1984 52

T382 Billy Shindle 1888 52

T382 Amos Otis 1971 52

T382 Sam Mertes 1905 52

T382 Tris Speaker 1912 52

T382 Hugh Duffy 1889 52

T382 Alex Sanchez 2003 52

T382 Chone Figgins 2006 52

T382 Mike Tiernan 1888 52

T382 Don Baylor 1976 52

T382 Dick Johnston 1887 52

T382 Max Carey 1920 52

T382 Frank Isbell 1901 52

T382 Lou Brock 1967 52

T409 Don Buford 1966 51

T409 Barry Larkin 1995 51

T409 Fritz Maisel 1915 51

T409 Yank Robinson 1886 51

T409 Billy Shindle 1890 51

T409 Bert Campaneris 1965 51

T409 George Sisler 1922 51

T409 Jimmy McAleer 1891 51

T409 Luis Aparicio 1960 51

T409 King Kelly 1890 51

T409 Brett Butler 1990 51

T409 Shannon Stewart 1998 51

T409 Tom Daly 1894 51

T409 George Case 1939 51

T409 George Pinckney 1888 51

T409 Hanley Ramirez 2007 51

T409 Hanley Ramirez 2006 51

T409 Dave Nelson 1972 51

T409 Hugh Duffy 1892 51

T409 Braggo Roth 1917 51

T409 Tim Raines 1991 51

T409 Freddie Patek 1976 51

T409 Max Carey 1922 51

T409 Max Carey 1923 51

T409 Bill Dahlen 1896 51

T409 Lou Brock 1970 51

T409 Eric Young 1999 51

T409 Dode Paskert 1910 51

T409 Luis Polonia 1992 51

T409 Fred Snodgrass 1911 51

T439 Brian Roberts 2007 50

T439 William Hoy 1896 50

T439 Otis Nixon 1990 50

T439 Craig Biggio 1998 50

T439 Otis Nixon 1995 50

T439 William Hoy 1895 50

T439 Bug Holliday 1890 50

T439 Ducky Holmes 1899 50

T439 Jimmy Ryan 1887 50

T439 Lance Johnson 1996 50

T439 Lonnie Smith 1984 50

T439 Eric Byrnes 2007 50

T439 Maury Wills 1960 50

T439 Curt Welch 1891 50

T439 John Reilly 1887 50

T439 Larry Lintz 1974 50

T439 Vince Coleman 1994 50

T439 Luis Castillo 1999 50

T439 Gary Pettis 1986 50

T439 John Cangelosi 1986 50

T439 Tim Raines 1987 50

T439 Eric Davis 1987 50

T439 Jack Crooks 1891 50

T439 George Van Haltren 1897 50

T439 Tom Goodwin 1997 50

T439 Tom Goodwin 1995 50

T439 Miguel Dilone 1978 50

T439 Ed Cartwright 1895 50

T439 Ned Hanlon 1886 50

T439 Carl Crawford 2007 50

T439 Cesar Cedeno 1975 50

Answer 2

Rickey Henderson stole 130 bases in 1982, the record.

Answer 3

On May 1, 1991, Rickey Henderson, then with the Oakland A's, broke Lou Brock's career stolen base record of 938. Henderson went on to steal a major-league record 1,406 bases lifetime.