Rickey Henderson holds the MLB career stolen base record with 1,406.[3] He is the only MLB player to have reached the 1,000 stolen bases milestone in his career. Following Henderson is Lou Brock with 938 stolen bases;[3]Billy Hamilton is third on the all-time steals listing. The number of career steals attributed to Hamilton varies by source, but all sources hold his career steals placing him in third on the list before Ty Cobb (897), Tim Raines (808), Vince Coleman (752), Arlie Latham (742),[4]Eddie Collins (741), Max Carey (738), and Honus Wagner (723),[5] who are the only other players to have stolen at least 700 bases.[3] Coleman is the leader for retired players that are not members of the Hall of Fame.[3]Brock held the all-time career stolen bases before being surpassed by Henderson in 1991. Brock had held the record from 1977 to 1991.[6] Before Brock, Hamilton held the record for eighty-one years, from 1897 to 1977.[6] Before that, Latham held the record from 1887 to 1896. Latham was also the first player to collect 300 career stolen bases.[6] With Kenny Lofton's retirement in 2007, 2008 was the first season since 1967 in which no active player had more than 500 career stolen bases.[6] Between 2008 and 2010, no active player had more than 500 stolen bases until Juan Pierre collected his 500th stolen base on August 5, 2010. He was the leader in stolen bases for active players until his retirement at the end of the 2013 season.[6]
As of the end of the 2024 season no active player is in the list of top 100 base stealers. [3]
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Rank amongst leaders in career stolen bases. A blank field indicates a tie.
Lou Brock held the stolen base record from 1977 to 1991 and is one of just three players with more than 900 career stolen bases.Sliding Billy Hamilton held the stolen base record for 80 years.Arlie Latham was the stolen base record holder from 1887 to 1896.Juan Pierre won multiple stolen base titles and finished his career with 614 stolen bases.
