 With 3 months until baseball in Chicago returns, I thought it would be interesting to look at the all time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 833 games I’ve identified that I have attended. After a brief hiatus for the holidays, we continue today back on the offensive side of the ball with stolen bases.
With 3 months until baseball in Chicago returns, I thought it would be interesting to look at the all time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 833 games I’ve identified that I have attended. After a brief hiatus for the holidays, we continue today back on the offensive side of the ball with stolen bases.
Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are far and away the teams I’ve seen the most. When you adjust the numbers per game, the California and Anaheim versions of the Angels and the Devil Rays jump to the top of the heap. The White Sox fall to the bottom of the middle third and the Cubs are squarely towards the low end, with less than 1 SB every other game. The Braves are the worst team that I have seen somewhat often, at less than .3 SB per game, while the Miami incarnation of the Marlins have yet to steal a base in a game I have attended.
| Team Name | Stolen Bases | 
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 303 | 
| Chicago Cubs | 176 | 
| Kansas City Royals | 36 | 
| Milwaukee Brewers | 34 | 
| Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 
| Houston Astros | 30 | 
| Texas Rangers | 28 | 
| Minnesota Twins | 27 | 
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 
| Detroit Tigers 
 | 26 | 
| Baltimore Orioles | 24 | 
| Los Angeles Angels | 23 | 
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 
| Florida Marlins | 22 | 
| Boston Red Sox | 18 | 
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 
| Tampa Bay Rays | 16 | 
| Seattle Mariners | 14 | 
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 13 | 
| Colorado Rockies | 13 | 
| Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | 
| Oakland Athletics | 13 | 
| St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 
| New York Mets | 11 | 
| Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | 
| San Francisco Giants | 9 | 
| Washington Nationals | 8 | 
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 8 | 
| New York Yankees | 7 | 
| San Diego Padres | 6 | 
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | 
| Montreal Expos | 5 | 
| Anaheim Angels | 3 | 
| California Angels | 2 | 
| Miami Marlins | 0 | 
| Team Name | Stolen Bases | 
|---|---|
| California Angels | 2 | 
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 1.6 | 
| Anaheim Angels | 1.5 | 
| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 
| Montreal Expos | 1 | 
| Washington Nationals | 1 | 
| Florida Marlins | 0.956521739130435 | 
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0.944444444444444 | 
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0.941176470588235 | 
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0.866666666666667 | 
| Texas Rangers | 0.848484848484849 | 
| Cincinnati Reds | 0.82051282051282 | 
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0.8125 | 
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0.80952380952381 | 
| Baltimore Orioles | 0.8 | 
| Los Angeles Angels | 0.793103448275862 | 
| New York Mets | 0.785714285714286 | 
| Kansas City Royals | 0.782608695652174 | 
| Houston Astros | 0.75 | 
| Boston Red Sox | 0.692307692307692 | 
| Detroit Tigers | 0.634146341463415 | 
| Chicago White Sox | 0.601190476190476 | 
| Cleveland Indians | 0.590909090909091 | 
| Oakland Athletics | 0.590909090909091 | 
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.547619047619048 | 
| San Francisco Giants | 0.529411764705882 | 
| Minnesota Twins | 0.519230769230769 | 
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0.5 | 
| Chicago Cubs | 0.460732984293194 | 
| Seattle Mariners | 0.4375 | 
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0.4 | 
| New York Yankees | 0.333333333333333 | 
| San Diego Padres | 0.333333333333333 | 
| Atlanta Braves | 0.277777777777778 | 
| Miami Marlins | 0 |