1979 MLB Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Kansas City Royals led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1979, with 207, 17 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 114.7.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Kansas City Royals
162 games
207
Stolen Bases
17 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | League | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 207 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 190 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 180 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 176 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 143 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 140 |
| 7 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 135 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 128 |
| 9 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 126 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 121 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 116 |
| MLB average | 114.7 | |||
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 106 |
| 13 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 104 |
| 14 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 100 |
| 14 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 100 |
| 14 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 100 |
| 17 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 99 |
| 17 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 99 |
| 19 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 98 |
| 20 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 97 |
| 21 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 79 |
| 22 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 75 |
| 23 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 73 |
| 24 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 66 |
| 25 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 65 |
| 26 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 60 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.