New York Metropolitans Stolen Bases Leaders

Career totals with the New York Metropolitans and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 27: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Paul Radford holds the New York Metropolitans career record with 73 stolen bases. The single-season record is 73, by Paul Radford in 1887.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

All-time New York Metropolitans leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	SB	G
1	Paul Radford	1887	73	128
2	Darby O'Brien	1887	49	127
3	Candy Nelson	1883–1887	43	492
4	Dave Orr	1883–1887	33	450
5	Frank Hankinson	1885–1887	29	357
6	Steve Behel	1886	16	59
6	Steve Brady	1883–1886	16	441
6	Bill Holbert	1883–1887	16	311
9	Joe Gerhardt	1887	15	85
10	Tom McLaughlin	1886	13	74
11	Mortimer Hogan	1887	12	32
12	John Meister	1886–1887	10	84
12	Tom O'Brien	1887	10	31
14	Tom Forster	1885–1886	9	124
14	Al Mays	1886–1887	9	103
14	James Roseman	1883–1887	9	495
17	Dude Esterbrook	1883–1887	8	235
17	Charley Jones	1887	8	62
19	Jim Donahue	1886–1887	7	109
19	Jack Lynch	1883–1887	7	202
21	Jimmy Knowles	1887	6	16
21	Andy Sommers	1887	6	33
23	Joe Crotty	1886	3	14
23	Elmer Foster	1886	3	35
23	Fred O'Neill	1887	3	6

Single-season New York Metropolitans records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	SB	G
1	Paul Radford	1887	73	128
2	Darby O'Brien	1887	49	127
3	Candy Nelson	1887	29	68
4	Frank Hankinson	1887	19	127
5	Dave Orr	1887	17	84
6	Steve Behel	1886	16	59
6	Steve Brady	1886	16	124
6	Dave Orr	1886	16	136
9	Joe Gerhardt	1887	15	85
10	Candy Nelson	1886	14	109
11	Tom McLaughlin	1886	13	74
12	Mortimer Hogan	1887	12	32
12	Bill Holbert	1887	12	69
14	Frank Hankinson	1886	10	136
14	Tom O'Brien	1887	10	31
16	Tom Forster	1886	9	67
16	John Meister	1887	9	39
18	Dude Esterbrook	1887	8	26
18	Charley Jones	1887	8	62
20	Al Mays	1887	7	62
21	Jim Donahue	1887	6	60
21	Jimmy Knowles	1887	6	16
21	James Roseman	1886	6	134
21	Andy Sommers	1887	6	33
25	Bill Holbert	1886	4	48