1938 MLB Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Kansas City Monarchs led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1938, with 94, 3 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 30 MLB teams is 41.5.
Led all of MLB in 1938
Kansas City Monarchs
68 games
94
Stolen Bases
3 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 68 | 94 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 157 | 91 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 153 | 83 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 155 | 76 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 151 | 66 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 154 | 65 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 152 | 65 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 149 | 56 |
| 9 |
|
AL | 150 | 55 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 156 | 55 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 156 | 51 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 153 | 49 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 154 | 49 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 152 | 47 |
| MLB average | 41.5 | |||
| 15 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 58 | 39 |
| 16 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 65 | 38 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 151 | 38 |
| 18 |
|
NL | 152 | 31 |
| 19 | Atlanta Black Crackers | NAL | 54 | 24 |
| 19 | Indianapolis ABCs | NAL | 38 | 24 |
| 21 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 22 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 49 | 21 |
| 23 |
|
NL | 151 | 19 |
| 24 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 47 | 18 |
| 24 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 39 | 18 |
| 26 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 23 | 17 |
| 27 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 68 | 13 |
| 28 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 52 | 10 |
| 29 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 52 | 9 |
| 30 | Washington Black Senators | NN2 | 21 | 1 |
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.