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1962 MLB Stolen Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1962, with 198, 99 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 20 MLB teams is 67.4.

Led all of MLB in 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers 165 games
198 Stolen Bases 99 clear of Washington Senators
# Team League G SB
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 165 198
2 Washington Senators AL 162 99
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 86
4 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 79
5 Chicago Cubs NL 162 78
6 Chicago White Sox AL 162 76
6 Kansas City Athletics AL 162 76
8 San Francisco Giants NL 165 73
9 Detroit Tigers AL 161 69
MLB average 67.4
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 66
11 New York Mets NL 161 59
12 Milwaukee Braves NL 162 57
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 50
14 Los Angeles Angels AL 162 46
15 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 45
16 Houston Colt .45's NL 162 42
16 New York Yankees AL 162 42
18 Boston Red Sox AL 160 39
19 Cleveland Indians AL 162 35
20 Minnesota Twins AL 163 33

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.