1983 MLB Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1983, with 235, 28 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 26 MLB teams is 127.9.
Led all of MLB in 1983
Oakland Athletics
162 games
235
Stolen Bases
28 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 235 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 207 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 163 | 182 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 163 | 179 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 163 | 166 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 165 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 164 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 154 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 146 |
| 10 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 144 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 143 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 141 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 140 |
| 14 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 138 |
| 15 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 131 |
| MLB average | 127.9 | |||
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 124 |
| 17 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | 119 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 109 |
| 19 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 101 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 93 |
| 21 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 84 |
| 21 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 84 |
| 23 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 61 |
| 24 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 44 |
| 25 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 41 |
| 26 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 30 |
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.