most career mlb stolen bases before 1927

Before 1927, Billy Hamilton had the most stolen bases, with 914 steals.

Interpreted as:
most career MLB stolen bases by a player before 1927
NAMESBGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
914
1,594
6,283
1,697
2,164
242
95
40
742
1,189
89
271
7,608
2,716
377
47
.344
.455
.432
.888
1716
578.6
.433
142
505.5
2Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
869
2,806
10,591
2,086
3,900
665
284
111
1,800
1,148
85
653
12,101
5,466
1,060
277
.368
.434
.516
.950
2365
1,043.8
.448
168
937.4
3Arlie Latham
A. Latham
742
1,289
5,388
1,187
1,500
198
62
25
525
534
68
163
6,014
1,897
285
18
.278
.352
.352
.704
964
42.9
.342
98
-20
4Eddie Collins
E. Collins
735
2,683
9,681
1,767
3,228
423
186
46
1,278
1,437
77
455
11,699
4,161
655
504
.333
.424
.430
.853
1973
675.9
.409
144
606.9
5Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
723
2,794
10,439
1,739
3,420
643
252
101
1,732
963
125
735
11,748
4,870
996
221
.328
.391
.467
.858
2044
725.8
.408
147
650
6Max Carey
M. Carey
688
2,205
8,506
1,432
2,442
378
149
67
728
926
73
651
9,767
3,319
594
262
.287
.362
.390
.752
1299
190.4
.359
112
142.8
7Tom Brown
T. Brown
657
1,431
5,884
1,250
1,527
197
106
49
581
664
33
508
6,622
2,083
352
39
.260
.338
.354
.692
985
-27.6
.335
94
-71.8
8George Davis
G. Davis
619
2,372
9,045
1,545
2,665
453
163
73
1,440
874
75
579
10,178
3,663
689
184
.295
.362
.405
.767
1643
293.1
.366
117
266.9
9Dummy Hoy
D. Hoy
596
1,797
7,115
1,429
2,048
248
121
40
725
1,006
134
231
8,385
2,658
409
130
.288
.386
.374
.760
1452
224.5
.372
112
143.6
10George Van Haltren
G. Van Haltren
583
1,990
8,043
1,642
2,544
286
161
69
1,015
871
38
385
9,017
3,359
516
65
.316
.386
.418
.803
1647
328.4
.384
119
259.3
11Hugh Duffy
H. Duffy
574
1,737
7,044
1,554
2,293
325
119
106
1,302
664
29
186
7,841
3,174
550
104
.326
.386
.451
.837
1526
360.4
.395
118
242.5
12Bid McPhee
B. McPhee
568
1,742
6,745
1,395
1,858
265
161
45
889
907
69
260
7,782
2,580
471
56
.275
.367
.383
.750
1346
172.5
.363
109
112.5
13Bill Dahlen
B. Dahlen
548
2,444
9,036
1,590
2,461
413
163
84
1,234
1,064
140
759
10,405
3,452
660
165
.272
.358
.382
.740
1589
236.5
.357
108
139.6
14John Ward
J. Ward
540
1,141
4,778
912
1,401
140
53
13
552
335
17
40
5,150
1,686
206
20
.293
.342
.353
.695
792
6.9
.335
98
-20.4
15Herman Long
H. Long
537
1,875
7,678
1,456
2,129
342
97
91
1,055
612
57
365
8,505
2,938
530
158
.277
.335
.383
.718
1254
19.3
.342
92
-80.3
16Patsy Donovan
P. Donovan
518
1,824
7,505
1,321
2,256
208
75
16
738
457
83
312
8,172
2,662
299
127
.301
.348
.355
.702
1157
-0.8
.340
98
-26.4
17Jack Doyle
J. Doyle
518
1,569
6,055
977
1,811
316
64
25
971
440
49
275
6,589
2,330
405
45
.299
.351
.385
.736
1006
79.6
.352
104
45.9
18Fred Clarke
F. Clarke
509
2,246
8,584
1,622
2,678
361
220
67
1,015
875
154
511
9,838
3,680
648
225
.312
.386
.429
.814
1663
445.8
.390
131
386.2
19Harry Stovey
H. Stovey
509
934
3,727
905
1,054
208
105
72
600
525
22
134
4,275
1,688
385
.283
.375
.453
.828
860
227.9
.390
129
189.5
20Clyde Milan
C. Milan
495
1,982
7,359
1,004
2,100
240
105
17
617
685
80
404
8,312
2,601
362
188
.285
.353
.353
.706
1006
126.7
.344
110
88.3
21Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
495
2,123
8,591
1,719
2,932
241
145
33
810
524
129
136
9,610
3,562
419
366
.341
.388
.415
.802
1640
406.6
.383
124
330.8
22Mike Griffin
M. Griffin
473
1,513
5,923
1,406
1,755
314
108
42
720
809
78
185
6,848
2,411
464
38
.296
.388
.407
.795
1294
256.4
.383
122
238.9
23Tommy McCarthy
T. McCarthy
468
1,180
4,763
1,013
1,421
187
51
44
721
525
50
104
5,371
1,842
282
33
.298
.374
.387
.761
952
130.8
.368
107
60.7
24Jimmy Sheckard
J. Sheckard
465
2,122
7,605
1,296
2,084
354
136
56
810
1,135
92
849
9,118
2,878
546
286
.274
.375
.378
.753
1343
311.5
.368
121
241.6
25Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
455
1,837
7,511
1,600
2,597
522
186
101
1,466
741
94
366
8,400
3,794
809
54
.346
.411
.505
.916
1836
616.8
.428
144
559.3
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