Stolen Bases : 1962 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1962 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Maury Wills 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Willie Davis 32 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Julian Javier 26 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Vada Pinson 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Tony Taylor 20 Philadelphia Phillies 5
George Altman 19 Chicago Cubs 6
Tommy Davis 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Willie Mays 18 San Francisco Giants  
Frank Robinson 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Gilliam 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Tony Gonzalez 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lou Brock 16 Chicago Cubs 12
Donn Clendenon 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ted Savage 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hank Aaron 15 Milwaukee Braves 15
Jose Pagan 13 San Francisco Giants 16
Richie Ashburn 12 New York Mets 17
Ken Boyer 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Elio Chacon 12 New York Mets  
Roman Mejias 12 Houston Colt .45s  
Johnny Roseboro 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joe Christopher 11 New York Mets 22
Don Landrum 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chicago Cubs  
Felipe Alou 10 San Francisco Giants 24
Johnny Callison 10 Philadelphia Phillies  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).