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Stolen Base Success Rate Calculator

Just enter your stolen bases and times caught stealing to instantly get the success rate. Shows the breakdown of attempts, successes, and failures, plus a comparison with the roughly 70% break-even mark.

Input

Result

Stolen base success rate

85.7%

.857 (three-decimal baseball notation)

Attempts

35

Stolen bases

30

Caught stealing

5

Compared with break-even (about 70%)

Your success rate is above the roughly 70% break-even mark. At this level, attempting steals generally does not hurt the team's run expectancy.

Breakdown

ItemValue
Stolen bases (SB)30
Caught stealing (CS)5
Attempts35
Stolen base success rate.857 (85.7%)

How it works

  • Stolen base success rate is calculated as stolen bases divided by (stolen bases plus caught stealing). Caught stealing counts the times a runner was thrown out attempting a steal.
  • The denominator, total attempts, is stolen bases plus caught stealing, representing every time a steal was tried.
  • Following traditional baseball convention, the rate is shown both as a percentage and in three-decimal notation (for example, .857).
  • The break-even point for stealing is generally cited at around 70%. Below that level, the cost of outs from getting caught tends to outweigh the added scoring chances.
  • Even a high success rate contributes little if the number of steals is small. It is best evaluated alongside the number of attempts.
  • Enter stolen bases and caught stealing as whole numbers of 0 or greater. The rate cannot be calculated when the total is 0.