Caught Stealing CS

CS stands for caught stealing in baseball. Stolen-base attempts that ended with the runner tagged out.

How CS is calculated

Counted. Lower is better, read beside SB.

The leaders in caught stealing are usually also leaders in steals: a runner has to try often to be thrown out often.

What counts as a good CS?

Half of the 193 qualified MLB players in 2026 were at or below 3. The tenth with the most were above 8, which is where the number stops being a good sign.

Median: 3
Top 10%: 8
Leader: 14

By position, the median was 4 for SS, 4 for 2B, 4 for CF, 4 for RF, 3 for LF and 2 for 1B.

Qualified: 300+ AB, non-zero, 2026 regular season.