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The Davey Lopes Era

Phillies' SB numbers with Davey Lopes

When former Dodger second baseman Davey Lopes joined the Phillies as a coach for the 2007 season, he helped them increase their stolen base total by 50 percent over the previous year and set a major league record for stolen base percentage.

However, the Phillies' SB total dipped in each of their next three seasons and their SB% never approached that benchmark again. Lopes (shown at right with Jimmy Rollins during the 2009 NLCS) returned to the Dodgers this winter, and the Phils are on a pace to just about match their SB number from his last season here. (By the way, in six games against the Dodgers this season, the Phillies stole five bases and were not caught.)

Here are the Phillies stolen base statistics and leaders for since 2006 (seasons with Lopes in bold):