Hamilton is one of baseball’s true enigmas. His ability to steal bases is described by scouts and journalists as “at will” and there is certainly no denying that. Since debuting in 2013, no player has stolen more bags than Hamilton has at 277. Outside of Dee Gordon (252), there is nobody particularly close. Also worth noting, Hamilton only played 13 games in 2013 but he stole 13 bases that season.
The stolen base has always been the weapon of choice for Hamilton, one of the fastest players to play the game since Ricky Henderson himself. He has been known to stretch singles into doubles and has scored numerous times from first base on lazy fly balls.