The Major League standard for true speed and power was the attainment of thirty home runs and thirty stolen bases during any single season. In 1988, Jose Canseco set a new standard when he reached 40–40, but the combination of 30–30 is still considered a unique and very desirable blend of power and speed. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"If you get two-hundred hits a season, you're going to hit .333 and you'll still have four-hundred outs. I don't see why you have to run down to first base every time to make an out." - Bonds, Bobby. Baseball's Greatest Quotations: An Illustrated Treasury of Baseball Quotations and Historical Lore. Dickson, Paul. Author. Collins Publishing. 2 September 2008. Page 66.
30–30 ClubAmerican League Players With 30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen Bases in a Season |
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AL # | Name (Quantity) | Team(s) | POS | Year | HRs | SBs | GMs |
1. | Ken Williams (1) | St. Louis | LF | 1922 | 39 | 37 | 153 |
2. | Tommy Harper (1) | Milwaukee | 3B | 1970 | 31 | 38 | 154 |
3. | Bobby Bonds (3) | New York | RF | 1975 | 32 | 30 | 145 |
4. | Bobby Bonds (4) | California | RF | 1977 | 37 | 41 | 158 |
5. | Bobby Bonds (5) | Chicago / Texas | RF | 1978 | 31 | 43 | 156 |
6. | Joe Carter (1) | Cleveland | 1B | 1987 | 32 | 31 | 149 |
7. | Jose Canseco (1) | Oakland | RF | 1988 | 42 | 40 | 158 |
8. | Alex Rodriguez (1) | Seattle | SS | 1998 | 42 | 46 | 161 |
9. | Shawn Green (1) | Toronto | RF | 1998 | 35 | 35 | 158 |
10. | Jose Cruz, Jr. (1) | Toronto | CF | 2001 | 34 | 32 | 146 |
11. | Alfonso Soriano (1) | New York | 2B | 2002 | 39 | 41 | 156 |
12. | Alfonso Soriano (2) | New York | 2B | 2003 | 38 | 35 | 156 |
13. | Alfonso Soriano (3) | Texas | 2B | 2005 | 36 | 30 | 156 |
14. | Grady Sizemore (1) | Cleveland | CF | 2008 | 33 | 38 | 157 |
15. | Ian Kinsler (1) | Texas | 2B | 2009 | 31 | 31 | 144 |
16. | Jacoby Ellsbury (1) | Boston | CF | 2011 | 32 | 39 | 158 |
17. | Ian Kinsler (2) | Texas | 2B | 2011 | 32 | 30 | 155 |
18. | Mike Trout (1) | Los Angeles | CF | 2012 | 30 | 49 | 139 |
19. | Jose Ramirez (1) | Cleveland | 3B | 2018 | 39 | 34 | 157 |
20. | Mookie Betts (1) | Boston | RF | 2018 | 32 | 30 | 136 |
21. | Cedric Mullins (1) | Baltimore | CF | 2021 | 30 | 30 | 159 |
22. | Bobby Witt Jr. (1) | Kansas City | SS | 2023 | 30 | 49 | 158 |
23. | Julio Rodríguez (1) | Seattle | CF | 2023 | 32 | 37 | 155 |
AL # | Name (Quantity) | Team(s) | POS | Year | HRs | SBs | GMs |
30–30 ClubNational League Players With 30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen Bases in a Season |
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NL # | Name (Quantity) | Team(s) | POS | Year | HRs | SBs | GMs |
1. | Willie Mays (1) | New York | CF | 1956 | 36 | 40 | 152 |
2. | Willie Mays (2) | New York | CF | 1957 | 35 | 38 | 152 |
3. | Hank Aaron (1) | Milwaukee | RF | 1963 | 44 | 31 | 161 |
4. | Bobby Bonds (1) | San Francisco | RF | 1969 | 32 | 45 | 158 |
5. | Bobby Bonds (2) | San Francisco | RF | 1973 | 39 | 43 | 160 |
6. | Dale Murphy (1) | Atlanta | CF | 1983 | 36 | 30 | 162 |
7. | Eric Davis (1) | Cincinnati | CF | 1987 | 37 | 50 | 129 |
8. | Howard Johnson (1) | New York | 3B | 1987 | 36 | 32 | 157 |
9. | Darryl Strawberry (1) | New York | RF | 1987 | 39 | 36 | 154 |
10. | Howard Johnson (2) | New York | 3B | 1989 | 36 | 41 | 153 |
11. | Ron Gant (1) | Atlanta | CF | 1990 | 32 | 33 | 152 |
12. | Barry Bonds (1) | Pittsburgh | LF | 1990 | 33 | 52 | 152 |
13. | Ron Gant (2) | Atlanta | CF | 1991 | 32 | 34 | 154 |
14. | Howard Johnson (3) | New York | 3B | 1991 | 38 | 30 | 156 |
15. | Barry Bonds (2) | Pittsburgh | LF | 1992 | 34 | 39 | 140 |
16. | Sammy Sosa (1) | Chicago | RF | 1993 | 36 | 33 | 159 |
17. | Sammy Sosa (2) | Chicago | RF | 1995 | 36 | 34 | 144 |
18. | Barry Bonds (3) | San Francisco | LF | 1995 | 33 | 31 | 144 |
19. | Dante Bichette (1) | Colorado | RF | 1996 | 31 | 31 | 159 |
20. | Barry Bonds (4) | San Francisco | LF | 1996 | 42 | 40 | 158 |
21. | Ellis Burks (1) | Colorado | LF | 1996 | 40 | 32 | 156 |
22. | Barry Larkin (1) | Cincinnati | SS | 1996 | 33 | 36 | 152 |
23. | Larry Walker (1) | Colorado | RF | 1997 | 49 | 33 | 153 |
24. | Jeff Bagwell (1) | Houston | 1B | 1997 | 43 | 31 | 162 |
25. | Barry Bonds (5) | San Francisco | LF | 1997 | 40 | 37 | 159 |
26. | Raul Mondesi (1) | Los Angeles | RF | 1997 | 30 | 32 | 159 |
27. | Jeff Bagwell (2) | Houston | 1B | 1999 | 42 | 30 | 162 |
28. | Raul Mondesi (2) | Los Angeles | RF | 1999 | 33 | 36 | 159 |
29. | Preston Wilson (1) | Florida | CF | 2000 | 31 | 36 | 161 |
30. | Bobby Abreu (1) | Philadelphia | RF | 2001 | 31 | 36 | 162 |
31. | Vladimir Guerrero (1) | Montreal | RF | 2001 | 34 | 37 | 159 |
32. | Vladimir Guerrero (2) | Montreal | RF | 2002 | 39 | 40 | 161 |
33. | Bobby Abreu (2) | Philadelphia | RF | 2004 | 30 | 40 | 159 |
34. | Alfonso Soriano (4) | Washington | LF | 2006 | 46 | 41 | 159 |
35. | Brandon Phillips (1) | Cincinnati | 2B | 2007 | 30 | 32 | 158 |
36. | Jimmy Rollins (1) | Philadelphia | SS | 2007 | 30 | 41 | 162 |
37. | David Wright (1) | New York | 3B | 2007 | 30 | 34 | 160 |
38. | Hanley Ramirez (1) | Florida | SS | 2008 | 33 | 35 | 153 |
39. | Ryan Braun (1) | Milwaukee | LF | 2011 | 33 | 33 | 150 |
40. | Matt Kemp (1) | Los Angeles | CF | 2011 | 39 | 40 | 161 |
41. | Ryan Braun (2) | Milwaukee | LF | 2012 | 41 | 30 | 154 |
42. | Ronald Acuna Jr. (1) | Atlanta | LF | 2019 | 41 | 37 | 156 |
43. | Christian Yelich (1) | Milwaukee | RF | 2019 | 44 | 30 | 130 |
44. | Ronald Acuña Jr. (1) | Atlanta | RF | 2023 | 41 | 73 | 159 |
NL # | Name (Quantity) | Team(s) | POS | Year | HRs | SBs | GMs |
30–30 Club30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen Bases in a Season in Both Leagues |
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-- | Name (Quantity) | Team(s) | POS | Year | HRs | SBs | GMs |
1. | Carlos Beltran (1) | Kansas City (AL) | CF | 2004 | 15 | 14 | 69 |
Houston (NL) | CF | 23 | 28 | 90 | |||
MLB | OF | 38 | 42 | 159 | |||
-- | Name (Quantity) | Team(s) | POS | Year | HRs | SBs | GMs |
The 30–30 Club | Bold = 40–40 Club | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The National League might be older – it officially started in 1876, but the American League, which officially started in 1901, had the first 30–30 player in Major League Baseball history.
Bobby Bonds, and his son Barry Bonds, are the only two players to become 30–30 Club members five separate times each!
Hank Aaron also collected 201 hits during his 30–30 season (1963), the first 30-30 player from either league to reach the 200-hit benchmark. Since then, eight additional players have also had 200-or-more hits during their 30–30 season; Ellis Burks (211 hits in 1996), Larry Walker (208 hits in 1997), Alex Rodriguez (213 hits in 1998), Vladimir Guerrero (206 hits in 2002), Alfonso Soriano (209 hits in 2002), Jimmy Rollins (212 hits in 2007), Jacoby Ellsbury (212 hits in 2011), and Ronald Acuña Jr. (217 hits in 2023).
Did you know that Bobby Bonds was the first; and until 2006, when Alfonso Soriano tied him the only, Major League baseball player to hit at least thirty home runs and steal at least thirty bases in both the American and National League?