In Major League Baseball, the 300-300 club is a grouping of players who have hit at least 300 home runs and collected at least 300 stolen bases in their career. It is an accomplishment that requires both speed and power and has only been achieved by eight players. The combination of skills and longevity required to join this club gives it high prestige among baseball fans. This is in relation to the 30-30 club, which is a measure of power and speed for a single season.

History of the 300-300 club [ edit ]

In baseball history, 133 players have hit 300 or more home runs, and 160 have stolen at least 300 bases, yet only 8 have done both. The most recent member to join the club is Carlos Beltran then of the St. Louis Cardinals, who stole his 300th career base against the Kansas City Royals on June 15, 2012. Among recently retired players, Craig Biggio fell just shy of joining the club, finishing his career with 291 home runs to go with his 414 stolen bases; Rickey Henderson was even closer, missing out by just 3 homers.

Players capable of hitting for power and stealing bases tend to display defensive excellence on the field as well, as evidenced by the members of the club. Willie Mays (12), Andre Dawson (8), Barry Bonds (8), Steve Finley (5), Bobby Bonds (3), Carlos Beltran (3) and Alex Rodriguez (2) have combined for a total of 41 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Seven members were outfielders and spent a long time in centerfield; the exception is Rodriguez, who was a shortstop and third baseman.

All of the members of the club had played a majority of their careers in the National League, until Rodriguez became a member. Two members of the club are currently in the Hall of Fame, Willie Mays and Andre Dawson.

The club and the Giants [ edit ]

The San Francisco Giants dominate this club, as three of the eight members (Mays, Barry Bonds, and Bobby Bonds) have played more games with the Giants than any other team, and the only members not to have played for the Giants are Andre Dawson and Alex Rodriguez, whose entire career has been spent in the American League. The Giants are the only team to field two members of the club at the same time, as Barry Bonds and Steve Finley played for them together in 2006. Willie Mays and Bobby Bonds also played together on the Giants from 1968 to 1972; in addition Reggie Sanders played for the Arizona Diamondbacks with Steve Finley in 2001 and on the Giants with Barry Bonds in 2002, but in those instances one or both members were yet to join the club. Three of these Giants have a family tie; Barry Bonds is the son of Bobby Bonds and the godson of Willie Mays.

Members of the 300-300 club [ edit ]

Dates in bold denote the date players joined the club

Ballpark refers to the ballpark in which the players joined the club, and age refers to the age they were at the time they joined.

Steve Finley and Barry Bonds played in the outfield together on the San Francisco Giants in 2006, the year that Finley joined the club.

Subsets of and clubs similar to the 300-300 club [ edit ]

400-400 and 500-500 clubs [ edit ]

Along with being one of seven members of the 300-300 club, Barry Bonds is also the only member of the 400-400 and 500-500 clubs.

400-400 club [ edit ]

500-500 club [ edit ]

300-300-2000 club [ edit ]

Another subset of the 300-300 club is the 300-300-2000 club, which is 300 home runs, 300 stolen bases, and 2000 base hits (which is considered by many to be a feat equivalent to 300 home runs or 300 stolen bases, in the hits category). Willie Mays is the only one to have 3000 hits. This club boasts five members:

Bobby Bonds finished his career with 1886 hits and Reggie Sanders with 1661.

300-300-3000 club [ edit ]

Dates in bold denote the date players joined the club

Ballpark refers to the ballpark in which the players joined the club, and age refers to the age they were at the time they joined.

Single Season clubs [ edit ]

See 30-30 club and 40-40 club.

Combined home runs and stolen bases [ edit ]

The record for most combined home runs and stolen bases doesn't belong to any members of this club, but rather to Rickey Henderson, who retired with 1703, but three home runs short of the 300-300 club. Barry Bonds is a distant second.

Top five all time combined home runs and stolen bases: [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

Further Reading [ edit ]