300-300 club

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

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

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

Player	HR	SB	Teams	Years Played	Date 300th HR	Date 300th SB	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	762	514	PIT, SF	1986-2007	April 27, 1996	July 26, 1994	Stade Olympique	30
Willie Mays	660	338	NYG/SF, NYM	1951-1973	July 4, 1961	April 8, 1969	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	37
Andre Dawson	438	314	MON, CHC, BOS, FLA	1976-1996	April 23, 1989	May 23, 1991	Shea Stadium	36
Bobby Bonds	332	461	SF, NYY, CAL, CHC, TEX, CLE, STL	1968-1981	May 2, 1979	June 19, 1976	Anaheim Stadium	33
Reggie Sanders	305	304	CIN, SD, ATL, ARI, SF, PIT, STL, KC	1991-2007	June 10, 2006	April 21, 2006	Kauffman Stadium	38
Steve Finley	304	320	BAL, HOU, SD, ARI, LAD, LAA, SF, COL	1989-2007	June 14, 2006	April 27, 2004	Chase Field	41
Alex Rodriguez	696	329	SEA,TEX, NYY	1994-2016	April 2, 2003	August 14, 2010	Kauffman Stadium	34
Carlos Beltran	435	312	KC, HOU, NYM, SF, STL, NYY, TEX	1998-2017	September 14, 2011	June 15, 2012	Busch Stadium	35

• 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

400-400 and 500-500 clubs

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

Player	HR	SB	Teams	Years Played	Date 400th HR	Date 400th SB	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	762	514	PIT, SF	1986-2007	August 23, 1998	September 27, 1996	3Com Park	34

500-500 club

Player	HR	SB	Teams	Years Played	Date 500th HR	Date 500th SB	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	762	514	PIT, SF	1986-2007	April 17, 2001	June 23, 2003	Pacific Bell Park	38

300-300-2000 club

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:

Player	HR	SB	Hits	Teams	Years Played	Date 300th HR	Date 300th SB	Date 2000th hit	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	762	514	2935	PIT, SF	1986-present	April 27, 1996	July 26, 1994	September 11, 1999	3Com Park	40
Willie Mays	660	338	3283	NYG/SF, NYM	1951-1973	July 4, 1961	April 8, 1969	September 2, 1962	Fulton County Stadium	37
Andre Dawson	438	314	2774	MON, CHC, BOS, FLA	1976-1996	April 23, 1989	May 23, 1991	August 18, 1989	Shea Stadium	36
Steve Finley	304	320	2546	BAL, HOU, SD, ARI, LA, LAA, SF, COL	1989-2007	June 14, 2006	April 27, 2004	May 3, 2002	Chase Field	41
Alex Rodriguez	696	329	3115	SEA,TEX, NYY	1994-2016	April 2, 2003	August 14, 2010	July 21, 2006	Kauffman Stadium	34
Carlos Beltran	435	312	2725	KC, HOU, NYM, SF, STL, NYY, TEX	1998-2017	September 14, 2011	June 15, 2012	June 30, 2012	Busch Stadium	35

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

300-300-3000 club

Player	HR	SB	hits	Teams	Years Played	Date 300th HR	Date 300th SB	Date 3000th hit	Ballpark	Age
Willie Mays	660	338	3283	NYG/SF, NYM	1951-1973	July 4, 1961	April 8, 1969	July 18, 1970	Candlestick Park	39
Alex Rodriguez	696	329	3115	SEA, TEX, NYY	1994-2016	April 2, 2003	August 14, 2010	June 19, 2015	Yankee Stadium	39

• 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

See 30-30 club and 40-40 club.

Combined home runs and stolen bases

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:

Player	Home Runs	Stolen Bases	Total	Teams	Years Played
Rickey Henderson	297	1406	1703	OAK, NYY, TOR, SD, ANA, NYM, SEA, BOS, LAD	1979-2003
Barry Bonds	762	514	1276	Pit, SF	1986-2007
Lou Brock	149	938	1087	Chi-N, STL	1961-1979
Alex Rodriguez	696	329	1025	SEA, TEX, NYY	1994-2016
Ty Cobb	117	892	1009	Det, Phi-A	1905-1928

See also

• 30-30 club
• 40-40 club

Further Reading

• Andrew Simon: "These are MLB's top power-speed combos", mlb.com, April 30, 2020. [1]