20–50 club


In Major League Baseball, the 20–50 club is a group of players who exhibit a combination of speed with power by hitting 20 home runs and stealing 50 bases in the same season. The feat has been accomplished 23 times by 15 players. Five of those players have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Craig Biggio, Lou Brock, Rickey Henderson, Joe Morgan and Ryne Sandberg.
Brock became the first player in MLB history with 20 home runs and 50 steals in the same season, hitting 21 home runs and stealing 52 bases with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967. Henderson reached those levels a record four times; he became the first American League player to join the club in 1985, when he was a member of the New York Yankees. He and Eric Davis are the only players to have 20+ home runs and 80+ steals in the same season. César Cedeño is the only player to have three consecutive seasons with 20+ home runs and 50+ stolen bases. In 2023, Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the first rookie in MLB history with a 20–50 season. Additionally, he was the first player to join the club, veterans included, while also reaching double figures in triples.
The most recent players to join the club were Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024. Ohtani was the first player to homer 50 times with 50 steals in the same season. De La Cruz was the third Reds player to enter the 20–50 club, joining Joe Morgan and Eric Davis. The three also reached 20+ homers and 60+ steals, joining a group that also includes Henderson and Ronald Acuña Jr. Acuña, who was the first player to ever reach 20–50 before August 1, became the first to hit 40 homers and steal 70 bases in a single season in 2023. He was the third player to go 20–70, following Henderson and Davis.

Members

YearThe year the player's 20–50 season occurred
PlayerName of the player
TeamThe player's team for his 20–50 season
HRNumber of home runs in that year
SBNumber of stolen bases in that year
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]
Player is active

YearPlayerTeamHRSBRef
St. Louis Cardinals2152
Houston Astros2255
Cincinnati Reds2667
Houston Astros2556
Houston Astros2657
Cincinnati Reds2258
Cincinnati Reds2760
Chicago Cubs2654
New York Yankees2480
New York Yankees2887
Cincinnati Reds2780
Cincinnati Reds3750
Pittsburgh Pirates3352
Oakland A's2865
Baltimore Orioles2153
Oakland A's / Toronto [Blue Jays]2153
Houston Astros2050
Florida Marlins2951
Arizona Diamondbacks2150
Atlanta Braves4173
Arizona Diamondbacks2354
Los Angeles Dodgers5459
Cincinnati Reds2567