50–50 club (baseball)

Ohtani poised to steal a base and Ohtani at bat in his 50–50 season, 2024.

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 50–50 club refers to the group of batters who have recorded 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season. The feat has been achieved only once in MLB history, by Shohei Ohtani, who finished the 2024 season with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases.[1][2]

As of 2025, players have stolen 50 bases or more in an MLB season almost 500 times, while players have hit 50 home runs or more 50 times, but only Ohtani has achieved both in the same season.[3] Barry Bonds and Brady Anderson are the only players to have achieved 50 home runs in one season and 50 stolen bases in another season during their careers.[4]

Before Ohtani's 50–50 season, the highest number of home runs in a 50-stolen base season was 41 by Ronald Acuña Jr. in 2023, and the highest number of stolen bases in a 50-home run season was 24, a mark shared by Willie Mays in 1955 and Alex Rodriguez in 2007.[3][5]

Shohei Ohtani

On September 19, 2024, Ohtani reached the 50–50 plateau by becoming the first player in MLB history to go 6-for-6 with five extra-base hits (consisting of three home runs and two doubles), two stolen bases, and 10 runs batted in (RBIs) in a single game.[1] He also became the first Dodger to record 10 or more RBI in a single game, a mark only achieved by 16 other batters.[4]

Season Player HR SB Games taken to
reach 50–50 		Player's team 50–50 game
2024 Shohei Ohtani 54 59 150 Los Angeles Dodgers September 19, 2024, vs Miami Marlins, pitcher Mike Baumann[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ohtani breaks 50/50 barrier with 'greatest' game". ESPN.com. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  2. ^ "Best game ever? Ohtani pulls it off while reaching 50-50". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  3. ^ a b Padilla, Ramon (2024-09-19). "Shohei Ohtani the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases". USA Today. data provided by Sport's Reference's StatHead Baseball
  4. ^ a b Axisa, Mike (2024-09-20). "Shohei Ohtani records first 50-50 season in MLB history: Dodgers superstar slugs 50 homers, steals 50 bases". CBS Sports.
  5. ^ Langs, Sarah (2024-09-21). "11 stats and facts as amazing as Ohtani's record-setting day at the plate". MLB.com.
  6. ^ "50/50 and counting: Shohei Ohtani continues to add to historic accomplishment". ESPN.com. 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
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