Yesterday, Sports List of the Day looked at the ultimate power-speed combo players in baseball history. These eight guys racked up at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases over their careers (with two actives still racking).
Today, let’s get comprehensive.
Expanding our parameters to a more forgiving plateau of 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases yields another 38 players.
These 46 are Major League Baseball‘s (mathematically) officially greatest at combining power with speed (and vice-versa).
Follow @VinGetzSORTED BY HOME RUNS (SLUGGERS WITH SPEED)
PLAYER | HR | SB | SB RANKING | CAREER SPAN | |
1. | Barry Bonds | 762 | 514 | 3. | 1986 – 2007 |
2. | Hank Aaron | 755 | 240 | 33. | 1954 – 1976 |
3. | Alex Rodriguez | 678 | 323 | 17. | 1994 – Present |
4. | Willie Mays | 660 | 338 | 16. | 1951 – 1973 |
5. | Sammy Sosa | 609 | 234 | 34. | 1989 – 2007 |
6. | Frank Robinson | 586 | 204 | 43. | 1965 – 1976 |
7. | Reggie Jackson | 563 | 228 | 39. | 1967 – 1987 |
8. | Gary Sheffield | 509 | 253 | 31. | 1988 – 2009 |
9. | Dave Winfield | 465 | 223 | 41. | 1973 – 1995 |
10. | Jose Canseco | 462 | 200 | 46. | 1985 – 2001 |
11. | Jeff Bagwell | 449 | 202 | 44. | 1991 – 2005 |
12. | Andre Dawson | 438 | 314 | 20. | 1976 – 1996 |
13. | Alfonso Soriano | 412 | 289 | 25. | 1999 – 2014 |
14. | Joe Carter | 396 | 231 | 35. | 1983 – 1998 |
15. | Larry Walker | 383 | 230 | 37. | 1989 – 2005 |
16. | Carlos Beltran | 381 | 311 | 21. | 1998 – Present |
17. | Don Baylor | 338 | 285 | 26. | 1970 – 1988 |
18. | Darryl Strawberry | 335 | 221 | 42. | 1983 – 1999 |
19. | Bobby Bonds | 332 | 461 | 6. | 1968 – 1981 |
20. | Ron Gant | 321 | 243 | 32. | 1987 – 2003 |
21. | George Brett | 317 | 201 | 45. | 1973 – 1993 |
22. | Reggie Sanders | 305 | 304 | 23. | 1991 – 2007 |
23. | Steve Finley | 304 | 320 | 18. | 1989 – 2007 |
24. | Rickey Henderson | 297 | 1406 | 1. | 1979 – 2003 |
25. | Craig Biggio | 291 | 414 | 9. | 1988 – 2007 |
26. | Jim Wynn | 291 | 225 | 40. | 1963 – 1977 |
27. | Bobby Abreu | 288 | 400 | 11. | 1996 – 2014 |
28. | Eric Davis | 282 | 349 | 13. | 1984 – 2001 |
29. | Ryne Sandberg | 282 | 344 | 15. | 1981 – 1997 |
30. | Mike Cameron | 278 | 297 | 24. | 1995 – 2011 |
31. | Raul Mondesi | 271 | 229 | 38. | 1993 – 2005 |
32. | Joe Morgan | 268 | 689 | 2. | 1963 – 1984 |
33. | Derek Jeter | 260 | 358 | 12. | 1995 – 2014 |
34. | Vada Pinson | 256 | 305 | 22. | 1958 – 1975 |
35. | Kirk Gibson | 255 | 284 | 27. | 1979 – 1995 |
36. | Robin Yount | 251 | 271 | 28. | 1974 – 1993 |
37. | Ray Lankford | 238 | 258 | 30. | 1990 – 2004 |
38. | Johnny Damon | 235 | 408 | 10. | 1995 – 2012 |
39. | Paul Molitor | 234 | 504 | 4. | 1978 – 1998 |
40. | Howard Johnson | 228 | 231 | 36. | 1982 – 1995 |
41. | Jimmy Rollins | 227 | 461 | 7. | 2000 – Present |
42. | Marquis Grissom | 227 | 429 | 8. | 1989 – 2005 |
43. | Roberto Alomar | 210 | 474 | 5. | 1988 – 2004 |
44. | Brady Anderson | 210 | 315 | 19. | 1988 – 2002 |
45. | Hanley Ramirez | 210 | 265 | 29. | 2005 – Present |
46. | Devon White | 208 | 346 | 14. | 1985 – 2001 |
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SORTED BY STOLEN BASES (SPEEDSTERS WITH POWER)
PLAYER | SB | HR | HR RANKING | CAREER SPAN | |
1. | Rickey Henderson | 1,406 | 297 | 24. | 1979 – 2003 |
2. | Joe Morgan | 689 | 268 | 32. | 1963 – 1984 |
3. | Barry Bonds | 514 | 762 | 1. | 1986 – 2007 |
4. | Paul Molitor | 504 | 234 | 39. | 1978 – 1998 |
5. | Roberto Alomar | 474 | 210 | 43. | 1988 – 2004 |
6. | Bobby Bonds | 461 | 332 | 19. | 1968 – 1981 |
7. | Jimmy Rollins | 461 | 227 | 41. | 2000 – Present |
8. | Marquis Grissom | 429 | 227 | 42. | 1989 – 2005 |
9. | Craig Biggio | 414 | 291 | 25. | 1988 – 2007 |
10. | Johnny Damon | 408 | 235 | 38. | 1995 – 2012 |
11. | Bobby Abreu | 400 | 288 | 27. | 1996 – 2014 |
12. | Derek Jeter | 358 | 260 | 33. | 1995 – 2014 |
13. | Eric Davis | 349 | 282 | 28. | 1984 – 2001 |
14. | Devon White | 346 | 208 | 46. | 1985 – 2001 |
15. | Ryne Sandberg | 344 | 282 | 29. | 1981 – 1997 |
16. | Willie Mays | 338 | 660 | 4. | 1951 – 1973 |
17. | Alex Rodriguez | 323 | 678 | 3. | 1994 – Present |
18. | Steve Finley | 320 | 304 | 23. | 1989 – 2007 |
19. | Brady Anderson | 315 | 210 | 44. | 1988 – 2002 |
20. | Andre Dawson | 314 | 438 | 12. | 1976 – 1996 |
21. | Carlos Beltran | 311 | 381 | 16. | 1998 – Present |
22. | Vada Pinson | 305 | 256 | 34. | 1958 – 1975 |
23. | Reggie Sanders | 304 | 305 | 22. | 1991 – 2007 |
24. | Mike Cameron | 297 | 278 | 30. | 1995 – 2011 |
25. | Alfonso Soriano | 289 | 412 | 13. | 1999 – 2014 |
26. | Don Baylor | 285 | 338 | 17. | 1970 – 1988 |
27. | Kirk Gibson | 284 | 255 | 35. | 1979 – 1995 |
28. | Robin Yount | 271 | 251 | 36. | 1974 – 1993 |
29. | Hanley Ramirez | 265 | 210 | 45. | 2005 – Present |
30. | Ray Lankford | 258 | 238 | 37. | 1990 – 2004 |
31. | Gary Sheffield | 253 | 509 | 8. | 1988 – 2009 |
32. | Ron Gant | 243 | 321 | 20. | 1987 – 2003 |
33. | Hank Aaron | 240 | 755 | 2. | 1954 – 1976 |
34. | Sammy Sosa | 234 | 609 | 5. | 1989 – 2007 |
35. | Joe Carter | 231 | 396 | 14. | 1983 – 1998 |
36. | Howard Johnson | 231 | 228 | 40. | 1982 – 1995 |
37. | Larry Walker | 230 | 383 | 15. | 1989 – 2005 |
38. | Raul Mondesi | 229 | 271 | 31. | 1993 – 2005 |
39. | Reggie Jackson | 228 | 563 | 7. | 1967 – 1987 |
40. | Jim Wynn | 225 | 291 | 26. | 1963 – 1977 |
41. | Dave Winfield | 223 | 465 | 9. | 1973 – 1995 |
42. | Darryl Strawberry | 221 | 335 | 18. | 1983 – 1999 |
43. | Frank Robinson | 204 | 586 | 6. | 1965 – 1976 |
44. | Jeff Bagwell | 202 | 449 | 11. | 1991 – 2005 |
45. | George Brett | 201 | 317 | 21. | 1973 – 1993 |
46. | Jose Canseco | 200 | 462 | 10. | 1985 – 2001 |