Last Updated on October 14, 2025 by Matt Musico
I love the symmetry involved in the 20/20, 30/30, 40/40, and 50/50 clubs. But as we’ve seen over the years, there are others that we can appreciate.
You know, like Ronald Acuña Jr. founding the 40/70 club, Juan Soto’s 40/30 performance with the Mets…and switch-hitters with a 30/40 season.
Four players have been able to combine their power consistency from both sides of the plate with lots of steals. And one of these guys? He’s done it twice.
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Switch-Hitters Who Have Registered a 30/40 Season
Howard Johnson, New York Mets (1989)
No matter how big this club gets in the future, Howard Johnson can always say he’s the founding member. He was the first Mets player to register a 30-30 season in 1987 (36 homers and 32 steals), and HoJo did it two more times for funzies.
His second 30-30 season was the special one. It was his age-28 season, which was also the first time he earned an All-Star Game selection. Johnson eventually won a Silver Slugger and placed fifth in National League MVP Award voting off the strength of a .287/.369/.559 with 36 homers, 41 doubles, 101 RBI, 104 runs scored, and 41 steals.
It didn’t matter if he was playing at Shea Stadium (19 homers, 21 steals) or on the road (17 homers, 20 steals) — Johnson was a power-speed threat wherever he went.
Nobody had seen a switch-hitter do what he accomplished in ‘89. HoJo set the template, and it was a full 15 years before another switch-hitter joined him in this club.
Carlos Beltran, Kansas City Royals/Houston Astros (2004)
Interestingly enough, Johnson was joined by Carlos Beltran, whose 2004 performance helped him earn a huge contract with the Mets that winter.
Beltran’s 2004 with the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros might be the most underappreciated 30/40 campaign of all. The smooth center fielder slugged 38 homers with 42 steals while slashing .267/.367/.548. It’s even more impressive considering he did this without missing a beat as he switched teams in the middle of the year.
Through 90 games with Kansas City, Beltran was already having a typically stellar year, which included a .901 OPS with 15 homers and 14 steals. But once KC sent him to Houston on June 24 as part of a three-team swap, he took things to another level.
After landing with his new team, Beltran posted a .926 OPS with 23 homers and 28 steals in 399 plate appearances. He helped Houston return to the postseason for the first time since 2001, but that turned out to be just the beginning.
His performance in the postseason (heading into free agency, no less) is something I think about quite often. He slugged eight homers and swiped six bags in just 12 games played and slashed .435/.536/.972 in 56 plate appearances.
This combo of regular-season and playoff dominance made him a lot of money on the open market, eventually signing a seven-year, $119 million deal with the Mets.
Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies (2007)
Jimmy Rollins’ 2007 season wasn’t just about hitting 30 homers and swiping 41 bases (and all the other cool things he did offensively). It was also about leading the Phillies back to relevance after more than a decade in the wilderness.
The shortstop put together an epic season to take home the NL MVP Award, while also helping Philly snap a 13-year playoff drought.
Rollins slashed .296/.344/.531 with a league-leading 20 triples and 139 runs scored. He played in all 162 games while winning a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger. His 30 homers are still a single-season franchise record for shortstops.
Of course, many NL East fans will remember Rollins in 2007 for his boldness as much as his play on the field. In spring training, he famously declared the Phillies were “the team to beat” in the division.
That was met by criticism, but he backed it up by being the league MVP and helping Philly erase a seven-game deficit with 17 games to go to overtake the Mets and win a division crown.
Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians (2024 & 2025)
And then there’s Jose Ramirez – the dude who looked at this exclusive club and said, “Yeah, bro – I’ll just do it twice.”
The Cleveland Guardians superstar became the only player in baseball history to record multiple 30/40 seasons as a switch-hitter, first accomplishing the feat in 2024 with 39 homers and 41 steals before following it up in 2025 with 30 dingers and 44 thefts.
He slashed .277/.335/.537 with 118 RBI and 114 runs scored in 2024 while playing his usual stellar defense at third base. It was probably one of the quietest pursuits of joining the 40/40 club we’ll ever see (I guess Shohei Ohtani establishing the 50/50 club didn’t help his case). Ramirez didn’t just fall one homer shy of 40/40…he was also one double shy of going 40/40/40.
And then, of course, he did it again in 2025. He slashed .283/.360/.503 with 30 homers, 34 doubles, 85 RBI, 103 runs scored, and 44 steals in 673 plate appearances. He was a constant presence in the lineup, appearing in 158 games for the second straight year and helping the Guardians erase a huge divisional deficit to steal the AL Central crown from the Detroit Tigers.
But when it comes to the 30/40 switch-hitters club, Jose Ramirez isn’t just a member. He’s the president, CEO, and founding member of the “done it multiple times” subset. That makes him extra special.
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