Mets' Francisco Lindor joins rare club with another 30-30 season

Francisco Lindor only 16th player to accomplish feat two times

It takes a rare player to be able to have the power to hit 30 home runs and the speed to steal 30 bases in the same season, and only 50 players have actually accomplished it.

Only 16 of those players, including Lindor, have done it more than one time.

The full list of players to have more than one 30-30 season: Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds, Howard Johnson, Ron Gant, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Jeff Bagwell, Raul Mondesi, Vladimir Guerrero, Alfonso Soriano, Bobby Abreau, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun, Ronald Acuna, Bobby Witt Jr. and Lindor.

Here is a look at Lindor's home run on Thursday that put him in the group of players to accomplish it twice.

More rarity with Francisco Lindor's accomplishment

It is not just the fact that Lindor has two 30-30 seasons that puts him in rare company. He is also just the second shortstop to ever have two of them, joining Kansas City Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. 

Lindor is also the second Met to reach the 30-30 mark this year — teammate Juan Soto joined the club with his first 30-30 season. That makes Lindor and Soto just the third set of teammates to ever go 30-30 in the same season, joining former Mets teammates Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry (1987), as well as former Colorado Rockies teammates Dante Bichette and Ellis Burks (1996). 

Soto is four stolen bases away from joining the even rarer 40-40 club. 

Lindor's previous 30-30 season came in 2023 when he hit 31 home runs to go with 31 stolen bases. He missed the accomplishment in 2024 by just one stolen base, finishing that season with 33 home runs and 29 stolen bases. He was oh-so close to three consecutive 30-30 seasons.