"2 x (Home Runs x Stolen Bases)/(Stolen Bases + Home Runs) The harmonic mean of HR and SB. To do well you need a lot of both. Developed by Bill James."
I thought that players who did this showed outstanding all-around offensive ability. Sixteen players have done it at least once with Ruth (3), Cobb (2) and Bonds (2) more than once. This is list is all-time greats, Hall of Famers and near greats.
| Year | Player | PwrSpd | OBP |
| 1901 | Nap Lajoie+ (PHA) | 18.4 | 0.463 |
| 1908 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 16.8 | 0.415 |
| 1909 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 16.1 | 0.431 |
| 1910 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 14.2 | 0.456 |
| 1912 | Tris Speaker+* (BOS) | 16.8 | 0.464 |
| 1921 | Babe Ruth+* (NYY) | 26.4 | 0.512 |
| 1922 | Rogers Hornsby+ (STL) | 24.2 | 0.459 |
| 1923 | Babe Ruth+* (NYY) | 24 | 0.545 |
| 1926 | Babe Ruth+* (NYY) | 17.8 | 0.516 |
| 1933 | Chuck Klein+* (PHI) | 19.5 | 0.422 |
| 1934 | Arky Vaughan+* (PIT) | 10.9 | 0.431 |
| 1950 | Larry Doby+* (CLE) | 12.1 | 0.442 |
| 1952 | Jackie Robinson+ (BRO) | 21.2 | 0.440 |
| 1972 | Dick Allen (CHW) | 25.1 | 0.420 |
| 1976 | Joe Morgan+* (CIN) | 37.2 | 0.444 |
| 1990 | Rickey Henderson+ (OAK) | 39.1 | 0.439 |
| 1992 | Barry Bonds* (PIT) | 36.3 | 0.456 |
| 1993 | Barry Bonds* (SFG) | 35.6 | 0.458 |
| 1997 | Larry Walker* (COL) | 39.4 | 0.452 |
| 2016 | Mike Trout (LAA) | 29.5 | 0.441 |
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