Steve Henderson

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: November 18, 1952 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX).

High School: Jack Yates HS (Houston, TX)

School: Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX)

Debut: June 16, 1977 (Age 24-210d, 13,895th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1988 (Age 35-315d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Steven Curtis Henderson

Nicknames: Stevie Wonder

Pronunciation: \HEHN-der-suhn\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.5

3484

976

.280

459

RBI

428

OBP

.352

SLG

.413

OPS

.765

OPS+

114

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 68 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 3 walk-off, 11 tying, 19 go ahead

4 Tms
NYM	35
SEA	20
CHC	7
OAK	6

Platoon
vs RHP	41
vs LHP	27

Home/Road
Home	37
Away	31

Outs
1	26
0	24
2	18

23 Opps
PIT	10
ATL	7
CHC	6
MON	5
MIN	4
OAK	4
BAL	4
CIN	3
KCR	3
MIL	3
SFG	2
STL	2
TEX	2
SDP	2
NYY	2
NYM	2
CAL	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

57 Pitchers
Bruce Sutter	3
Eddie Solomon	3
Kent Tekulve	3
Doyle Alexander	2
Don Sutton	2
Paul Moskau	2
Pete Falcone	2
Ron Guidry	2
Dave Wehrmeister	1
Steve Carlton	1
Bob Walk	1
Eric Bell	1
Bruce Kison	1
Charlie Hough	1
Curt Young	1
Darold Knowles	1
Ken Schrom	1
Bob Knepper	1
Keith Atherton	1
Rick Rhoden	1
Rick Sutcliffe	1
Bob Ojeda	1
Víctor Cruz	1
Tom Underwood	1
Dave Smith	1
Dave Roberts	1
Buzz Capra	1
Silvio Martínez	1
Scott McGregor	1
Jim Slaton	1
Steve McCatty	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Al Hrabosky	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Charlie Leibrandt	1
Dickie Noles	1
Albert Williams	1
Paul Reuschel	1
Lynn McGlothen	1
Bill Krueger	1
Bob Long	1
Doug Bair	1
Larry Gura	1
Britt Burns	1
Mike Caldwell	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Juan Nieves	1
Allen Ripley	1
Rich Gossage	1
Grant Jackson	1
Pete Filson	1
Rudy May	1
Joe Kerrigan	1
Rollie Fingers	1
Keith Creel	1
Don Collins	1
Frank Viola	1

15 Parks
Shea Stad (NYC)	25
Kingdome (SEA)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	6
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1

Where Hit
7	19
8	9
9	9
78	3

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	60
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	12
-2-	9
12-	6
123	2
--3	2

109 RBI
RISP	19
0 on	37
1 on	23
2 on	6
3 on	2
Any on	31

Inning
1	6
2	7
3	5
4	7
5	6
6	9
7	9
8	6
9	11
Extra	2

1-3	18
4-6	22
7-end	28

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	3
+2	5
+1	8
Tied	14
-1	12
-2	6
-3	5
-4..	10

Ahead	21
Tied	14
Behind	33

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	55
DH	7
PH	4
RF	2

OrderPos
3rd	14
4th	14
5th	13
6th	10
7th	7
1st	4
2nd	4
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	26
Low Lev	28

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-06-21	NYM		ATL	Don Collins	tied 2-2	b 11	1	12-		3	9	7	0.299	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; J. Stearns Scores; F. Millán Scores
2	2	2	1	1977-07-09	NYM		MON	Joe Kerrigan	behind 4-5	b 11	0	---		1	3	7	0.443	63%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1977-07-12	NYM		CHC	Bruce Sutter	tied 2-2	b 8	1	-2-		2	3	7	0.290	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); L. Randle Scores
4	4	4	1	1977-07-16	NYM		PIT	Rich Gossage	behind 2-3	b 7	2	1--		2	3	7	0.477	77%		Home Run (Deep CF); F. Millán Scores
5	5	5	1	1977-07-17 (2)	NYM		PIT	Kent Tekulve	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	123		4	3	7	0.060	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Valentine Scores; L. Randle Scores; F. Millán Scores
6	6	6	1	1977-07-31	NYM		SDP	Dave Wehrmeister	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--		2	3	7	0.180	73%		Home Run; F. Millán Scores
7	7	7	1	1977-08-01	NYM		LAD	Don Sutton	behind 4-6	b 6	2	-2-		2	3	7	0.302	52%		Home Run (LF-CF); F. Millán Scores
8	8	8	1	1977-08-08	NYM		STL	Al Hrabosky	behind 1-4	b 9	0	---		1	3	7	0.046	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	9	1	1977-08-28	NYM	@	ATL	Eddie Solomon	behind 0-1	t 3	2	1--		2	4	7	0.207	57%		Home Run; B. Harrelson Scores
10	10	10	1	1977-09-02 (1)	NYM		ATL	Eddie Solomon	ahead 1-0	b 6	1	-2-		2	4	7	0.145	91%		Home Run; B. Boisclair Scores
11	11	11	1	1977-09-02 (2)	NYM		ATL	Buzz Capra	behind 1-3	b 6	0	---		1	4	7	0.140	38%		Home Run
12	12	12	1	1977-09-27	NYM	@	PIT	Bruce Kison	ahead 5-1	t 4	2	--3		2	4	7	0.070	95%		Home Run; L. Mazzilli Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1978-04-08	NYM		MON	Rudy May	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---		1	3	7	0.096	28%		Home Run
14	14	2	1	1978-04-09 (1)	NYM		MON	Darold Knowles	ahead 2-1	b 6	1	123		4	7	PH	0.141	98%		Home Run; B. Boisclair Scores; W. Montañez Scores; L. Mazzilli Scores
15	15	3	1	1978-04-10	NYM		CHC	Paul Reuschel	ahead 2-0	b 8	1	--3		2	3	7	0.027	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); T. Foli Scores
16	16	4	1	1978-04-23	NYM	@	CHC	Bruce Sutter	behind 1-2	t 9	1	---		1	9	PH	0.353	44%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
17	17	5	1	1978-05-20	NYM		PHI	Steve Carlton	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	-2-		2	3	7	0.118	83%		Home Run; L. Mazzilli Scores
18	18	6	1	1978-05-30	NYM		STL	Silvio Martínez	behind 0-8	b 7	0	---		1	4	7	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	7	1	1978-06-20	NYM		MON	Ross Grimsley	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---		1	1	7	0.110	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run
20	20	8	1	1978-06-26	NYM	@	CHC	Lynn McGlothen	behind 8-10	t 7	1	---		1	4	7	0.114	26%		Home Run (Deep CF)
21	21	9	1	1978-07-24	NYM		CIN	Paul Moskau	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---		1	3	7	0.137	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	10	1	1978-09-29 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	Dave Roberts	behind 0-5	t 7	0	12-		3	3	PH	0.103	18%		Home Run (Deep CF); L. Mazzilli Scores; B. Valentine Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1979-05-11	NYM	@	SDP	Rollie Fingers	ahead 3-0	t 8	2	---		1	4	7	0.035	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	2	1	1979-05-26	NYM		PIT	Kent Tekulve	behind 7-8	b 7	1	-2-		2	7	7	0.398	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Montañez Scores
25	25	3	1	1979-06-04	NYM	@	CIN	Doug Bair	ahead 3-2	t 9	0	---		1	7	7	0.087	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	4	1	1979-06-27	NYM	@	PIT	Grant Jackson	behind 8-9	t 9	0	---		1	7	7	0.339	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)
27	27	5	1	1979-07-13 (1)	NYM		SFG	Bob Knepper	tied 0-0	b 1	2	-2-	3,(0-2) CS.X	2	4	7	0.190	72%		Home Run (LF-CF); J. Youngblood Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1980-06-14	NYM		SFG	Allen Ripley	behind 4-6	b 9	2	12-		3	4	7	0.919	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; F. Taveras Scores; C. Washington Scores
29	29	2	1	1980-07-05	NYM		MON	Scott Sanderson	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--		2	6	7	0.217	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Jorgensen Scores
30	30	3	1	1980-07-15	NYM	@	ATL	Doyle Alexander	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	12-		3	6	7	0.228	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Stearns Scores; M. Jorgensen Scores
31	31	4	2	1980-07-15	NYM	@	ATL	Doyle Alexander	ahead 6-0	t 6	0	---		1	6	7	0.010	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	5	1	1980-07-20	NYM	@	CIN	Paul Moskau	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---		1	4	7	0.113	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	6	1	1980-08-01	NYM		HOU	Dave Smith	behind 1-4	b 7	0	12-		3	2	PH	0.350	58%		Home Run; J. Morales Scores; F. Taveras Scores
34	34	7	1	1980-08-12	NYM	@	PIT	Kent Tekulve	ahead 2-0	t 9	1	---		1	5	7	0.042	97%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run
35	35	8	1	1980-09-14	NYM		CHC	Bruce Sutter	tied 7-7	b 9	1	12-		3	5	7	0.303	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; L. Mazzilli Scores; J. Youngblood Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1981-05-09	CHC	@	ATL	Bob Walk	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1--		2	4	7	0.163	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Buckner Scores
37	37	2	1	1981-05-25	CHC		PIT	Rick Rhoden	behind 4-9	b 8	0	---		1	4	7	0.019	4%		Home Run (Deep CF)
38	38	3	2	1981-05-25	CHC		PIT	Víctor Cruz	behind 8-9	b 9	1	---		1	4	7	0.472	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
39	39	4	1	1981-05-28	CHC		PIT	Eddie Solomon	behind 1-7	b 5	2	1--		2	5	7	0.048	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); L. Durham Scores
40	40	5	1	1981-09-28 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	Bob Long	tied 0-0	t 2	0	-2-		2	5	7	0.148	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Durham Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1982-08-12	CHC	@	NYM	Pete Falcone	ahead 11-6	t 8	2	1--		2	7	7	0.012	100%		Home Run; L. Durham Scores
42	42	2	1	1982-08-14	CHC	@	NYM	Pete Falcone	tied 4-4	t 6	0	---		1	7	7	0.175	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1983-04-19	SEA	@	MIN	Albert Williams	behind 0-1	t 3	2	---		1	1	7	0.113	46%		Home Run
44	44	2	1	1983-06-02	SEA	@	CLE	Rick Sutcliffe	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---		1	1	7	0.112	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	3	1	1983-06-19	SEA	@	KCR	Keith Creel	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---		1	1	DH	0.120	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	4	1	1983-08-02	SEA		OAK	Bill Krueger	behind 6-9	b 3	0	---		1	6	7	0.092	33%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	5	2	1983-08-02	SEA		OAK	Keith Atherton	ahead 14-12	b 8	0	---		1	6	7	0.034	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	6	1	1983-08-23	SEA	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	ahead 4-0	t 9	1	---		1	6	7	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	7	1	1983-08-29	SEA		MIL	Don Sutton	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---		1	6	7	0.110	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	8	1	1983-09-04	SEA		NYY	Ron Guidry	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---		1	5	7	0.107	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	9	2	1983-09-04	SEA		NYY	Ron Guidry	behind 1-4	b 9	2	-2-		2	5	7	0.031	5%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Bernazard Scores
52	52	10	1	1983-09-05	SEA	@	KCR	Larry Gura	ahead 4-1	t 4	2	1--		2	5	7	0.111	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Cowens Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1984-04-10	SEA		BOS	Bob Ojeda	ahead 3-0	b 7	1	1--		2	5	DH	0.040	99%		Home Run; B. Bonnell Scores
54	54	2	1	1984-05-07	SEA	@	OAK	Steve McCatty	behind 2-4	t 5	2	---		1	2	DH	0.111	30%		Home Run
55	55	3	1	1984-05-28	SEA		BAL	Tom Underwood	behind 2-7	b 9	1	-2-		2	4	7	0.009	2%		Home Run; A. Davis Scores
56	56	4	1	1984-06-06	SEA	@	KCR	Charlie Leibrandt	behind 0-5	t 6	2	1--		2	5	DH	0.061	9%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run; A. Davis Scores
57	57	5	1	1984-06-25	SEA	@	CHW	Britt Burns	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---		1	5	DH	0.091	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	6	1	1984-07-30	SEA	@	MIN	Pete Filson	behind 0-4	t 4	2	---		1	5	DH	0.054	15%		Home Run
59	59	7	1	1984-08-04	SEA	@	OAK	Curt Young	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---		1	5	7	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
60	60	8	1	1984-08-07	SEA		CAL	Jim Slaton	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---		1	7	7	0.141	53%		Home Run
61	61	9	1	1984-08-10	SEA		MIN	Ken Schrom	behind 0-8	b 5	0	---		1	6	7	0.010	2%		Home Run
62	62	10	1	1984-09-04	SEA	@	TEX	Charlie Hough	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---		1	6	7	0.104	60%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1985-08-25	OAK		BAL	Mike Flanagan	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	1--		2	2	7	0.168	89%		Home Run; T. Phillips Scores
64	64	2	1	1985-09-02	OAK	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 1-8	t 4	0	---		1	3	7	0.019	5%		Home Run
65	65	3	1	1985-10-02	OAK	@	TEX	Dickie Noles	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	---		1	3	7	0.007	99%		Home Run
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
66	66	1	1	1987-07-24	OAK	@	MIL	Juan Nieves	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---		1	6	9	0.119	59%		Home Run (Deep CF)
67	67	2	1	1987-08-06	OAK	@	MIN	Frank Viola	behind 2-7	t 7	1	---		1	5	9	0.023	5%		Home Run (LF-CF)
68	68	3	1	1987-08-25	OAK		BAL	Eric Bell	behind 2-4	b 5	1	1--		2	2	DH	0.245	54%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Bernazard Scores

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PIT	10
ATL	7
CHC	6
MON	5
MIN	4
OAK	4
BAL	4
CIN	3
KCR	3
MIL	3
SFG	2
STL	2
TEX	2
SDP	2
NYY	2
NYM	2
CAL	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

PIT	10
ATL	7
CHC	6
MON	5
MIN	4
OAK	4
BAL	4
CIN	3
KCR	3
MIL	3
SFG	2
STL	2
TEX	2
SDP	2
NYY	2
NYM	2
CAL	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

PIT	10
ATL	7
CHC	6
MON	5
MIN	4
OAK	4
BAL	4
CIN	3
KCR	3
MIL	3
SFG	2
STL	2
TEX	2
SDP	2
NYY	2
NYM	2
CAL	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
CHW	1