Rickey Henderson

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: December 25, 1958 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA).

High School: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: June 24, 1979 (Age 20-181d, 14,191st in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 19, 2003 (Age 44-268d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2009. (Voted by BBWAA on 511/539 ballots)
View Rickey Henderson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert, Dan Horwits • Previously: Richie Bry

Full Name: Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson

Nicknames: Man of Steal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

111.1

10961

3055

297

.279

2295

RBI

1115

1406

OBP

.401

SLG

.419

OPS

.820

OPS+

127

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	OAK		CLE	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	OAK		CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	OAK		CLE	L,1-9	GS	37	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	OAK		CAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 9	OAK		CAL	L,2-10	GS	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 10	OAK		CAL	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	CG	54	14.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	11 (3)	Apr 16	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	12	Apr 17	OAK	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	13	Apr 18	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	14	Apr 21 (1)	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	15	Apr 21 (2)	OAK	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
13	16	Apr 22	OAK		BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	17	Apr 24	OAK		BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	18	Apr 26	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	19	Apr 27	OAK		BAL	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	20	Apr 29	OAK		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	21	May 1 (1)	OAK		DET	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
19	22	May 1 (2)	OAK		DET	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	23	May 3	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	24	May 4	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	25	May 6	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS	37	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	26	May 7	OAK	@	BAL	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	27	May 8	OAK	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	28	May 10	OAK	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	29	May 11	OAK	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
27	30	May 12	OAK	@	DET	W,11-4	GS	22	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
28	31	May 13	OAK		SEA	W,9-2	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
29	32	May 14	OAK		SEA	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	33	May 15	OAK		SEA	W,3-0	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	34	May 16	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-6	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	35	May 17	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
33	36	May 18	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-16	GS	43	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	37	May 20	OAK		NYY	W,8-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	38	May 21	OAK		NYY	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
36	39	May 22	OAK		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	40	May 23	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	CG	69	17.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	41	May 24	OAK		MIL	W,8-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
39	43 (1)	May 27	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	44	May 28	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	45	May 29	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
42	46	May 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	47	May 31	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	48	Jun 1	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	49	Jun 2	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
46	50	Jun 4	OAK	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	51	Jun 5 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-3	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
48	52	Jun 5 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	53	Jun 7	OAK		TOR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	54	Jun 8	OAK		TOR	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
51	55	Jun 9	OAK		TOR	W,3-1	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	56	Jun 10	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	GS	59	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	57	Jun 11	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
54	58	Jun 12 (1)	OAK		CHW	L,10-12	CG	56	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	59	Jun 12 (2)	OAK		CHW	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	60	Jun 14	OAK	@	TOR	L,7-13	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
57	61	Jun 15	OAK	@	TOR	W,10-1	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
58	63 (1)	Jun 17	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	64	Jun 18	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
60	65	Jun 19	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	66	Jun 20	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	67	Jun 21	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	68	Jun 22	OAK	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	69	Jun 24 (1)	OAK	@	TEX	L,5-6	GS	42	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
65	70	Jun 24 (2)	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	71	Jun 25	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-8	GS	16	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	75 (3)	Jun 29	OAK		KCR	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	76	Jun 30	OAK		KCR	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	77	Jul 1	OAK		TEX	L,5-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	78	Jul 2	OAK		TEX	L,3-13	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	79	Jul 3	OAK		TEX	L,4-16	CG	71	15.0	8	0	1	9	0	LF
72	80	Jul 4	OAK		TEX	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
73	81	Jul 8	OAK	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
74	82	Jul 9	OAK	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	83	Jul 10	OAK	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
76	84	Jul 11	OAK	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	85	Jul 12	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
78	86	Jul 13	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	87	Jul 14	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
80	88	Jul 15	OAK	@	BOS	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	89	Jul 16	OAK	@	BOS	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	90	Jul 17	OAK	@	BOS	W,13-9	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
83	91	Jul 18	OAK		DET	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	92	Jul 19	OAK		DET	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	93	Jul 20	OAK		DET	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	94	Jul 21	OAK		BAL	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	95	Jul 22	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
88	96	Jul 23	OAK		BAL	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	97	Jul 24	OAK		BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	98	Jul 25	OAK		BOS	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
91	99	Jul 26 (1)	OAK		BOS	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	100	Jul 26 (2)	OAK		BOS	L,3-5	GF	16	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH LF
93	102 (1)	Jul 29	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	103	Jul 30 (1)	OAK	@	CAL	W,13-8	GF	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH LF
95	104	Jul 30 (2)	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	42	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	105	Jul 31	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	106	Aug 1	OAK	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	107	Aug 2	OAK	@	SEA	L,12-15	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	108	Aug 3	OAK	@	SEA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	109	Aug 4	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
101	110	Aug 5	OAK	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	111	Aug 6	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-4	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	118 (6)	Aug 13	OAK		MIN	L,3-7	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	119	Aug 14	OAK		MIN	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
105	120	Aug 15	OAK		CAL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	121	Aug 16	OAK		CAL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	122	Aug 17	OAK		CAL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
108	123	Aug 19	OAK	@	MIL	W,9-1	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	124	Aug 20	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	125	Aug 21	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	126	Aug 22	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	52	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
112	127	Aug 23	OAK	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
113	128	Aug 24 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	129	Aug 24 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
115	131 (1)	Aug 26	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	132	Aug 27	OAK		MIL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	133	Aug 28	OAK		MIL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	134	Aug 30	OAK		NYY	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	135	Aug 31	OAK		NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	136	Sep 1	OAK		NYY	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	137	Sep 2	OAK		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	138	Sep 3	OAK		CLE	L,6-13	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	140 (1)	Sep 5	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-11	GS	45	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	141	Sep 6	OAK	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	142	Sep 7	OAK	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	45	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	143	Sep 9	OAK	@	TOR	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	144	Sep 10	OAK	@	TOR	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	145	Sep 11	OAK	@	TOR	L,6-16	GS	31	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	146	Sep 13	OAK		TEX	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
130	147	Sep 14	OAK		TEX	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
131	148	Sep 15	OAK		TEX	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
132	149	Sep 16	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	150	Sep 17	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
134	152 (1)	Sep 20	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
135	154 (1)	Sep 23	OAK		TOR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	155	Sep 24	OAK		TOR	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	156	Sep 25	OAK		TOR	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	157	Sep 27	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
139	158	Sep 28	OAK		CHW	L,3-5	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH LF
140	159	Sep 29	OAK		CHW	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
141	160	Oct 1 (1)	OAK		KCR	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
142	162 (1)	Oct 2	OAK		KCR	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							147gm		1184.0	350	10	3	363	1