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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	NYY		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 9	NYY		KCR	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 10	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 11	NYY		MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
5	6 (1)	Apr 13	NYY		MIL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	7	Apr 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	8	Apr 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	9	Apr 18	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	10	Apr 19	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	11	Apr 20	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	12	Apr 21	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	13	Apr 22	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	14	Apr 23	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
14	16 (1)	Apr 25	NYY		CLE	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	17	Apr 26	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	18	Apr 27	NYY		CLE	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
17	19	Apr 29	NYY		MIN	W,14-11	CG	50	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
18	20	Apr 30	NYY		MIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	21	May 1	NYY		MIN	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	22	May 2	NYY		TEX	L,0-7	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	23	May 3	NYY		TEX	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
22	25 (1)	May 5	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
23	26	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	27	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	28	May 10	NYY	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	30 (1)	May 11 (2)	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-9	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	31	May 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	32	May 13	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	33	May 14	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	34	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	35	May 16	NYY		SEA	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	36	May 17	NYY		SEA	W,11-6	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	37	May 18	NYY		SEA	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	38	May 20	NYY		OAK	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
35	39	May 21	NYY		OAK	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	40	May 22	NYY		OAK	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	41	May 23	NYY		CAL	W,10-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	42	May 24	NYY		CAL	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	43	May 25	NYY		CAL	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	44	May 26	NYY		CAL	L,7-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	45	May 28	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	46	May 29	NYY	@	SEA	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	47	May 30	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
44	48	May 31	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	49	Jun 1	NYY	@	OAK	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
46	50	Jun 2	NYY	@	CAL	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	51	Jun 3	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	52	Jun 4	NYY	@	CAL	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	53	Jun 6	NYY		BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	54	Jun 7	NYY		BAL	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	55	Jun 8	NYY		BAL	L,9-18	CG	55	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	56	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	52	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
53	57	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	58	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	59	Jun 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	60	Jun 13	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
57	61	Jun 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
58	62	Jun 15	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
59	63	Jun 16	NYY		BOS	L,1-10	GS	37	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
60	64	Jun 17	NYY		BOS	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	65	Jun 18	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	66	Jun 19	NYY	@	TOR	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
63	67	Jun 20	NYY	@	TOR	W,10-8	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	68	Jun 21	NYY	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	69	Jun 22	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-15	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	70	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	71	Jun 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	72	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	73	Jun 27	NYY		TOR	L,7-14	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	74	Jun 28	NYY		TOR	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	75	Jun 29	NYY		TOR	L,3-6	GS	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	76	Jun 30	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	77	Jul 1	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	78	Jul 2	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	79	Jul 3	NYY		DET	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	80	Jul 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	82 (1)	Jul 6	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	83	Jul 7	NYY	@	TEX	W,14-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	84	Jul 8	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	85	Jul 9	NYY	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	86	Jul 10	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-1	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	87	Jul 11	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	88	Jul 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	90 (1)	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	91	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	92	Jul 19	NYY		CHW	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
87	93	Jul 20	NYY		CHW	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	94	Jul 21	NYY		TEX	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
89	95	Jul 22	NYY		TEX	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
90	97 (1)	Jul 25	NYY		MIN	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	98	Jul 26	NYY		MIN	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	99	Jul 27	NYY		MIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	100	Jul 28	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	101	Jul 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	102	Jul 30	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-5	GS	30	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	103	Aug 1 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
97	105 (1)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	41	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	106	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	107	Aug 4	NYY		MIL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
100	108	Aug 5	NYY		MIL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	109	Aug 6	NYY		MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	111 (1)	Aug 8	NYY		KCR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	112	Aug 9	NYY		KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	113	Aug 10	NYY		KCR	L,3-13	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	114	Aug 11	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	115	Aug 12	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	116	Aug 13	NYY		CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	117	Aug 15	NYY	@	KCR	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	118	Aug 16	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	120 (1)	Aug 19	NYY		SEA	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
111	121	Aug 20	NYY		SEA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
112	122	Aug 22	NYY		OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
113	123	Aug 23	NYY		OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	124	Aug 24	NYY		OAK	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	125	Aug 25	NYY		CAL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	126	Aug 26	NYY		CAL	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
117	127	Aug 28	NYY	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	128	Aug 29	NYY	@	SEA	W,13-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYY	@	SEA	L,0-1	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
120	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYY	@	SEA	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
121	131	Aug 31	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	132	Sep 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
123	133	Sep 2	NYY	@	OAK	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	134	Sep 3	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	138 (3)	Sep 9	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-1	GS	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
126	139	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
127	140	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	141	Sep 12	NYY		BOS	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	142	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
130	143	Sep 14	NYY		BOS	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	144	Sep 15	NYY		BAL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	145	Sep 16	NYY		BAL	W,8-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	146	Sep 17	NYY		BAL	L,3-8	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
134	147	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	148	Sep 20	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	149	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	150	Sep 22	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
138	151	Sep 23	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
139	152	Sep 24	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	GS	28	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
140	153	Sep 26	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
141	154	Sep 27	NYY		DET	L,0-1	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	156 (1)	Sep 29	NYY		TOR	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
143	157	Sep 30	NYY		TOR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	158	Oct 1	NYY		TOR	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
145	159	Oct 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
146	160	Oct 4 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							149gm		1255.1	425	5	6	436	0