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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	NYY	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 8	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 9	NYY	@	DET	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-13	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	NYY	@	KCR	W,15-2	GS	23	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 13	NYY		CLE	W,11-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	8	Apr 14	NYY		CLE	W,10-6	GS	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
9	9	Apr 15	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 18	NYY		KCR	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
11	11	Apr 19 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	15 (3)	Apr 22	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	16	Apr 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	17	Apr 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	42	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
15	18	Apr 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	19	Apr 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	20	Apr 28	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	21	Apr 29	NYY	@	TEX	L,7-8	GS	45	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	CF LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	22	May 1	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
20	23	May 2	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	24	May 3	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	25	May 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
23	26	May 5	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
24	27	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	28	May 8	NYY		MIN	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
26	29	May 9	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
27	30	May 10	NYY		MIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	31	May 11	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
29	32	May 12	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
30	33	May 13	NYY		TEX	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
31	34	May 14	NYY		TEX	W,9-1	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	35	May 15	NYY	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	36	May 16	NYY	@	SEA	L,8-10	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	38 (1)	May 18	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	39	May 19	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	40	May 20	NYY	@	OAK	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	41	May 22	NYY	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	42	May 23	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	47 (4)	May 29	NYY		OAK	L,5-13	GS	39	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	53 (5)	Jun 4	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-9	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	76 (22)	Jun 29	NYY	@	TOR	W,15-14	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
42	77	Jun 30	NYY	@	TOR	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	79 (1)	Jul 3 (1)	NYY		TEX	L,0-9	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
44	80	Jul 3 (2)	NYY		TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	81	Jul 4	NYY		TEX	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	82	Jul 5	NYY		TEX	L,4-10	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
47	83	Jul 6	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
48	84	Jul 7	NYY		MIN	W,12-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	85	Jul 8	NYY		MIN	W,13-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	86	Jul 9	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
51	87	Jul 10	NYY		CHW	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	89 (1)	Jul 12	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
53	91 (1)	Jul 17	NYY	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	92	Jul 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	94 (1)	Jul 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	95	Jul 21	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	96	Jul 22	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	97	Jul 24	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	98	Jul 25	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	134 (35)	Sep 4	NYY		CAL	W,8-4	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	135	Sep 5	NYY		CAL	W,7-6	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
62	137 (1)	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	138	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-8	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	139	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	142 (2)	Sep 13	NYY	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	152 (9)	Sep 23	NYY	@	MIL	L,7-8	CG	44	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	153	Sep 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	154	Sep 26	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	156 (1)	Sep 28	NYY		BOS	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							73gm		589.1	189	2	4	195	1