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.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 3	SDP	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 5	SDP	@	HOU	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 6	SDP	@	HOU	W,8-4	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 7	SDP	@	HOU	W,17-2	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 8	SDP		FLA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
7	7	Apr 9	SDP		FLA	L,2-5	CG	43	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
8	8	Apr 10	SDP		FLA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	9	Apr 11	SDP		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 12	SDP		ATL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 13	SDP		ATL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	18 (6)	Apr 21	SDP	@	ATL	W,2-1	GF	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR LF
13	19	Apr 22	SDP	@	FLA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	20	Apr 23	SDP	@	FLA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	22 (1)	Apr 25	SDP		CHC	W,8-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	23	Apr 26	SDP		HOU	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	24	Apr 27	SDP		HOU	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	25	Apr 28	SDP		HOU	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	26	Apr 29	SDP		HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	27	Apr 30	SDP		SFG	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	28	May 1	SDP		SFG	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
22	29	May 3	SDP		STL	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	30	May 4	SDP		STL	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	31	May 5	SDP		STL	W,10-4	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	32	May 8 (1)	SDP	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	33	May 8 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	34	May 9	SDP	@	PIT	W,7-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	35	May 10 susp	SDP	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	36	May 11	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	37	May 12	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-0	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	38	May 13	SDP		NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	39	May 14	SDP		NYM	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	40	May 15	SDP		NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	41	May 16	SDP		NYM	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
35	42	May 17	SDP		MON	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	43	May 18	SDP		MON	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	44	May 19	SDP		MON	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	45	May 21	SDP		PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
39	46	May 22	SDP		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	47	May 23	SDP		PHI	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	48	May 24	SDP	@	NYM	W,13-1	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	49	May 25	SDP	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	50	May 26	SDP	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	51	May 27	SDP	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	52	May 28	SDP	@	MON	W,3-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
46	53	May 29	SDP	@	MON	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	54	May 31	SDP	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	55	Jun 1	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	56	Jun 2	SDP	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	55	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	57	Jun 3	SDP		STL	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	58	Jun 4	SDP		STL	L,5-11	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	59	Jun 5	SDP		STL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	60	Jun 7	SDP		PIT	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	61	Jun 8	SDP		PIT	L,8-9	CG	68	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	63 (1)	Jun 10	SDP		CIN	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	64	Jun 11	SDP		CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	65	Jun 12	SDP		CIN	L,4-9	GS	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
58	66	Jun 13	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	57	13.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	67	Jun 14	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	68	Jun 15	SDP	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	69	Jun 16	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	70	Jun 17	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	73 (2)	Jun 20	SDP		CHC	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	74	Jun 21	SDP		CHC	W,2-1	GF	12	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	75	Jun 22	SDP		CHC	L,6-9	CG	76	16.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
66	76	Jun 23	SDP		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	77	Jun 25	SDP		HOU	L,4-9	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	78	Jun 26	SDP		HOU	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	79	Jun 27	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	80	Jun 28	SDP	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	81	Jun 29	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	82	Jun 30	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	83	Jul 1	SDP		LAD	L,2-10	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	84	Jul 2	SDP		LAD	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	85	Jul 3	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
76	86	Jul 4	SDP		SFG	W,8-4	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
77	87	Jul 5	SDP		SFG	W,7-6	GS	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
78	88	Jul 6	SDP		SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	89	Jul 7	SDP		SFG	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	90	Jul 11	SDP	@	COL	L,5-8	CG	48	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	91	Jul 12	SDP	@	COL	L,12-13	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	92	Jul 13	SDP	@	COL	L,6-11	GS	28	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	93	Jul 14	SDP	@	COL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	94	Jul 15	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	38	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	95	Jul 16	SDP	@	LAD	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	96	Jul 17	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	97	Jul 18	SDP		COL	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
88	98	Jul 19	SDP		COL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	99	Jul 20	SDP		COL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	100	Jul 21	SDP		COL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	101	Jul 22	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
92	102	Jul 23	SDP	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	103	Jul 24	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	44	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	104	Jul 26	SDP	@	FLA	W,3-0	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	105	Jul 27	SDP	@	FLA	W,20-12	CG	50	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
96	106	Jul 28	SDP	@	FLA	L,2-8	GS	34	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	108 (1)	Jul 30	SDP		ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	110 (1)	Aug 1	SDP		ATL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
99	111	Aug 2	SDP		FLA	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	112	Aug 3	SDP		FLA	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	113	Aug 4	SDP		FLA	W,6-4	GS	32	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
102	114	Aug 5	SDP	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	115	Aug 6	SDP	@	STL	W,1-0	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	116	Aug 7	SDP	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	117	Aug 8	SDP	@	PIT	W,12-3	GF	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
106	118	Aug 9	SDP	@	PIT	W,4-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
107	119	Aug 10	SDP	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	121 (1)	Aug 13	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	124 (2)	Aug 16	SDP		NYM	W,15-10	GF	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
110	126 (1)	Aug 18	SDP		NYM	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	127	Aug 19	SDP		MON	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	128	Aug 20	SDP		MON	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	129	Aug 21	SDP		MON	W,7-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
114	130	Aug 23	SDP		PHI	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	131	Aug 24	SDP		PHI	W,7-1	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	132	Aug 25	SDP		PHI	W,11-2	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	134 (1)	Aug 28	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	135	Aug 29	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	136	Aug 30	SDP	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	137	Aug 31	SDP	@	MON	L,2-4	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	138	Sep 1	SDP	@	MON	L,6-7	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
122	139	Sep 2	SDP	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
123	140	Sep 3	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	141	Sep 4	SDP	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
125	142	Sep 6	SDP	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
126	145 (2)	Sep 9	SDP		PIT	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	150 (4)	Sep 15	SDP		CIN	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	151	Sep 16	SDP	@	SFG	W,2-1	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	153 (1)	Sep 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,8-5	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	156 (2)	Sep 21	SDP		LAD	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	157	Sep 22	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	158	Sep 24	SDP		COL	L,4-5	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	161 (2)	Sep 28	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	162	Sep 29	SDP	@	LAD	W,2-0	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							141gm		1118.2	231	3	6	240	0