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.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 2	SDP		NYM	W,6-5	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
2	4 (1)	Apr 4	SDP		PHI	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
3	5	Apr 5	SDP		PHI	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	9 (3)	Apr 9	SDP		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	10	Apr 11	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
6	13 (2)	Apr 16	SDP	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
7	14	Apr 19 (1)	SDP		STL	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
8	15	Apr 19 (2)	SDP		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	16	Apr 20	SDP		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	17	Apr 22	SDP		HOU	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	18	Apr 23	SDP		HOU	L,7-11	GS	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	19	Apr 25	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	20	Apr 26	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	21	Apr 27	SDP	@	ATL	L,0-2	CG	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	22	Apr 28	SDP	@	FLA	L,9-12	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	23	Apr 29	SDP	@	FLA	L,1-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	28 (4)	May 4	SDP		MON	L,3-9	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	31 (2)	May 8	SDP		CHC	L,2-6	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	47 (15)	May 25	SDP		FLA	L,2-6	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	57 (9)	Jun 5	SDP	@	COL	L,7-9	CG	48	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	58	Jun 6	SDP		HOU	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	59	Jun 7	SDP		HOU	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
23	60	Jun 8	SDP		HOU	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	61	Jun 9	SDP		STL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	62	Jun 10	SDP		STL	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	63	Jun 11	SDP		STL	L,3-8	GS	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	65 (1)	Jun 13	SDP	@	ANA	W,8-7	CG	60	14.0	5	1	1	7	0	LF
28	66	Jun 14	SDP	@	TEX	L,6-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	67	Jun 15	SDP	@	TEX	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	68	Jun 17	SDP		OAK	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	69	Jun 18	SDP		OAK	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	70	Jun 19	SDP		COL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
33	71	Jun 20	SDP		COL	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
34	72	Jun 21	SDP		COL	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	73	Jun 22	SDP		COL	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	74	Jun 23	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	75	Jun 24	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	76	Jun 25	SDP	@	SFG	L,7-14	CG	48	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
39	77	Jun 26	SDP	@	LAD	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
40	78	Jun 27	SDP	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	79	Jun 28	SDP	@	LAD	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	80	Jun 29	SDP	@	LAD	L,4-10	GS	38	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	81	Jun 30	SDP	@	OAK	W,15-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	83 (1)	Jul 2	SDP		SEA	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	84	Jul 3	SDP		SEA	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
46	85	Jul 4	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	86	Jul 5	SDP		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	87	Jul 6	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	88	Jul 10	SDP	@	COL	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
50	89	Jul 11	SDP	@	COL	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	90	Jul 12	SDP	@	COL	W,11-7	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	91	Jul 13	SDP	@	COL	W,13-11	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
53	92	Jul 14	SDP		SFG	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
54	93	Jul 15	SDP		SFG	L,2-16	CG	48	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
55	94	Jul 16	SDP	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	95	Jul 17	SDP	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	96	Jul 18	SDP	@	FLA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
58	97	Jul 19	SDP	@	FLA	L,5-8	GS	26	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	98	Jul 20	SDP	@	FLA	W,3-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
60	99	Jul 21	SDP	@	FLA	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	100	Jul 22	SDP		PIT	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	102 (1)	Jul 24	SDP		PIT	W,8-6	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	103	Jul 25	SDP		NYM	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	104	Jul 26	SDP		NYM	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	105	Jul 27	SDP		NYM	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	106	Jul 28	SDP		PHI	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
67	107	Jul 29	SDP		PHI	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
68	108	Jul 31	SDP	@	MON	L,2-9	GS	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	109	Aug 1	SDP	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	110	Aug 2	SDP	@	MON	L,0-6	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	111	Aug 3	SDP	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	112	Aug 5	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	114 (1)	Aug 7	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	115	Aug 8	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	116	Aug 9	SDP	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
76	117	Aug 10	SDP	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	118	Aug 11	SDP		MON	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	119	Aug 12	SDP		MON	W,6-4	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
				Player went from San Diego Padres to Anaheim Angels
79	120	Aug 14	ANA	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
80	121	Aug 15	ANA	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	128 (6)	Aug 21	ANA		NYY	L,3-4	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	130 (1)	Aug 23	ANA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	131	Aug 24	ANA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
84	134 (2)	Aug 28	ANA	@	SDP	L,2-9	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	136 (1)	Aug 30	ANA	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	137	Aug 31	ANA	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	139 (1)	Sep 2	ANA		COL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	141 (1)	Sep 5	ANA	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
89	144 (2)	Sep 8	ANA	@	TOR	L,10-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	147 (2)	Sep 12	ANA		KCR	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	157 (9)	Sep 23	ANA	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							93gm		729.1	186	5	7	198	1