Joe Morgan vs Rickey Henderson

Joe Morgan Rickey Henderson

Joe Morgan and Rickey Henderson compared on their MLB careers: Joe Morgan played 22 seasons, 1963 to 1984, Rickey Henderson 25 seasons, 1979 to 2003. Joe Morgan has .271 batting average to Rickey Henderson's .279. Joe Morgan won 2 titles, Rickey Henderson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Morgan and Rickey Henderson career totals

2,649	GP	3,081
9,277	AB	10,961
1,650	R	2,295
2,517	H	3,055
268	HR	297
1,133	RBI	1,115
689	SB	1,406
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe Morgan and Rickey Henderson postseason

50	GP	60
181	AB	222
26	R	47
33	H	63
5	HR	5
13	RBI	20
15	SB	33
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Joe Morgan and Rickey Henderson all-time places

223rd (268)	Home runs	174th (297)
98th (2,517)	Hits	26th (3,055)
183rd (1,133)	RBI	191st (1,115)
11th (689)	Stolen bases	1st (1,406)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Joe Morgan: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×5, NL MVP ×2, NL Silver Slugger
Rickey Henderson: 2 championships; AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Joe Morgan and Rickey Henderson season by season

1st	1963	.240	0	3	1979	.274	1	26
2nd	1964	.189	0	0	1980	.303	9	53
3rd	1965	.271	14	40	1981	.319	6	35
4th	1966	.285	5	42	1982	.267	10	51
5th	1967	.275	6	42	1983	.292	9	48
6th	1968	.250	0	0	1984	.293	16	58
7th	1969	.236	15	43	1985	.314	24	72
8th	1970	.268	8	52	1986	.263	28	74
9th	1971	.256	13	56	1987	.291	17	37
10th	1972	.292	16	73	1988	.305	6	50
11th	1973	.290	26	82	1989	.274	12	57
12th	1974	.293	22	67	1990	.325	28	61
13th	1975	.327	17	94	1991	.268	18	57
14th	1976	.320	27	111	1992	.283	15	46
15th	1977	.288	22	78	1993	.289	21	59
16th	1978	.236	13	75	1994	.260	6	20
17th	1979	.250	9	32	1995	.300	9	54
18th	1980	.243	11	49	1996	.241	9	29
19th	1981	.240	8	31	1997	.248	8	34
20th	1982	.289	14	61	1998	.236	14	57
21st	1983	.230	16	59	1999	.315	12	42
22nd	1984	.244	6	43	2000	.233	4	32
23rd	—	—	—	—	2001	.227	8	42
24th	—	—	—	—	2002	.223	5	16
25th	—	—	—	—	2003	.208	2	5

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


50	GP	60
181	AB	222
26	R	47
33	H	63
5	HR	5
13	RBI	20
15	SB	33
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


50	GP	60
181	AB	222
26	R	47
33	H	63
5	HR	5
13	RBI	20
15	SB	33
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


50	GP	60
181	AB	222
26	R	47
33	H	63
5	HR	5
13	RBI	20
15	SB	33
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8