Rickey Henderson vs Tim Raines Sr.

Rickey Henderson Tim Raines Sr.

Rickey Henderson and Tim Raines Sr. compared on their MLB careers: Rickey Henderson played 25 seasons, 1979 to 2003, Tim Raines Sr. 23 seasons, 1979 to 2002. Rickey Henderson has .279 batting average to Tim Raines Sr.'s .294. Rickey Henderson won 2 titles, Tim Raines Sr. won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Rickey Henderson and Tim Raines Sr. career totals

3,081	GP	2,502
10,961	AB	8,872
2,295	R	1,571
3,055	H	2,605
297	HR	170
1,115	RBI	980
1,406	SB	808
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?

Rickey Henderson and Tim Raines Sr. postseason

60	GP	34
222	AB	126
47	R	18
63	H	34
5	HR	1
20	RBI	6
33	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Rickey Henderson and Tim Raines Sr. all-time places

174th (297)	Home runs	—
26th (3,055)	Hits	80th (2,605)
191st (1,115)	RBI	283rd (980)
1st (1,406)	Stolen bases	5th (808)

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

Rickey Henderson: 2 championships; AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL MVP
Tim Raines Sr.: 2 championships; none on file

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.

Rickey Henderson and Tim Raines Sr. season by season

1st	1979	.274	1	26	1979	.000	0	0
2nd	1980	.303	9	53	1980	.050	0	0
3rd	1981	.319	6	35	1981	.304	5	37
4th	1982	.267	10	51	1982	.277	4	43
5th	1983	.292	9	48	1983	.298	11	71
6th	1984	.293	16	58	1984	.309	8	60
7th	1985	.314	24	72	1985	.320	11	41
8th	1986	.263	28	74	1986	.334	9	62
9th	1987	.291	17	37	1987	.330	18	68
10th	1988	.305	6	50	1988	.270	12	48
11th	1989	.274	12	57	1989	.286	9	60
12th	1990	.325	28	61	1990	.287	9	62
13th	1991	.268	18	57	1991	.268	5	50
14th	1992	.283	15	46	1992	.294	7	54
15th	1993	.289	21	59	1993	.306	16	54
16th	1994	.260	6	20	1994	.266	10	52
17th	1995	.300	9	54	1995	.285	12	67
18th	1996	.241	9	29	1996	.284	9	33
19th	1997	.248	8	34	1997	.321	4	38
20th	1998	.236	14	57	1998	.290	5	47
21st	1999	.315	12	42	1999	.215	4	17
22nd	2000	.233	4	32	2001	.303	1	9
23rd	2001	.227	8	42	2002	.191	1	7
24th	2002	.223	5	16	—	—	—	—
25th	2003	.208	2	5	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


60	GP	34
222	AB	126
47	R	18
63	H	34
5	HR	1
20	RBI	6
33	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.7


60	GP	34
222	AB	126
47	R	18
63	H	34
5	HR	1
20	RBI	6
33	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.7


60	GP	34
222	AB	126
47	R	18
63	H	34
5	HR	1
20	RBI	6
33	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.7