Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1979
- AL MVP
- 1990
- AL Silver Slugger
- 3x
- AL Gold Glove
- 1981
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1979
- AL MVP
- 1990
- AL Silver Slugger
- 3x
- AL Gold Glove
- 1981
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 3,081
- AB
- 10,961
- R
- 2,295
- H
- 3,055
- HR
- 297
- RBI
- 1,115
- SB
- 1,406
- AVG
- .279
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ATH | 89 | 351 | 49 | 96 | 1 | 26 | 33 | .274 |
| 1980 | ATH | 158 | 591 | 111 | 179 | 9 | 53 | 100 | .303 |
| 1981 | ATH | 108 | 423 | 89 | 135 | 6 | 35 | 56 | .319 |
| 1982 | ATH | 149 | 536 | 119 | 143 | 10 | 51 | 130 | .267 |
| 1983 | ATH | 145 | 513 | 105 | 150 | 9 | 48 | 108 | .292 |
| 1984 | ATH | 142 | 502 | 113 | 147 | 16 | 58 | 66 | .293 |
| 1985 | NYY | 143 | 547 | 146 | 172 | 24 | 72 | 80 | .314 |
| 1986 | NYY | 153 | 608 | 130 | 160 | 28 | 74 | 87 | .263 |
| 1987 | NYY | 95 | 358 | 78 | 104 | 17 | 37 | 41 | .291 |
| 1988 | NYY | 140 | 554 | 118 | 169 | 6 | 50 | 93 | .305 |
| 1989 |  NYY/ATH | 150 | 541 | 113 | 148 | 12 | 57 | 77 | .274 |
| 1990 | ATH | 136 | 489 | 119 | 159 | 28 | 61 | 65 | .325 |
| 1991 | ATH | 134 | 470 | 105 | 126 | 18 | 57 | 58 | .268 |
| 1992 | ATH | 117 | 396 | 77 | 112 | 15 | 46 | 48 | .283 |
| 1993 | TOR/ATH | 134 | 481 | 114 | 139 | 21 | 59 | 53 | .289 |
| 1994 | ATH | 87 | 296 | 66 | 77 | 6 | 20 | 22 | .260 |
| 1995 | ATH | 112 | 407 | 67 | 122 | 9 | 54 | 32 | .300 |
| 1996 | SD | 148 | 465 | 110 | 112 | 9 | 29 | 37 | .241 |
| 1997 |  SD/LAA | 120 | 403 | 84 | 100 | 8 | 34 | 45 | .248 |
| 1998 | ATH | 152 | 542 | 101 | 128 | 14 | 57 | 66 | .236 |
| 1999 | NYM | 121 | 438 | 89 | 138 | 12 | 42 | 37 | .315 |
| 2000 |  NYM/SEA | 123 | 420 | 75 | 98 | 4 | 32 | 36 | .233 |
| 2001 | SD | 123 | 379 | 70 | 86 | 8 | 42 | 25 | .227 |
| 2002 | BOS | 72 | 179 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 8 | .223 |
| 2003 | LAD | 30 | 72 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .208 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 60
- AB
- 222
- R
- 47
- H
- 63
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 20
- SB
- 33
- AVG
- .284
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 13,346
- TB
- 4,588
- XBH
- 873
- HBP
- 98
- IBB
- 61
- GIDP
- 172
- P/PA
- 0.10
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ATH | 398 | 118 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATH | 722 | 236 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATH | 493 | 185 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 656 | 205 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 622 | 216 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 597 | 230 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 654 | 282 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYY | 701 | 285 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYY | 440 | 178 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 647 | 221 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY/ATH | 674 | 216 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH | 594 | 282 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATH | 578 | 199 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATH | 500 | 181 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR/ATH | 610 | 228 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATH | 376 | 108 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATH | 487 | 182 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | SD | 602 | 160 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | SD/LAA | 509 | 138 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 670 | 188 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 526 | 204 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYM/SEA | 519 | 128 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | SD | 465 | 133 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | BOS | 222 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | LAD | 84 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 106.8
- RC
- 2144.5
- RC/27
- 6.80
- ISOP
- .140
- SECA
- .437
- BB/K
- 1.29
- AB/HR
- 36.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ATH | -1.0 | 45 | 4.3 | .063 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 351 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATH | 8.7 | 120.6 | 7.2 | .096 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 65.7 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATH | 6.6 | 80.8 | 6.8 | .118 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 70.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 6.5 | 101.8 | 6.2 | .116 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 53.6 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 6.7 | 109.2 | 7.5 | .129 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 57 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 5.8 | 101.8 | 7.2 | .165 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 31.4 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 9.8 | 131.7 | 8.9 | .201 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYY | 6.2 | 113.1 | 6.4 | .206 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYY | 4.6 | 81.2 | 8.1 | .207 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 6.3 | 107.3 | 7 | .094 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 92.3 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY/ATH | 8.4 | 109.9 | 7.1 | .126 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 45.1 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH | 9.8 | 128.5 | 9.7 | .252 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATH | 4.4 | 91.4 | 6.6 | .155 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATH | 5.4 | 89.5 | 8 | .174 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 26.4 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR/ATH | 4.8 | 112.8 | 8.4 | .185 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATH | 3.3 | 55.5 | 6.5 | .105 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 49.3 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATH | 2.6 | 79.7 | 7 | .147 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 45.2 | 0 |
| 1996 | SD | 1.6 | 82.5 | 5.9 | .103 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 51.7 | 0 |
| 1997 | SD/LAA | 1.4 | 69.9 | 5.8 | .094 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 50.4 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 2.0 | 90.5 | 5.6 | .111 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 38.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 1.6 | 92.6 | 7.8 | .151 | 0.4 | 1 | 36.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYM/SEA | 0.4 | 57.5 | 4.4 | .071 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 105 | 0 |
| 2001 | SD | 0.4 | 56.6 | 4.9 | .124 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 47.4 | 0 |
| 2002 | BOS | 0.3 | 27.3 | 5.1 | .128 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 35.8 | 0 |
| 2003 | LAD | 0.2 | 8.6 | 4.1 | .097 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 36 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Rickey Henderson's career stats?
Rickey Henderson played 25 seasons for the Athletics, the Yankees, the Padres, the Mets, the Red Sox and the Dodgers. He was a career .279 hitter with 3,055 hits, 297 home runs and 1,115 RBI. His best season was 1990: a .325 batting average, 28 home runs and 61 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
25 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1979 to 2003
Rickey Henderson led MLB in stolen bases (1980, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1998) and OPS (1990); finished top 10 in a stat 21 times; sits top 10 all time in stolen bases.
Championships ×2
- 1989 World Series with the Athletics
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
Awards
All-time career rank
- 174th in home runs (297)
- 26th in hits (3,055)
- 191st in rbi (1,115)
- 1st in stolen bases (1,406)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1985 (8th), 1990 (7th)
- Stolen Bases: 1980 (1st), 1982 (1st), 1983 (1st), 1984 (4th), 1985 (2nd), 1986 (2nd), 1988 (1st), 1989 (1st), 1990 (2nd), 1991 (3rd), 1992 (7th), 1993 (5th), 1996 (10th), 1997 (9th), 1998 (1st), 1999 (10th), 2000 (9th)
- OPS: 1985 (5th), 1990 (1st)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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