Rickey Henderson stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2003

Left Fielder · #25

Age 67 · 5' 10"

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Rickey Henderson played 25 MLB seasons, 1979 to 2003.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1979ATH89351499612633.274
1980ATH158591111179953100.303
1981ATH1084238913563556.319
1982ATH1495361191431051130.267
1983ATH145513105150948108.292
1984ATH142502113147165866.293
1985NYY143547146172247280.314
1986NYY153608130160287487.263
1987NYY9535878104173741.291
1988NYY14055411816965093.305
1989NYY/ATH150541113148125777.274
1990ATH136489119159286165.325
1991ATH134470105126185758.268
1992ATH11739677112154648.283
1993TOR/ATH134481114139215953.289
1994ATH87296667762022.260
1995ATH1124076712295432.300
1996SD14846511011292937.241
1997SD/LAA1204038410083445.248
1998ATH152542101128145766.236
1999NYM12143889138124237.315
2000NYM/SEA123420759843236.233
2001SD123379708684225.227
2002BOS7217940405168.223
2003LAD3072715253.208

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1979ATH398118172040
1980ATH722236355760
1981ATH493185312470
1982ATH656205382150
1983ATH6222164148110
1984ATH597230475170
1985NYY654282573180
1986NYY7012856422120
1987NYY4401783721100
1988NYY647221383160
1989NYY/ATH674216413580
1990ATH5942826442130
1991ATH578199367770
1992ATH500181366550
1993TOR/ATH610228454790
1994ATH376108195100
1995ATH487182414280
1996SD6021602810250
1997SD/LAA5091382262100
1998ATH670188315050
1999NYM526204422140
2000NYM/SEA5191282041110
2001SD465133283080
2002BOS22263124034.4
2003LAD842231004.5

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
106.8
RC
2,144.5
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.

Advanced by season
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.
1979ATH-1.0454.3.0630.20.93510
1980ATH8.7120.67.2.0960.42.265.70
1981ATH6.680.86.8.1180.40.970.50
1982ATH6.5101.86.2.1160.51.253.60
1983ATH6.7109.27.5.1290.51.3570
1984ATH5.8101.87.2.1650.41.131.40
1985NYY9.8131.78.9.2010.51.522.80
1986NYY6.2113.16.4.2060.51.121.70
1987NYY4.681.28.1.2070.51.521.10
1988NYY6.3107.37.0940.41.592.30
1989NYY/ATH8.4109.97.1.1260.51.945.10
1990ATH9.8128.59.7.2520.61.617.50
1991ATH4.491.46.6.1550.41.326.10
1992ATH5.489.58.1740.51.726.40
1993TOR/ATH4.8112.88.4.1850.51.922.90
1994ATH3.355.56.5.1050.41.649.30
1995ATH2.679.77.1470.41.145.20
1996SD1.682.55.9.1030.41.451.70
1997SD/LAA1.469.95.8.0940.41.150.40
1998ATH2.090.55.6.1110.41.038.70
1999NYM1.692.67.8.1510.4136.50
2000NYM/SEA0.457.54.4.0710.31.21050
2001SD0.456.64.9.1240.41.047.40
2002BOS0.327.35.1.1280.40.835.80
2003LAD0.28.64.1.0970.30.7360

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
67 yearsDec 25, 1958
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Chicago, IL
AL MVP
1990
AL Silver Slugger
3x
AL Gold Glove
1981

Latest performance

Rickey Henderson

Sep 19 · vs SF · L 6-4

AB
0
R
1
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
.208

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Fri, Sep 19vsSFL 6-401000
Mon, Sep 08atARIW 10-310000
Wed, Sep 03vsHOUL 8-230000
Mon, Sep 01vsHOUL 10-110100
Sun, Aug 31vsCOLW 3-030000
Fri, Aug 29vsCOLW 6-431101

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

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 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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