Steve Henderson stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 1988

Right Fielder

Age 73 · 6' 2"

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Steve Henderson played 12 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1988.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,085
AB
3,484
R
459
H
976
HR
68
RBI
428
SB
79
AVG
.280

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.
1977NYM993506710412656.297
1978NYM15758783156106513.266
1979NYM983504210753913.306
1980NYM1435137514985823.290
1981CHC8228732845355.293
1982CHC9225723602296.233
1983SEA12143650128105410.294
1984SEA109325428510352.262
1985ATH8519325583310.301
1986ATH112622030.077
1987ATH461141433390.289
1988HOU4246410051.217

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,916
TB
1,440
XBH
279
HBP
13
IBB
32
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

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.
1977NYM398168341200
1978NYM654234492300
1979NYM393154294600
1980NYM584206333300
1981CHC337118192700
1982CHC28386180300
1983SEA484196450200
1984SEA364133251400
1985ATH21381140000
1986ATH27310000
1987ATH12649100100
1988HOU531220100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
10.1
RC
531.3
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.133
SECA
.250
BB/K
0.57
AB/HR
51.2
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.
1977NYM2.564.86.9.1830.30.529.20
1978NYM2.382.95.1.1330.20.658.70
1979NYM1.561.66.7.1340.30.7700
1980NYM2.381.65.8.1110.30.764.10
1981CHC0.647.76.1180.30.757.40
1982CHC0.025.83.4.1010.20.3128.50
1983SEA0.868.95.7.1560.20.543.60
1984SEA0.546.85.2.1480.30.632.50
1985ATH0.330.36.1190.20.564.30
1986ATH-0.7-1.1-1.2.0380.0000
1987ATH-0.118.26.1.1400.20.6380
1988HOU0.14.23.1.0430.20.500

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

Bio

Age
73 yearsNov 18, 1952
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Houston, United States
College
Prairie View A&M

What were Steve Henderson's career stats?

Steve Henderson played 12 seasons for the Mets, the Cubs, the Mariners, the Athletics and the Astros. He was a career .280 hitter with 976 hits, 68 home runs and 428 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .306 batting average, 5 home runs and 39 RBI.

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