Rickey Henderson

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: December 25, 1958 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA).

High School: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: June 24, 1979 (Age 20-181d, 14,191st in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 19, 2003 (Age 44-268d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2009. (Voted by BBWAA on 511/539 ballots)
View Rickey Henderson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert, Dan Horwits • Previously: Richie Bry

Full Name: Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson

Nicknames: Man of Steal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

111.1

10961

3055

297

.279

2295

RBI

1115

1406

OBP

.401

SLG

.419

OPS

.820

OPS+

127

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	OAK		MIL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 4	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	3	Apr 6	OAK		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 7	OAK		BOS	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 8	OAK		BOS	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 9	OAK		TOR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 10	OAK		TOR	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 12	OAK		CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 13	OAK		CAL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 14	OAK		CAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 15	OAK		CAL	L,8-12	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	12	Apr 16	OAK	@	SEA	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 17	OAK	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 18	OAK	@	SEA	L,4-5	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
15	15	Apr 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 21	OAK	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	17	Apr 22	OAK	@	BOS	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	LF
18	18	Apr 24	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	19	Apr 25	OAK	@	TOR	L,0-11	GS	34	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
20	20	Apr 26	OAK	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	Apr 27	OAK		MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	Apr 28	OAK		MIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
23	23	Apr 29 (1)	OAK		MIN	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	Apr 29 (2)	OAK		MIN	W,3-0	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	26	May 2	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 4	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 5	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 6	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 7	OAK		SEA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	31	May 8	OAK		SEA	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 9	OAK		SEA	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	33	May 11	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	34	May 12	OAK	@	BAL	W,12-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	35	May 13	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	36	May 14	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	37	May 15	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-9	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	38	May 16	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-7		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
39	39	May 18	OAK	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 19	OAK	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
41	41	May 20	OAK	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
42	42	May 22	OAK		BAL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
43	43	May 23	OAK		BAL	L,5-9	GS	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	45 (1)	May 25	OAK		NYY	W,10-7	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	46	May 26	OAK		NYY	L,4-8	GS	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
46	47	May 27	OAK		NYY	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
47	48	May 28	OAK		DET	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
48	49	May 29	OAK		DET	W,8-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	50	May 30	OAK		DET	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 1	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	52	Jun 2	OAK	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	53	Jun 3	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	54	Jun 4	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	55	Jun 5	OAK	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	56	Jun 6	OAK	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	57	Jun 8	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	58	Jun 9	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS	50	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
58	59	Jun 10	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	60	Jun 11	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	61	Jun 12	OAK		CLE	L,5-11	GS	40	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	62	Jun 13	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	63	Jun 14	OAK		CLE	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	64	Jun 15	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	65	Jun 16	OAK		CHW	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	66	Jun 17	OAK		CHW	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	67	Jun 18	OAK		KCR	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
67	68	Jun 19	OAK		KCR	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
68	69	Jun 20	OAK		KCR	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	70	Jun 22	OAK		TEX	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	71	Jun 23	OAK		TEX	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	72	Jun 24	OAK		TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
72	73	Jun 25	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-16	GS	27	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	74	Jun 26 (1)	OAK	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
74	75	Jun 26 (2)	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	76	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	77	Jun 28	OAK	@	TOR	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	78	Jun 29	OAK	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	79	Jun 30	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-6	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	80	Jul 1	OAK	@	TOR	L,6-7	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	81	Jul 2	OAK	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	82	Jul 3	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	83	Jul 4	OAK	@	BOS	L,9-13	CG	48	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	84	Jul 5	OAK	@	MIL	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	85	Jul 6 (1)	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
85	86	Jul 6 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	W,11-0	GS	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF CF
86	87	Jul 7	OAK	@	MIL	W,8-2	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	88	Jul 8	OAK	@	MIL	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	89	Jul 12	OAK		TOR	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	90	Jul 13	OAK		TOR	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
90	91	Jul 14	OAK		TOR	L,1-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
91	93 (1)	Jul 16	OAK		BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
92	94	Jul 17	OAK		BOS	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	95	Jul 18	OAK		BOS	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	96	Jul 19	OAK		MIL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
95	97	Jul 20	OAK		MIL	L,7-9	GS	28	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	115 (17)	Aug 8	OAK		MIN	W,5-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
97	116	Aug 9	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
98	117	Aug 10	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-6	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	118	Aug 11	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	119	Aug 12	OAK	@	CAL	L,9-10	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	120	Aug 14	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	LF
102	121	Aug 15	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
103	122	Aug 16	OAK	@	BAL	W,8-1	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	123	Aug 17	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	124	Aug 18	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	125	Aug 19	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	127 (1)	Aug 21	OAK	@	DET	L,6-12	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	128	Aug 22	OAK	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
109	129	Aug 24	OAK		BAL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
110	130	Aug 25	OAK		BAL	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
111	131	Aug 26	OAK		BAL	L,6-13	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
112	132	Aug 27	OAK		NYY	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	133	Aug 28	OAK		NYY	W,4-3	GS	49	12.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF CF
114	134	Aug 29	OAK		NYY	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
115	135	Aug 31	OAK		DET	W,7-6	CG	57	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	136	Sep 1	OAK		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	137	Sep 2	OAK		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	138	Sep 3	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
119	139	Sep 4	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-12	GS	35	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	140	Sep 5	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
121	141	Sep 6	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	142	Sep 7	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-13	GS	35	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
123	143	Sep 8	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS	23	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
124	144	Sep 9	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
125	145	Sep 10	OAK		CHW	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	146	Sep 11	OAK		CHW	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	148 (1)	Sep 14	OAK		CLE	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
128	149	Sep 15	OAK		CLE	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
129	150	Sep 16	OAK		CLE	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
130	151	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	152	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
132	153	Sep 19	OAK		TEX	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
133	154	Sep 21	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	155	Sep 22	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	156	Sep 23	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-1	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	157	Sep 24	OAK	@	TEX	W,10-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
137	158	Sep 25	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-5	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
138	160 (1)	Sep 28	OAK		KCR	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	161	Sep 29	OAK		KCR	W,6-2	GS	25	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	162	Sep 30	OAK		KCR	W,8-2	GS	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							146gm		1130.0	343	7	11	361	1