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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	73 (72)	Jun 24 (1)	OAK		TEX	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	74	Jun 24 (2)	OAK		TEX	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	75	Jun 26	OAK	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	76	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	77	Jun 28	OAK	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	78	Jun 29	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	79	Jun 30	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	43	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	80	Jul 1	OAK	@	TEX	W,13-12	CG	72	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
9	81	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	82	Jul 3	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	83	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	L,6-17	CG	50	8.0	3	1	2	6	0	CF
12	84	Jul 5	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	85	Jul 6 (1)	OAK		NYY	L,3-4	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	86	Jul 6 (2)	OAK		NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	87	Jul 7	OAK		NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	88	Jul 8	OAK		NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	89	Jul 9	OAK		BAL	L,3-7	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	90	Jul 10	OAK		BAL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	91	Jul 11	OAK		BAL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
20	92	Jul 13	OAK		BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	93	Jul 14	OAK		BOS	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	94	Jul 15	OAK		BOS	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	95	Jul 19	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	96	Jul 20	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
25	97	Jul 21	OAK	@	NYY	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	98	Jul 22	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	99	Jul 23	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	100	Jul 24	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	101	Jul 25	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-16	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	102	Jul 26	OAK	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
31	103	Jul 27	OAK		SEA	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	104	Jul 28	OAK		SEA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	105	Jul 29	OAK		SEA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
34	106	Jul 30	OAK		MIN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	107	Jul 31	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	108	Aug 1	OAK		MIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	109	Aug 3	OAK	@	SEA	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	110	Aug 4	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	111	Aug 5	OAK	@	SEA	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	112	Aug 6	OAK		CAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
41	113	Aug 7	OAK		CAL	W,9-5	GS	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
42	114	Aug 8	OAK		CAL	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	115	Aug 10 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
44	117 (1)	Aug 11	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-9	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	118	Aug 12	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	119	Aug 13	OAK		TOR	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	120	Aug 14	OAK		TOR	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	LF
48	121	Aug 15	OAK		TOR	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	122	Aug 17	OAK		CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
50	123	Aug 18	OAK		CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	124	Aug 19	OAK		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	125	Aug 20	OAK		DET	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
53	126	Aug 21	OAK		DET	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	127	Aug 22	OAK		DET	L,1-3	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
55	128	Aug 23	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
56	129	Aug 24	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
57	130	Aug 25	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	131	Aug 26	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF CF
59	132	Aug 27	OAK	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
60	133	Aug 28	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-3	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
61	134	Aug 29	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	135	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	L,7-8	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
63	136	Aug 31	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	137	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	138	Sep 2	OAK	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	139	Sep 3	OAK		MIL	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	140	Sep 5	OAK		MIL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	141	Sep 7	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	142	Sep 8	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	143	Sep 9 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	144	Sep 9 (2)	OAK		CHW	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	145	Sep 11	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
73	146	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	147	Sep 13	OAK	@	MIL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	148	Sep 14	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	150 (1)	Sep 16	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	151	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
78	152	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	153	Sep 19	OAK		TEX	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	154	Sep 21	OAK		KCR	L,4-13	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	155	Sep 22	OAK		KCR	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	156	Sep 23	OAK		KCR	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	157	Sep 25	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	158	Sep 26	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	159	Sep 27	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
86	160	Sep 28	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-13	CG	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	161	Sep 29	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	162	Sep 30	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							94gm		768.2	212	5	6	223	0