Ken Henderson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: June 15, 1946 in Carroll, IA us

High School: Clairemont HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 23, 1965 (Age 18-312d, 12,358th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 19, 1980 (Age 34-034d)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth Joseph Henderson

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Relatives: Cousin of Kerry Dineen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.8

4553

1168

122

.257

595

RBI

576

OBP

.343

SLG

.396

OPS

.739

OPS+

106

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1964	18	SFG-min	WRk,Rk,A,AAA	105	426	346	56	71	13	5	3	43	5	4	71	68	.205	.345	.298	.643		103		4	3	2			GIA,MGV,FRE,TAC · AZIL,PION,CALL,PCL
1965	19	SFG-min	WRk	35	162	142	27	41	3	3	3	27	8		18	20	.289	.377	.415	.792		59		2	0	0			GIA · AZIL
1965	19	SFG	NL	63	83	73	10	14	1	1	0	7	1	1	9	19	.192	.277	.233	.510	44	17	3	0	0	1	4	8H9/7
1966	20	SFG-min	AAA	133	551	464	66	126	15	10	13	66	11	5	73	89	.272	.372	.431	.803		200		3	8	3			PHX · PCL
1966	20	SFG	NL	11	32	29	4	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	.310	.375	.517	.892	142	15	0	1	0	0	0	/89H7
1967	21	SFG-min	AAA	41	169	143	18	38	12	1	3	13	2	3	26	21	.266	.379	.427	.805		61		0	0	0			PHX · PCL
1967	21	SFG	NL	65	203	179	15	34	3	0	4	14	0	1	19	52	.190	.274	.274	.547	58	49	4	2	2	1	0	89H/7
1968	22	SFG-min	AAA	106	399	350	53	89	21	5	11	60	4	1	39	70	.254	.332	.437	.770		153		4	2	4			PHX · PCL
1968	22	SFG	NL	3	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.333	.600	.333	.933	186	1	0	0	0	0	0	/7H
1969	23	SFG	NL	113	429	374	42	84	14	4	6	44	6	4	42	64	.225	.308	.332	.640	81	124	9	5	4	4	2	*79/H85
1970	24	SFG	NL	148	649	554	104	163	35	3	17	88	20	3	87	78	.294	.394	.460	.854	130	255	14	5	1	2	9	*798/H
1971	25	SFG	NL	141	598	504	80	133	26	6	15	65	18	3	84	76	.264	.370	.429	.798	127	216	9	3	3	4	12	*798/H3
1972	26	SFG	NL	130	484	439	60	113	21	2	18	51	14	7	38	66	.257	.317	.437	.755	111	192	7	2	2	3	6	*78H/9
1973	27	CHW	AL	73	291	262	32	68	13	0	6	32	3	4	27	49	.260	.330	.378	.708	96	99	10	1	0	1	2	8D/7H
1974	28	CHW	AL	162	680	602	76	176	35	5	20	95	12	7	66	112	.292	.360	.467	.827	134	281	16	2	2	8	9	*8	MVP-19
1975	29	CHW	AL	140	597	513	65	129	20	3	9	53	5	3	74	65	.251	.347	.355	.702	98	182	18	4	1	5	14	*8/HD
1976	30	ATL	NL	133	505	435	52	114	19	0	13	61	5	7	62	68	.262	.352	.395	.747	107	172	12	1	2	5	7	*98H
1977	31	TEX	AL	75	267	244	23	63	14	0	5	23	2	1	18	37	.258	.317	.377	.694	88	92	8	3	2	0	4	9H/8D7
1978	32	TOT	NL	71	195	166	12	29	8	1	4	23	0	1	27	36	.175	.287	.307	.594	67	51	8	0	0	2	4	8H9
1978	32	NYM	NL	7	26	22	2	5	2	0	1	4	0	1	4	4	.227	.346	.455	.801	127	10	0	0	0	0	1	/9
1978	32	CIN	NL	64	169	144	10	24	6	1	3	19	0	0	23	32	.167	.278	.285	.563	58	41	8	0	0	2	3	8H9
1979	33	TOT	NL	72	110	94	12	22	3	0	2	10	0	0	15	18	.234	.345	.330	.675	80	31	1	1	0	0	1	H79
1979	33	CIN	NL	10	13	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.231	.231	.308	.538	46	4	0	0	0	0	0	/H79
1979	33	CHC	NL	62	97	81	11	19	2	0	2	8	0	0	15	16	.235	.361	.333	.694	84	27	1	1	0	0	1	H7/9
1980	34	CHC	NL	44	99	82	7	16	3	0	2	9	0	0	17	19	.195	.333	.305	.638	75	25	3	0	0	0	3	H7/9
16 Yrs				1444	5227	4553	595	1168	216	26	122	576	86	42	589	763	.257	.343	.396	.739	106	1802	122	30	19	36	77
162 Game Avg.				162	586	511	67	131	24	3	14	65	10	5	66	86	.257	.343	.396	.739	106	202	14	3	2	4	9
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
SFG (8 yrs)				674	2483	2155	316	551	101	17	61	270	59	19	283	359	.256	.345	.403	.748	109	869	46	18	12	15	33
CHW (3 yrs)				375	1568	1377	173	373	68	8	35	180	20	14	167	226	.271	.350	.408	.758	113	562	44	7	3	14	25
CHC (2 yrs)				106	196	163	18	35	5	0	4	17	0	0	32	35	.215	.347	.319	.666	80	52	4	1	0	0	4
CIN (2 yrs)				74	182	157	11	27	7	1	3	21	0	0	23	34	.172	.275	.287	.561	57	45	8	0	0	2	3
NYM (1 yr)				7	26	22	2	5	2	0	1	4	0	1	4	4	.227	.346	.455	.801	127	10	0	0	0	0	1
TEX (1 yr)				75	267	244	23	63	14	0	5	23	2	1	18	37	.258	.317	.377	.694	88	92	8	3	2	0	4
ATL (1 yr)				133	505	435	52	114	19	0	13	61	5	7	62	68	.262	.352	.395	.747	107	172	12	1	2	5	7

NL (12 yrs)				994	3392	2932	399	732	134	18	82	373	64	27	404	500	.250	.342	.392	.734	104	1148	70	20	14	22	48
AL (4 yrs)				450	1835	1621	196	436	82	8	40	203	22	15	185	263	.269	.345	.403	.748	109	654	52	10	5	14	29

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