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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 11	OAK	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	4	Apr 12	OAK	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
5	5	Apr 13	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 14	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
7	7	Apr 15	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
9	9	Apr 17	OAK		SEA	W,16-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18	OAK		SEA	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 19 (1)	OAK		SEA	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
12	12	Apr 19 (2)	OAK		SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 20	OAK		MIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 21	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 22	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	16	Apr 24	OAK	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 25	OAK	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	Apr 26	OAK	@	SEA	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	19	Apr 27	OAK		CAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	20	Apr 28	OAK		CAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
21	21	Apr 29	OAK		CAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	OAK		NYY	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	23	May 2	OAK		NYY	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 3 (1)	OAK		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	25	May 3 (2)	OAK		NYY	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
26	26	May 5	OAK		DET	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	27	May 6	OAK		DET	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
28	28	May 7	OAK		DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	29	May 8	OAK		MIL	W,2-0	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	32 (2)	May 12	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	33	May 13	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	34	May 14	OAK	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
33	35	May 15	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	36	May 16	OAK	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	37	May 17	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	38	May 18	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
37	39	May 19	OAK	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	40	May 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	41	May 21	OAK	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	42	May 22	OAK		TOR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
41	43	May 23	OAK		TOR	W,3-2	CG	59	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
42	44	May 24 (1)	OAK		TOR	W,6-5	CG	46	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	45	May 24 (2)	OAK		TOR	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	46	May 25	OAK		CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	47	May 26	OAK		CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	48	May 27	OAK		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	49	May 29	OAK	@	TOR	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
48	50	May 30	OAK	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	51	May 31	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	52	Jun 2	OAK	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	53	Jun 3	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
52	54	Jun 4	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
53	55	Jun 5	OAK		BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	56	Jun 6	OAK		BOS	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	57	Jun 7	OAK		BOS	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	58	Jun 9 (1)	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	59	Jun 9 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	60	Jun 10	OAK		BAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	61	Aug 10	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	62	Aug 11	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	63	Aug 12	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	64	Aug 14	OAK		CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	65	Aug 15	OAK		CAL	W,8-7	CG	62	13.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
64	66	Aug 16	OAK		CAL	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	67	Aug 18	OAK		BOS	W,3-2	CG	59	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
66	68	Aug 19	OAK		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
67	69	Aug 20	OAK		BOS	L,4-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	70	Aug 21	OAK		BAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	71	Aug 22	OAK		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
70	72	Aug 23	OAK		BAL	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	73	Aug 24	OAK		CLE	W,16-4	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	74	Aug 25	OAK		CLE	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	75	Aug 27	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	76	Aug 28	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-12	GS	26	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	77	Aug 29	OAK	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	78	Aug 30	OAK	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	79	Aug 31	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	80	Sep 2 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
79	81	Sep 2 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	LF
80	82	Sep 3	OAK	@	BAL	W,10-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
81	83	Sep 4	OAK	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	48	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
82	84	Sep 5	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	85	Sep 6	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	86	Sep 7	OAK		TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	87	Sep 8	OAK		TEX	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	88	Sep 9	OAK		TEX	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
87	89	Sep 11	OAK		KCR	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
88	90	Sep 12	OAK		KCR	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	91	Sep 13	OAK		KCR	L,5-6	CG	56	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
90	92	Sep 14	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	93	Sep 15	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-12	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
92	94	Sep 16	OAK	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	95	Sep 18	OAK	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	96	Sep 19	OAK	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	97	Sep 20	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
96	98	Sep 22 (1)	OAK	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	54	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	99	Sep 22 (2)	OAK	@	TOR	W,4-2	GS	23	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
98	100	Sep 23	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	101	Sep 25	OAK		CHW	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
100	102	Sep 26	OAK		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	103	Sep 27 (1)	OAK		CHW	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
102	104	Sep 27 (2)	OAK		CHW	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	105	Sep 29	OAK		TOR	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	106	Sep 30	OAK		TOR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	107	Oct 2	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
106	108	Oct 3	OAK	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
107	109	Oct 4	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
							107gm		952.0	323	7	7	337	0