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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 5	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	3	Apr 6	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 7	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 9	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 10	NYY		TOR	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
8	8	Apr 11	NYY		TOR	L,6-11	CG	50	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 12	NYY		TOR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 14	NYY		MIN	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	11	Apr 16	NYY		MIN	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 17	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	Apr 18	NYY	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	14	Apr 19	NYY	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	Apr 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 25	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	20	Apr 26	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	Apr 27	NYY	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	Apr 28	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	Apr 29	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
24	24	Apr 30	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 2	NYY		KCR	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 3	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	27	May 4	NYY	@	TEX	W,11-7	GS	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 5	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	31	May 8	NYY		TEX	L,2-13	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 9	NYY		TEX	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	33	May 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 13	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	35	May 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 15	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	43	10.2	7	0	0	7	0	LF
37	37	May 16	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	38	May 17	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
39	39	May 18	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 19	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
41	41	May 20	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	42	May 21	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	May 24	NYY		CAL	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
44	44	May 25	NYY		CAL	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	45	May 26	NYY		OAK	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
46	46	May 27	NYY		OAK	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	47	May 28	NYY		OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	48	May 29	NYY		SEA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	49	May 30	NYY		SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	50	May 31	NYY		SEA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	51	Jun 1	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	52	Jun 2	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	53	Jun 3	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	55 (1)	Jun 5	NYY		BAL	L,3-16	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	56	Jun 6	NYY		BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	59 (2)	Jun 11 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
57	60	Jun 11 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
58	61	Jun 13	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	62	Jun 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	63	Jun 15	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	44	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	64	Jun 16 (1)	NYY		TEX	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	65	Jun 16 (2)	NYY		TEX	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	66	Jun 17	NYY		TEX	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	67	Jun 18	NYY		TEX	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	68	Jun 20	NYY		CHW	L,6-13	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	LF
				Player went from New York Yankees to Oakland Athletics
66	72	Jun 22	OAK		TOR	L,2-4	CG	52	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	73	Jun 23	OAK		TOR	L,8-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	74	Jun 24	OAK		TOR	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
69	75	Jun 25	OAK		TOR	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
70	76	Jun 26	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF
71	77	Jun 27	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-11	GS	41	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	78	Jun 28	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	79	Jun 30	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	80	Jul 1	OAK	@	CLE	W,6-4	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
75	81	Jul 2	OAK	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
76	82	Jul 3	OAK		KCR	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	83	Jul 4	OAK		KCR	L,1-10	GS	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
78	84	Jul 5	OAK		KCR	L,9-12	CG	56	11.0	6	0	1	7	0	LF
79	85	Jul 6	OAK		KCR	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	86	Jul 7	OAK		TEX	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	87	Jul 8	OAK		TEX	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
82	88	Jul 9	OAK		TEX	W,7-1	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	89	Jul 13	OAK	@	TOR	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
84	90	Jul 14	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	91	Jul 15	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	93 (1)	Jul 17	OAK	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	94	Jul 18	OAK	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	95	Jul 20	OAK		BAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	96	Jul 21	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
90	97	Jul 22	OAK		BAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	98	Jul 23	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	99	Jul 24	OAK		CAL	L,4-5	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	100	Jul 25	OAK		CAL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	101	Jul 26	OAK		CAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
95	102	Jul 28	OAK		SEA	W,8-7	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	103	Jul 29	OAK		SEA	L,6-14	GS	49	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	104	Jul 30	OAK		SEA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	105	Jul 31	OAK		CHW	W,3-2	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	107 (1)	Aug 2	OAK		CHW	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
100	108	Aug 3	OAK		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	109	Aug 4	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-3	GS	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	112 (2)	Aug 7	OAK	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	113	Aug 8	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
104	114	Aug 9	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	49	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	115	Aug 10	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	116	Aug 11	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
107	117	Aug 12	OAK	@	CAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	118	Aug 13	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	119	Aug 15	OAK		CLE	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	120	Aug 16	OAK		CLE	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	122 (1)	Aug 18	OAK		MIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
112	123	Aug 19	OAK		MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
113	124	Aug 20	OAK		MIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	126 (1)	Aug 22	OAK	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	127	Aug 23	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	128	Aug 24	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	129	Aug 25	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	130	Aug 26	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	131	Aug 27	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-0	GS	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	132	Aug 28	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
121	133	Aug 29	OAK	@	NYY	W,19-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	134	Aug 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	135	Sep 1	OAK	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	44	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	136	Sep 2	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	138 (1)	Sep 4	OAK		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	139	Sep 5	OAK		BOS	W,13-1	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	140	Sep 6	OAK		BOS	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	141	Sep 8	OAK		NYY	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	142	Sep 9	OAK		NYY	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	143	Sep 10	OAK		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	144	Sep 12	OAK		MIL	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
132	145	Sep 13	OAK		MIL	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	146	Sep 15	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
134	147	Sep 16	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
135	148	Sep 17	OAK	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
136	149	Sep 18	OAK	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
137	150	Sep 19	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	151	Sep 20	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	152	Sep 21	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	153	Sep 22	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
141	154	Sep 23	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	155	Sep 24	OAK	@	MIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
143	156	Sep 25	OAK		TEX	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
144	157	Sep 26	OAK		TEX	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	158	Sep 27	OAK		TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
146	160 (1)	Sep 29	OAK		KCR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
147	162 (1)	Oct 1	OAK		KCR	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							147gm		1271.0	332	7	4	343	1