Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson

1979–2003 · Bats R · Throws L · 5'10", 180 lb · b. 1958 Chicago, IL

Also in Triple-A

Career 3,081 G · 3,055 H · 297 HR · 1,115 RBI · .279 AVG

Seasons leading his league

26

16 best in baseball 10 league only

68 Top-5 finishes

12 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1981 Best season

Spanning 1980–1998, peaking at 4 titles in 1981.

Clubs 3,000 Hit Club 500 Stolen Base Club 100 Stolen Base Seasons ×3

Team records #1 Athletics career R #1 Athletics career SB #1 Athletics 1982 SB #1 Yankees 1988 SB #2 Yankees career SB #3 Athletics career H #5 Padres 1996 R

Led in Stolen Bases for 7 straight seasons (1980–1986) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

87th League titles 26
63rd Best in baseball 16
174th Top-5 finishes 68

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

1st Runs 2,295
1st Stolen Bases 1,406
2nd Walks 2,190
3rd Outfield Putouts 6,468
27th Hits 3,055
46th Total Bases 4,588
59th Doubles 510
60th On-Base Percentage .401
106th Outfield Range Factor 2.34
173rd Home Runs 297
178th Outfield Assists 131
217th Runs Batted In 1,115
278th Outfield Fielding Percentage .979
346th On-Base Plus Slug. .820
448th Triples 66

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Stolen Bases	12	1st	7 yrs (1980–1986)	1980 100 1982 130 1983 108 1988 93 1989 77 1998 66 1981 AL 56 1984 AL 66 1985 AL 80 1986 AL 87 1990 AL 65 1991 AL 58
Runs	5	1st	2 yrs (1985–1986)	1981 89 1985 146 1986 130 1989 113 1990 119 1984 #2 1988 #3
Walks	4	1st	2 yrs (1982–1983)	1982 116 1983 AL 103 1989 AL 126 1998 AL 118 1980 #2 1991 #3 1993 #2
Outfield Range Factor	1	1st	—	1985 3.16 1981 #2 1986 #2
Outfield Putouts	1	1st	—	1981 327 1985 #2
On-Base Percentage	1	1st	—	1990 .439 1980 #3 1981 #3 1982 #3 1983 #2 1984 #3 1989 #3 1993 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	1	1st	—	1990 1.016 1985 #3
Hits	1	1st	—	1981 AL 135
Outfield Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1983 #3
Triples	—	#2	—	1981 #2
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1990 #2
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1990 #2

Title Seasons

12 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1998	2	SB 66 BB 118
1991	1	SB 58
1990	4	R 119 SB 65 OPS 1.016 OBP .439
1989	3	R 113 SB 77 BB 126
1988	1	SB 93
1986	2	R 130 SB 87
1985	3	R 146 SB 80 OF RF 3.16
1984	1	SB 66
1983	2	SB 108 BB 103
1982	2	SB 130 BB 116
1981	4	H 135 R 89 SB 56 OF PO 327
1980	1	SB 100

Batting

led the league 25 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1979	OAK	AL	89	351	49	96	13	3	1	26	34	39	33	.274	.339	.336	.675
1980	OAK	AL	158	591	111	179	22	4	9	53	117	54	100	.303	.420	.399	.820
1981	OAK	AL	108	423	89	135	18	7	6	35	64	68	56	.319	.408	.437	.845
1982	OAK	AL	149	536	119	143	24	4	10	51	116	94	130	.267	.398	.383	.780
1983	OAK	AL	145	513	105	150	25	7	9	48	103	80	108	.292	.414	.421	.835
1984	OAK	AL	142	502	113	147	27	4	16	58	86	81	66	.293	.399	.458	.858
1985	NYA	AL	143	547	146	172	28	5	24	72	99	65	80	.314	.419	.516	.935
1986	NYA	AL	153	608	130	160	31	5	28	74	89	81	87	.263	.358	.469	.827
1987	NYA	AL	95	358	78	104	17	3	17	37	80	52	41	.291	.423	.497	.920
1988	NYA	AL	140	554	118	169	30	2	6	50	82	54	93	.305	.394	.399	.793
1989	OAK +1	AL	150	541	113	148	26	3	12	57	126	68	77	.274	.411	.399	.810
1990	OAK	AL	136	489	119	159	33	3	28	61	97	60	65	.325	.439	.577	1.016
1991	OAK	AL	134	470	105	126	17	1	18	57	98	73	58	.268	.400	.423	.823
1992	OAK	AL	117	396	77	112	18	3	15	46	95	56	48	.283	.426	.457	.883
1993	OAK +1	AL	134	481	114	139	22	2	21	59	120	65	53	.289	.432	.474	.906
1994	OAK	AL	87	296	66	77	13	0	6	20	72	45	22	.260	.411	.365	.776
1995	OAK	AL	112	407	67	122	31	1	9	54	72	66	32	.300	.407	.447	.855
1996	SDN	NL	148	465	110	112	17	2	9	29	125	90	37	.241	.410	.344	.754
1997	SDN +1	NL	120	403	84	100	14	0	8	34	97	85	45	.248	.400	.342	.742
1998	OAK	AL	152	542	101	128	16	1	14	57	118	114	66	.236	.376	.347	.723
1999	NYN	NL	121	438	89	138	30	0	12	42	82	82	37	.315	.423	.466	.889
2000	SEA +1	AL	123	420	75	98	14	2	4	32	88	75	36	.233	.368	.305	.673
2001	SDN	NL	123	379	70	86	17	3	8	42	81	84	25	.227	.366	.351	.717
2002	BOS	AL	72	179	40	40	6	1	5	16	38	47	8	.224	.369	.352	.721
2003	LAN	NL	30	72	7	15	1	0	2	5	11	16	3	.208	.321	.306	.627
Career	—	—	3,081	10,961	2,295	3,055	510	66	297	1,115	2,190	1,694	1,406	.279	.401	.419	.820

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1979	OAK	AL	OF	88	89	768.2	215	5	6	0	226	.974	2.50
1980	OAK	AL	OF	157	157	1401.0	407	15	7	1	429	.984	2.69
1981	OAK	AL	OF	107	107	952.0	327	7	7	0	341	.980	3.12
1982	OAK	AL	OF	144	144	1274.1	379	2	9	0	390	.977	2.65
1983	OAK	AL	OF	142	136	1184.0	349	9	3	1	361	.992	2.52
1984	OAK	AL	OF	140	132	1130.0	341	7	11	1	359	.969	2.49
1985	NYA	AL	OF	141	140	1218.1	439	7	9	3	455	.980	3.16
1986	NYA	AL	OF	146	144	1255.1	426	4	6	0	436	.986	2.95
1987	NYA	AL	OF	69	69	589.1	189	3	4	1	196	.980	2.78
1988	NYA	AL	OF	136	135	1192.0	320	7	12	5	339	.965	2.40
1989	OAK	AL	OF	147	145	1271.0	335	6	4	1	345	.988	2.32
1990	OAK	AL	OF	118	118	994.1	289	5	5	0	299	.983	2.49
1991	OAK	AL	OF	119	118	982.1	249	10	8	1	267	.970	2.18
1992	OAK	AL	OF	108	105	884.0	231	9	4	2	244	.984	2.22
1993	OAK	AL	OF	118	118	1006.2	258	6	7	1	271	.974	2.24
1994	OAK	AL	OF	71	70	586.1	166	4	4	0	174	.977	2.39
1995	OAK	AL	OF	90	89	741.1	162	5	2	1	169	.988	1.86
1996	SDN	NL	OF	134	122	1118.2	228	3	6	0	237	.975	1.72
1997	SDN	NL	OF	91	86	729.1	186	4	7	1	197	.965	2.09
1998	OAK	AL	OF	151	144	1239.0	327	3	4	1	334	.988	2.19
1999	NYN	NL	OF	116	113	889.0	168	0	2	0	170	.988	1.45
2000	SEA	AL	OF	117	116	906.0	216	0	5	0	221	.977	1.85
2001	SDN	NL	OF	104	98	812.2	158	5	3	2	166	.982	1.57
2002	BOS	AL	OF	54	45	407.1	83	4	5	0	92	.946	1.61
2003	LAN	NL	OF	18	17	139.2	20	1	1	1	22	.955	1.17
Career	—	—	OF	2,826	2,757	23672.2	6,468	131	141	23	6,740	.979	2.34