Rickey Henderson Career Stats & Summary

Rickey Henderson made their MLB debut in 1979 and appeared in 3,081 games over 25 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.279, OPS of 0.820, hit 297 HRs, and recorded 111.1 WAR. They rank 165th all-time in HRs and 14th in WAR.

Rickey Henderson Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Rickey Henderson's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Rickey Henderson made their MLB debut in 1979 and played in 3,081 games over 25 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G3,081 (MLB Rank: 4)
    AB10,961 (MLB Rank: 13)
    H3,055 (MLB Rank: 27)
    BA0.279 (MLB Rank: 2,596)
    2B510 (MLB Rank: 58)
    3B66 (MLB Rank: 447)
    HR297 (MLB Rank: 165)
    RBI1115 (MLB Rank: 212)
    R2295 (MLB Rank: 1)
    BB2190 (MLB Rank: 2)
    OBP0.401 (MLB Rank: 857)
    SLG0.419 (MLB Rank: 2,368)
    OPS0.820 (MLB Rank: 1,239)
    SB1,406 (MLB Rank: 1)
    SO1,694 (MLB Rank: 46)
    GIDP172 (MLB Rank: 216)
    CS335 (MLB Rank: 1)
    Rbat+136 (MLB Rank: 961)
    WAR111.1 (MLB Rank: 14)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2003)

    In 2003, Rickey Henderson played in 30 games and posted the following stats:

    G30
    AB72
    H15
    BA0.208
    2B1
    3B0
    HR2
    RBI5
    R7
    BB11
    OBP0.321
    SLG0.306
    OPS0.627
    SB3
    SO16
    GIDP0
    Rbat+78
    WAR0.2

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Rickey Henderson's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1986, 28 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1980, 179 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1986, 74 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1982, 130 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1990, 0.325 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1990, 0.439 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1990, 0.577 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1990, 1.016 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1985, 9.9 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Rickey Henderson appeared in 33 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.283, OBP of 0.361, SLG of 0.386, and OPS of 0.747. They also tallied 2 HR, 36 H, 9 RBI, and 18 SB.

    Rickey Henderson Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1979
    96
    1
    26
    0.274
    49
    0.675
    -0.9
    0.338
    0.336
    398
    34
    39
    13
    3
    118
    0.323
    88
    88
    89
    4
    2
    0
    33
    11
    3
    8
    351
    1980
    179
    9
    53
    0.303
    111
    0.82
    8.8
    0.42
    0.399
    722
    117
    54
    22
    4
    236
    0.415
    151
    135
    158
    6
    5
    7
    100
    26
    3
    6
    591
    1981
    135
    6
    35
    0.319
    89
    0.845
    6.7
    0.408
    0.437
    493
    64
    68
    18
    7
    185
    0.398
    151
    151
    108
    7
    2
    4
    56
    22
    4
    0
    423
    1982
    143
    10
    51
    0.267
    119
    0.78
    6.7
    0.398
    0.382
    656
    116
    94
    24
    4
    205
    0.397
    137
    122
    149
    5
    2
    1
    130
    42
    2
    0
    536
    1983
    150
    9
    48
    0.292
    105
    0.835
    6.9
    0.414
    0.421
    622
    103
    80
    25
    7
    216
    0.414
    143
    139
    145
    11
    4
    8
    108
    19
    1
    1
    513
    1984
    147
    16
    58
    0.293
    113
    0.857
    6
    0.399
    0.458
    597
    86
    81
    27
    4
    230
    0.408
    151
    146
    142
    7
    5
    1
    66
    18
    3
    1
    502
    1985
    172
    24
    72
    0.314
    146
    0.934
    9.9
    0.419
    0.516
    654
    99
    65
    28
    5
    282
    0.443
    162
    157
    143
    8
    3
    1
    80
    10
    5
    0
    547
    1986
    160
    28
    74
    0.263
    130
    0.827
    6.3
    0.358
    0.469
    701
    89
    81
    31
    5
    285
    0.395
    129
    125
    153
    12
    2
    2
    87
    18
    2
    0
    608
    1987
    104
    17
    37
    0.291
    78
    0.92
    4.7
    0.423
    0.497
    440
    80
    52
    17
    3
    178
    0.425
    151
    145
    95
    10
    2
    1
    41
    8
    0
    0
    358
    1988
    169
    6
    50
    0.305
    118
    0.793
    6.3
    0.394
    0.399
    647
    82
    54
    30
    2
    221
    0.408
    137
    124
    140
    6
    3
    1
    93
    13
    6
    2
    554
    1989
    148
    12
    57
    0.274
    113
    0.81
    8.7
    0.411
    0.399
    674
    126
    68
    26
    3
    216
    0.409
    143
    132
    150
    8
    3
    5
    77
    14
    4
    0
    541
    1990
    159
    28
    61
    0.325
    119
    1.016
    9.9
    0.439
    0.577
    594
    97
    60
    33
    3
    282
    0.479
    195
    189
    136
    13
    4
    2
    65
    10
    2
    2
    489
    1991
    126
    18
    57
    0.268
    105
    0.823
    4.6
    0.4
    0.423
    578
    98
    73
    17
    1
    199
    0.402
    147
    135
    134
    7
    7
    7
    58
    18
    3
    0
    470
    1992
    112
    15
    46
    0.283
    77
    0.883
    5.6
    0.426
    0.457
    500
    95
    56
    18
    3
    181
    0.422
    160
    155
    117
    5
    6
    5
    48
    11
    3
    0
    396
    1993
    139
    21
    59
    0.289
    114
    0.906
    5
    0.432
    0.474
    610
    120
    65
    22
    2
    228
    0.428
    153
    148
    134
    9
    4
    7
    53
    8
    4
    1
    481
    1994
    77
    6
    20
    0.26
    66
    0.776
    3.5
    0.411
    0.365
    376
    72
    45
    13
    0
    108
    0.382
    129
    111
    87
    0
    5
    1
    22
    7
    2
    1
    296
    1995
    122
    9
    54
    0.3
    67
    0.855
    2.9
    0.407
    0.447
    487
    72
    66
    31
    1
    182
    0.402
    143
    132
    112
    8
    4
    2
    32
    10
    3
    1
    407
    1996
    112
    9
    29
    0.241
    110
    0.754
    1.9
    0.41
    0.344
    602
    125
    90
    17
    2
    160
    0.371
    123
    108
    148
    5
    10
    2
    37
    15
    2
    0
    465
    1997
    100
    8
    34
    0.248
    84
    0.742
    1.6
    0.4
    0.342
    509
    97
    85
    14
    0
    138
    0.371
    111
    101
    120
    10
    6
    2
    45
    8
    2
    1
    403
    1998
    128
    14
    57
    0.236
    101
    0.723
    2.3
    0.376
    0.347
    670
    118
    114
    16
    1
    188
    0.362
    105
    94
    152
    5
    5
    0
    66
    13
    3
    2
    542