Ken Henderson
1965–1980 · bats B / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers
1,444G
.257AVG
.343OBP
.396SLG
More career statistics
1,168H
122HR
576RBI
86SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,444 | 5,227 | 4,553 | 595 | 1,168 | 216 | 26 | 122 | 576 | 589 | 763 | 86 | 42 | 30 | 36 | 1,802 | .257 | .343 | .396 | .739 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1972-08-04 to 1972-08-22
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1970-04-14 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1972-08-06 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1970-04-18 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 710 | 2485 | 588 | 62 | 296 | 294 | 331 | .274 | .355 | .421 |
| Away | 734 | 2742 | 580 | 60 | 280 | 295 | 432 | .241 | .319 | .373 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 168 | 701 | 185 | 17 | 82 | 87 | 105 | .305 | .388 | .457 |
| May | 232 | 872 | 188 | 21 | 94 | 85 | 138 | .244 | .313 | .370 |
| June | 235 | 840 | 170 | 23 | 87 | 97 | 108 | .234 | .318 | .374 |
| July | 281 | 993 | 221 | 21 | 116 | 111 | 146 | .255 | .334 | .390 |
| August | 267 | 948 | 225 | 26 | 113 | 105 | 132 | .271 | .348 | .440 |
| September | 252 | 839 | 173 | 14 | 80 | 99 | 127 | .239 | .324 | .358 |
| October | 9 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .222 | .324 | .222 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 102 | 344 | 71 | 4 | 29 | 43 | 70 | .238 | .331 | .342 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 101 | 339 | 71 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 57 | .235 | .301 | .338 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 97 | 321 | 72 | 7 | 31 | 44 | 39 | .263 | .361 | .409 |
| cincinnati-reds | 95 | 351 | 80 | 2 | 37 | 44 | 42 | .267 | .353 | .367 |
| new-york-mets | 91 | 300 | 61 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 40 | .236 | .313 | .378 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 82 | 279 | 74 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 38 | .292 | .341 | .447 |
| atlanta-braves | 82 | 297 | 56 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 51 | .220 | .313 | .337 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 80 | 253 | 53 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 48 | .239 | .324 | .392 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  San Francisco Giants | 63 | 73 | 14 | – | 7 | 1 | .192 | – | – |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants | 11 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | .310 | – | – |
| 1967 | San Francisco Giants | 65 | 179 | 34 | 4 | 14 | – | .190 | – | – |
| 1968 | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1969 | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 374 | 84 | 6 | 44 | 6 | .225 | – | – |
| 1970 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 554 | 163 | 17 | 88 | 20 | .294 | – | – |
| 1971 | San Francisco Giants | 141 | 504 | 133 | 15 | 65 | 18 | .264 | – | – |
| 1972 | San Francisco Giants | 130 | 439 | 113 | 18 | 51 | 14 | .257 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Chicago White Sox | 73 | 262 | 68 | 6 | 32 | 3 | .260 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 602 | 176 | 20 | 95 | 12 | .292 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 513 | 129 | 9 | 53 | 5 | .251 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Atlanta Braves | 133 | 435 | 114 | 13 | 61 | 5 | .262 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Texas Rangers | 75 | 244 | 63 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .258 | – | – |
| 1978 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets | 71 | 166 | 29 | 4 | 23 | – | .175 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 72 | 94 | 22 | 2 | 10 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Chicago Cubs | 44 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 9 | – | .195 | – | – |