Rickey Henderson
1979–2003 · bats R / throws L · ALS, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Athletics, San Diego Padres
3,080G
.279AVG
.401OBP
.418SLG
3,053H
296HR
1,114RBI
1,406SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,080 | 13,341 | 10,956 | 2,293 | 3,053 | 510 | 66 | 296 | 1,114 | 2,190 | 1,694 | 1,406 | 335 | 98 | 67 | 4,583 | .279 | .401 | .418 | .819 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1980-07-27 to 1980-08-10
46longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 5 stolen bases | 1989-07-29 | 1 in 148,969 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 71 | 5 walks | 1982-04-08 | 1 in 36,651 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1985-05-03 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1543 | 6489 | 1455 | 135 | 526 | 1079 | 802 | .274 | .391 | .404 |
| Away | 1537 | 6852 | 1598 | 161 | 588 | 1111 | 892 | .283 | .395 | .431 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .300 | .143 |
| April | 411 | 1821 | 394 | 39 | 153 | 331 | 227 | .268 | .398 | .416 |
| May | 519 | 2259 | 514 | 51 | 196 | 380 | 329 | .278 | .396 | .420 |
| June | 501 | 2239 | 539 | 53 | 202 | 374 | 268 | .294 | .408 | .437 |
| July | 546 | 2365 | 581 | 57 | 201 | 366 | 303 | .296 | .400 | .449 |
| August | 542 | 2314 | 527 | 46 | 182 | 360 | 278 | .275 | .383 | .389 |
| September | 512 | 2144 | 459 | 44 | 165 | 344 | 269 | .260 | .375 | .398 |
| October | 47 | 189 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 19 | .247 | .376 | .422 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 202 | 899 | 208 | 24 | 80 | 142 | 97 | .278 | .389 | .440 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 200 | 880 | 205 | 20 | 78 | 149 | 118 | .287 | .402 | .435 |
| baltimore-orioles | 198 | 874 | 217 | 14 | 68 | 146 | 101 | .303 | .415 | .420 |
| minnesota-twins | 198 | 866 | 215 | 23 | 85 | 137 | 90 | .298 | .406 | .458 |
| chicago-white-sox | 198 | 873 | 203 | 16 | 73 | 136 | 82 | .283 | .388 | .424 |
| boston-red-sox | 194 | 853 | 201 | 18 | 67 | 124 | 117 | .281 | .381 | .415 |
| kansas-city-royals | 189 | 853 | 199 | 17 | 62 | 133 | 98 | .283 | .389 | .411 |
| cleveland-guardians | 178 | 789 | 195 | 24 | 79 | 131 | 88 | .302 | .413 | .471 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 89 | 351 | 96 | 1 | 26 | 33 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 158 | 591 | 179 | 9 | 53 | 100 | .303 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 108 | 423 | 135 | 6 | 35 | 56 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 149 | 536 | 143 | 10 | 51 | 130 | .267 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 145 | 513 | 150 | 9 | 48 | 108 | .292 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 142 | 502 | 147 | 16 | 58 | 66 | .293 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 143 | 547 | 172 | 24 | 72 | 80 | .314 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 153 | 608 | 160 | 28 | 74 | 87 | .263 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 95 | 358 | 104 | 17 | 37 | 41 | .291 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 140 | 554 | 169 | 6 | 50 | 93 | .305 | – | – | |
| 1989 | New York Yankees, Athletics | 150 | 541 | 148 | 12 | 57 | 77 | .274 | – | – |
| 1990 | 136 | 489 | 159 | 28 | 61 | 65 | .325 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 134 | 470 | 126 | 18 | 57 | 58 | .268 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 117 | 396 | 112 | 15 | 46 | 48 | .283 | – | – | |
| 1993 | Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays | 134 | 481 | 139 | 21 | 59 | 53 | .289 | – | – |
| 1994 | 87 | 296 | 77 | 6 | 20 | 22 | .260 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 112 | 407 | 122 | 9 | 54 | 32 | .300 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 148 | 465 | 112 | 9 | 29 | 37 | .241 | – | – | |
| 1997 | Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres | 120 | 403 | 100 | 8 | 34 | 45 | .248 | – | – |
| 1998 | 152 | 542 | 128 | 14 | 57 | 66 | .236 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 120 | 433 | 136 | 11 | 41 | 37 | .314 | – | – | |
| 2000 | New York Mets, Seattle Mariners | 123 | 420 | 98 | 4 | 32 | 36 | .233 | – | – |
| 2001 | 123 | 379 | 86 | 8 | 42 | 25 | .227 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 72 | 179 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 8 | .223 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 30 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .208 | – | – |