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
3,081G
.279AVG
.401OBP
.419SLG
More career statistics
3,055H
297HR
1,115RBI
1,406SB
110Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,081 | 13,346 | 10,961 | 2,295 | 3,055 | 510 | 66 | 297 | 1,115 | 2,190 | 1,694 | 1,406 | 335 | 98 | 67 | 4,588 | .279 | .401 | .419 | .820 |
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 | Five-Steal Game | 1989-07-29 | 1 in 7,214 games | box score ↗ |
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1982-07-27 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1982-04-08 | 1 in 2,761 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 | 1538 | 6857 | 1600 | 162 | 589 | 1111 | 892 | .284 | .395 | .432 |
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 | 48 | 194 | 40 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 19 | .252 | .376 | .440 |
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 | 121 | 438 | 138 | 12 | 42 | 37 | .315 | – | – | |
| 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 | – | – |