Rickey Henderson: Quick Facts

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Rickey Henderson is a MLB baseball player. He was born on December 25, 1958

Also Known As	Rickey Henley Henderson • Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson
Born	December 25, 1958 • Chicago • Illinois
Died	December 20, 2024 (aged 65) • California
Awards And Honors	World Series • Baseball Hall of Fame (2009) • Most Valuable Player (1990) • Silver Slugger Award (x3) • Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2009) • Gold Glove • American League Championship MVP • 2 World Series championships • 1x MVP • 10x All-Star
Height/Weight	5 ft 10 inches, 180 lb (178 cm, 81 kg)
Batting Hand	right
Throwing Hand	left
Debut Date	June 24, 1979
Draft	Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round of the June 1976 MLB draft.
Last Game	September 19, 2003
Jersey Number	35 (2002-2002, Boston Red Sox) • 24 (1993-1998, Oakland Athletics) • 25 (2003-2003, Los Angeles Dodgers) • 35 (1982-1984, Oakland Athletics) • 39 (1979-1979, Oakland Athletics) • 24 (1993-1993, Toronto Blue Jays) • 24 (2001-2001, San Diego Padres) • 14 (1993-1993, Toronto Blue Jays) • 22 (1989-1989, Oakland Athletics) • 24 (1997-1997, Anaheim Angels) • 24 (1985-1989, New York Yankees) • 24 (1996-1997, San Diego Padres) • 35 (2000-2000, Seattle Mariners) • 24 (1999-2000, New York Mets) • 24 (1989-1992, Oakland Athletics) • 35 (1979-1981, Oakland Athletics)
Position	leftfielder
At Bats	10,961
Batting Average	0.279
Hits	3,055
Home Runs	297
On-Base Percentage	0.401
On-Base Plus Slugging	0.82
Runs	2,295
Runs Batted In	1,115
Slugging Percentage	0.419
Stolen Bases	1,406