How Rickey Henderson's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Rickey Henderson posted a career Fielding Percentage of 97.91, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1983, posting 99.17, near the league average of 97.87 that year. The lowest point came in 2002 at 94.57, near the league average of 98.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 98.19 in 2001 to 94.57 in 2002 and 95.45 in 2003. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 24 seasons.

Rickey Henderson Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Rickey Henderson
Fielding Percentage
Career97.91
Season Avg.97.91
162 Game Avg.97.91
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Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage Per Season

Rickey Henderson's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage by Team

Rickey Henderson's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rickey Henderson career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Rickey Henderson's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rickey Henderson's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rickey Henderson's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Rickey Henderson Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table