How Rickey Henderson's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Rickey Henderson totaled 2,295 career Runs, well above the league average of 248.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1985, posting 146, well above the league average of 33.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 7, well below the league average of 36.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 70 in 2001 to 40 in 2002 and 7 in 2003, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 7 to 146 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rickey Henderson Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Rickey Henderson Runs Per Season

Rickey Henderson's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Rickey Henderson Runs by Team

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

Rickey Henderson Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Rickey Henderson's career Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rickey Henderson Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Rickey Henderson Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rickey Henderson's seasonal Runs 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rickey Henderson Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rickey Henderson's MLB career with Runs 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table