Rickey Henderson Sacrifice Hit
Rickey Henderson Career Sacrifice Hit Overview
During Rickey Henderson's 25-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
30 sacrifice hit, an average of 1 sacrifice hit per season. 1979 was his best season
with 8 sacrifice hit and his worst season was 1981 when he had
0 sacrifice hit. Rickey Henderson is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by Baby Boomers (21.7974), mlb (27.1854), LF (22.6756), Y (97.6136), and USA (28.8765) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
A sacrifice hit (SH), often referred to a sacrifice bunt, is a ball put into play in the infield allowing a runner on the bases to advance one or more bases but results in the hitter being called out at or before first base. This is often an done intentionally to move runners forward with a weaker hitter at the plate, for example a pitcher. Generally, for Sacrifice Hit, higher is better. (Source)
A sacrifice hit (SH), often referred to a sacrifice bunt, is a ball put into play in the infield allowing a runner on the bases to advance one or more bases but results in the hitter being called out at or before first base. This is often an done intentionally to move runners forward with a weaker hitter at the plate, for example a pitcher. Generally, for Sacrifice Hit, higher is better. (Source)