Tony Gwynn vs. Rickey Henderson — Career Comparison

Tony Gwynn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Rickey Henderson
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Tony Gwynn and Rickey Henderson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 125 for Tony Gwynn, 129 for Rickey Henderson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 126). The overall lean goes to Rickey Henderson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Tony Gwynn and Rickey Henderson

Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2440
143.08
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3081
138.51
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
10232
600
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13346
600
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9288
544.64
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10961
492.78
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.867
0.867
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3141
184.19
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3055
137.34
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
139.44
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2182
98.1
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
31.84
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
510
22.93
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
4.98
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
66
2.97
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
135
7.92
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
13.35
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
763
44.74
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
873
39.25
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1634.43
95.84
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2237.11
100.57
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4259
249.75
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4588
206.26
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
3955
231.92
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5343
240.21
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.826
0.826
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.984
0.984
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
81.1
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2295
103.18
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1138
66.73
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1115
50.13
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2386
139.91
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3113
139.95
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1703.87
99.91
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2184.68
98.22
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.41
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.41
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
790
46.33
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2190
98.46
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
11.9
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2.74
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
25.45
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1694
76.16
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
23.58
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.88
7.88
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
1.29
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.64
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.35
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
4.98
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
67
3.01
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
259
15.19
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
7.73
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
319
18.71
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
63.21
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
125
7.33
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
15.06
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
444
26.04
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1741
78.27
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
71.85
71.85
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.76
80.76

Fielding Stats for Tony Gwynn and Rickey Henderson

Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2326
1.05
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
1.07
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2304
1.04
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2757
1.05
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59632
27
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71018
27
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19877.1
9
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23672.2
9
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4512
2.04
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6468
2.46
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.07
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.05
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.03
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.05
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
2.14
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6740
2.56
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
2.12
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6599
2.51
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.91
97.91
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.009
2.009
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.335
2.335
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.01
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0