Rickey Henderson vs. Carl Yastrzemski — Career Comparison

Rickey Henderson
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Carl Yastrzemski
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Carl Yastrzemski comes out clearly ahead of Rickey Henderson across most offensive categories. Carl Yastrzemski led in home run production (HR/PA+ 190 vs 146), slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 126), and batting average (AVG+ 128 vs 118). Rickey Henderson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 189 vs 173). Carl Yastrzemski was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rickey Henderson and Carl Yastrzemski

Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3081
138.51
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3308
141.86
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13346
600
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13991
600
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10961
492.78
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11988
514.1
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.852
0.852
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3055
137.34
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3419
146.62
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2182
98.1
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2262
97.01
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
510
22.93
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646
27.7
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
2.97
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
59
2.53
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
13.35
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
19.38
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
873
39.25
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1157
49.62
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2237.11
100.57
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
2148.17
92.12
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4588
206.26
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5539
237.54
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5343
240.21
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
5304
227.46
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.984
0.984
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2295
103.18
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
1816
77.88
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1115
50.13
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1844
79.08
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3113
139.95
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3208
137.57
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2184.68
98.22
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
2164.27
92.81
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.41
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
40
1.72
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2190
98.46
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
1845
79.12
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2.74
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
8.15
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1694
76.16
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393
59.74
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.88
7.88
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
10.04
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
1.29
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.35
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.56
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
67
3.01
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
4.5
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
7.73
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
323
13.85
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
63.21
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
168
7.2
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
15.06
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
116
4.97
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1741
78.27
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
284
12.18
Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.76
80.76
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
59.15
59.15

Fielding Stats for Rickey Henderson and Carl Yastrzemski

Rickey Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
1.07
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2874
1.05
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2757
1.05
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
1.03
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71018
27
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73908
27
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23672.2
9
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24636
9
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6468
2.46
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10437
3.81
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.05
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
0.28
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.05
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.05
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6740
2.56
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
4.15
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6599
2.51
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11212
4.1
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.91
97.91
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.335
2.335
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.901
3.901
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
0.23
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0