Steve Henderson
[edit] Biography
Steve Henderson (Steven Curtis Henderson) was born on November 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas. He made his Major League debut on June 16, 1977 for the New York Mets. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .297 with 12 home runs and 65 RBI. Henderson played for the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros over the course of his 12 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Steve Henderson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1978, when he knocked in 65 runs. However, others believe that it was 1980, when he hit for a .290 average and knocked in 58 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 99
| 350
| 67
| 104
| 12
| 65
| .297
| .372
| .480
| 16
| 6
| 43
| 79
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 13
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 157
| 587
| 83
| 156
| 10
| 65
| .266
| .333
| .399
| 30
| 9
| 60
| 109
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 3
| 24
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 98
| 350
| 42
| 107
| 5
| 39
| .306
| .380
| .440
| 16
| 8
| 38
| 58
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 6
| 7
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 143
| 513
| 75
| 149
| 8
| 58
| .290
| .368
| .402
| 17
| 8
| 62
| 90
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 3
| 17
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 82
| 287
| 32
| 84
| 5
| 35
| .293
| .382
| .411
| 9
| 5
| 42
| 61
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 7
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 92
| 257
| 23
| 60
| 2
| 29
| .233
| .293
| .335
| 12
| 4
| 22
| 64
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 121
| 436
| 50
| 128
| 10
| 54
| .294
| .356
| .450
| 32
| 3
| 44
| 82
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 9
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 109
| 325
| 42
| 85
| 10
| 35
| .262
| .341
| .409
| 12
| 3
| 38
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 6
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 85
| 193
| 25
| 58
| 3
| 31
| .301
| .358
| .420
| 8
| 3
| 18
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .077
| .074
| .115
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 46
| 114
| 14
| 33
| 3
| 9
| .289
| .357
| .430
| 7
| 0
| 12
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 46
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .217
| .321
| .261
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 713
| 2390
| 326
| 670
| 42
| 296
| .280
| .355
| .409
| 102
| 40
| 274
| 475
| 12
| 9
| 67
| 25
| 73
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 372
| 1094
| 133
| 306
| 26
| 132
| .280
| .346
| .422
| 60
| 9
| 112
| 202
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 7
| 35
|
| Total
|
|
| 1085
| 3484
| 459
| 976
| 68
| 428
| .280
| .352
| .413
| 162
| 49
| 386
| 677
| 13
| 11
| 79
| 32
| 108
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| NY
| N
| OF
| 97
| 92
| 815.2
| 189
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| LF
| 97
| 92
| 813.2
| 188
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| OF
| 155
| 151
| 1332.1
| 315
| 18
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| LF
| 155
| 151
| 1332.1
| 310
| 20
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| LF
| 94
| 94
| 831.2
| 197
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| OF
| 94
| 94
| 831.2
| 201
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| OF
| 136
| 134
| 1188
| 299
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| LF
| 136
| 134
| 1188
| 299
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 77
| 76
| 673.2
| 152
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 77
| 76
| 673.2
| 157
| 5
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 70
| 64
| 529.2
| 127
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 70
| 64
| 529.2
| 126
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 113
| 110
| 896
| 182
| 15
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 112
| 109
| 888
| 182
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 52
| 49
| 390.2
| 86
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 51
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 52
| 49
| 390.2
| 84
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 47
| 39
| 310.2
| 69
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 11
| 6
| 57
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 58
| 45
| 367.2
| 79
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 7
| 7
| 49
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 49
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 31
| 25
| 207
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 25.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 28
| 24
| 181.1
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 8
| 4
| 41
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 856
| 818
| 7050
| 1635
| 70
| 52
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 898
| 851
| 7322.1
| 1680
| 67
| 57
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 67
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 44
| 33
| 270.1
| 46
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn and Dan Norman to New York Mets in exchange for Tom Seaver (June 15, 1977).
- Traded by New York Mets with cash to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dave Kingman (February 28, 1981).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Rich Bordi (December 9, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 26, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 31, 1985).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (May 29, 1986).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (June 20, 1986).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (September 2, 1986).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (April 17, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Houston Astros (March 10, 1988).
- Released by Houston Astros (October 3, 1988).
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