Ken Henderson
Kenneth Joseph Henderson
Born: June 15, 1946
Carroll, IA USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1965-1980
Draft: Round 42 (1967 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Long Beach HS (NY)
Minor League Statistics
Ken Henderson compiled a career batting average of .257 with 122 home runs and 576 RBI in his 1444-game career with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 63 | 83 | 73 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | .192 | .277 | .233 | .510 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1966 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 11 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .310 | .375 | .517 | .892 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1967 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 65 | 203 | 179 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 52 | .190 | .274 | .274 | .547 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1968 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1969 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 429 | 374 | 42 | 84 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 64 | .225 | .308 | .332 | .640 | 124 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
1970 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 649 | 554 | 104 | 163 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 88 | 20 | 3 | 87 | 78 | .294 | .394 | .460 | .854 | 255 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
1971 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 141 | 598 | 504 | 80 | 133 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 18 | 3 | 84 | 76 | .264 | .370 | .429 | .798 | 216 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
1972 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 130 | 484 | 439 | 60 | 113 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 66 | .257 | .317 | .437 | .755 | 192 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1973 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 73 | 291 | 262 | 32 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 49 | .260 | .330 | .378 | .708 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1974 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 680 | 602 | 76 | 176 | 35 | 5 | 20 | 95 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 112 | .292 | .360 | .467 | .827 | 281 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 597 | 513 | 65 | 129 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 65 | .251 | .347 | .355 | .702 | 182 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 133 | 505 | 435 | 52 | 114 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 68 | .262 | .352 | .395 | .747 | 172 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
1977 | AL | Texas Rangers | 75 | 267 | 244 | 23 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 37 | .258 | .317 | .377 | .694 | 92 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1978 | NL | New York Mets | 7 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .227 | .346 | .455 | .801 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 169 | 144 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | .167 | .278 | .285 | .563 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 62 | 97 | 81 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | .235 | .361 | .333 | .694 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 99 | 82 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | .195 | .333 | .305 | .638 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Totals | 1444 | 5227 | 4553 | 595 | 1168 | 216 | 26 | 122 | 576 | 86 | 42 | 589 | 763 | .257 | .343 | .396 | .739 | 1802 | 122 | 30 | 19 | 36 | 77 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 48 | 13 | 212.0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 2.080 | 1.021 |
1966 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 10 | 6 | 70.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.414 | 1.100 |
1967 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 52 | 41 | 393.0 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .947 | 2.038 | 1.712 |
1968 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | 1.000 |
1969 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 111 | 91 | 884.7 | 175 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .969 | 1.882 | 1.667 |
1969 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 3 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | .667 |
1970 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 146 | 143 | 1284.0 | 272 | 15 | 10 | 2 | .966 | 2.012 | 1.966 |
1971 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 138 | 136 | 1205.0 | 277 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .966 | 2.091 | 2.029 |
1971 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1972 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 123 | 111 | 1012.0 | 247 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .974 | 2.321 | 2.122 |
1973 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 44 | 44 | 372.3 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .972 | 2.490 | 2.341 |
1974 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 162 | 159 | 1428.7 | 462 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .987 | 2.955 | 2.895 |
1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 137 | 136 | 1216.7 | 394 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .990 | 2.966 | 2.927 |
1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 122 | 116 | 1039.0 | 219 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .987 | 1.923 | 1.820 |
1977 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 65 | 61 | 534.0 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 1.904 | 1.738 |
1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 38 | 33 | 283.0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.481 | 2.053 |
1978 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.288 | 2.143 |
1979 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 23 | 7 | 102.3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.671 | .826 |
1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 2 | 1 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.000 |
1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 22 | 17 | 156.7 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 1.953 | 1.545 |
Totals | 1256 | 1126 | 10286.0 | 2552 | 70 | 61 | 15 | .977 | 2.294 | 2.088 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1971 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .313 | .389 | .375 | .764 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .313 | .389 | .375 | .764 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1971 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 |
Totals | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 |
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