What years did Ken Henderson play?

Ken Henderson played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1980.

Was Ken Henderson a pitcher?

No. Ken Henderson was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Ken Henderson hit?

Ken Henderson hit 122 career home runs with 1168 hits.

What was Ken Henderson's career batting average?

Ken Henderson batted .257 over his career, with 1,168 hits in 4,553 at bats.

How many RBI did Ken Henderson have?

Ken Henderson drove in 576 runs in his career.

Is Ken Henderson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ken Henderson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ken Henderson

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1980)

Ken Henderson was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1980 for 7 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,444 career games, he hit .257 with 1,168 hits, 122 home runs, and 576 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,956.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .257

HR 122

RBI 576

H 1,168

OPS .739

PIV 6,956

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 6/15/1946 in Carroll, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-04-23
Last Game: 1980-07-19

Full name: Kenneth Joseph Henderson

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Career Batting Statistics

Ken Henderson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,444	4,553	595	1,168	216	26	122	576	86	589	763	.257	.343	.396	.739	6,956

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Career SLG .396 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OPS .739 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ken Henderson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	SFN	NL	63	73	10	14	1	1	0	7	1	9	19	.192	.245 (-22%)	.310 (-11%)	.371 (-37%)	.682 (-25%)	-268.4
1966	SFN	NL	11	29	4	9	1	1	1	1	0	2	3	.310	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	SFN	NL	65	179	15	34	3	0	4	14	0	19	52	.190	.242 (-22%)	.306 (-11%)	.357 (-23%)	.663 (-18%)	-427.1
1968	SFN	NL	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SFN	NL	113	374	42	84	14	4	6	44	6	42	64	.225	.248 (-9%)	.320 (-4%)	.369 (-10%)	.689 (-7%)	-400.8
1970	SFN	NL	148	554	104	163	35	3	17	88	20	87	78	.294	.253 (+16%)	.325 (+21%)	.385 (+19%)	.711 (+20%)	2502.8
1971	SFN	NL	141	504	80	133	26	6	15	65	18	84	76	.264	.249 (+6%)	.316 (+17%)	.365 (+17%)	.682 (+17%)	1852.4
1972	SFN	NL	130	439	60	113	21	2	18	51	14	38	66	.257	.243 (+6%)	.310 (+2%)	.353 (+24%)	.664 (+14%)	985.1
1973	CHA	AL	73	262	32	68	13	0	6	32	3	27	49	.260	.256 (+1%)	.325 (+1%)	.378 (avg)	.703 (+1%)	47.5
1974	CHA	AL	162	602	76	176	35	5	20	95	12	66	112	.292	.256 (+14%)	.324 (+11%)	.369 (+26%)	.693 (+19%)	2232.0
1975	CHA	AL	140	513	65	129	20	3	9	53	5	74	65	.251	.257 (-2%)	.327 (+6%)	.374 (-5%)	.701 (avg)	195.3
1976	ATL	NL	133	435	52	114	19	0	13	61	5	62	68	.262	.255 (+3%)	.320 (+10%)	.360 (+10%)	.681 (+10%)	935.9
1977	TEX	AL	75	244	23	63	14	0	5	23	2	18	37	.258	.264 (-2%)	.329 (-4%)	.401 (-6%)	.730 (-5%)	-178.7
1978	NYN	NL	7	22	2	5	2	0	1	4	0	4	4	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CIN	NL	64	144	10	24	6	1	3	19	0	23	32	.167	.257 (-35%)	.323 (-14%)	.378 (-25%)	.702 (-20%)	0.0
1979	CIN	NL	10	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CHN	NL	62	81	11	19	2	0	2	8	0	15	16	.235	.265 (-12%)	.329 (+9%)	.397 (-16%)	.727 (-5%)	0.0
1980	CHN	NL	44	82	7	16	3	0	2	9	0	17	19	.195	.264 (-26%)	.326 (+2%)	.387 (-21%)	.714 (-11%)	-84.8
Career · 18 seasons			1,444	4,553	595	1,168	216	26	122	576	86	589	763	.257	—	—	—	—	7,391

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ken Henderson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	16	3	5	1	0	0	2	2	1	.312

Playoff Batting by Year

Ken Henderson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1971	NLCS	SFN	4	16	3	5	1	0	0	2	2	1	.312

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ken Henderson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	710	2146	303	588	62	296	.274
Away	734	2407	292	580	60	280	.241

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ken Henderson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	RBI	BB	SO
1980-07-19	CHC	SDP	W	0	0	1	0
1980-07-18	CHC	SDP	L	1	1	0	0
1980-07-17	CHC	LAD	L	1	0	0	1
1980-07-16	CHC	LAD	W	0	0	0	0
1980-07-15	CHC	LAD	L	0	0	1	0
1980-07-12	CHC	WSN	W	2	0	1	1
1980-07-12	CHC	WSN	L	1	0	0	0
1980-07-11	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	0	0
1980-07-10	CHC	PHI	L	1	0	0	0
1980-07-06	CHC	PIT	L	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ken Henderson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
3B	3	3	0	2	0	0
OF	1252	1123	2552	68	61	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ken Henderson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	SFN	OF	48	13	47	2	1	2
1966	SFN	OF	10	6	11	0	1	0
1967	SFN	OF	52	41	86	3	5	1
1968	SFN	OF	2	1	2	0	0	0
1969	SFN	3B	3	3	0	2	0	0
1969	SFN	OF	111	91	175	10	6	2
1970	SFN	OF	146	143	272	15	10	2
1971	SFN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1971	SFN	OF	138	136	277	3	10	1
1972	SFN	OF	123	111	247	14	7	3
1973	CHA	OF	44	44	102	1	3	0
1974	CHA	OF	162	159	462	7	6	3
1975	CHA	OF	137	136	394	7	4	0
1976	ATL	OF	122	116	219	3	3	0
1977	TEX	OF	65	61	113	0	2	0
1978	NYN	OF	7	7	15	0	0	0
1978	CIN	OF	38	33	78	0	0	0
1979	CIN	OF	2	1	2	0	0	0
1979	CHN	OF	23	7	19	0	1	0
1980	CHN	OF	22	17	31	3	2	1

Career Games by Position

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Ken Henderson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Third Base	3
Left Field	432
Center Field	532
Right Field	379
Designated Hitter	30

Award Voting History

Ken Henderson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1974	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	12.0	336	0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Ken Henderson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Ken Henderson: the record in brief

Ken Henderson's major league career runs from a debut on April 23, 1965 to a final game on July 19, 1980. The team column moves through the San Francisco Giants (1965 through 1972), the Chicago White Sox (1973 to 1975), the Atlanta Braves (1976), the Texas Rangers (1977), the New York Mets (1978), the Cincinnati Reds (1978 to 1979), and the Chicago Cubs (1979 through 1980). Henderson is listed as an outfielder at 6 feet, 2 inches and 180 pounds. Henderson switch-hit and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is June 15, 1946, in Carroll, IA, USA. The given name on file is Kenneth Joseph Henderson.

Henderson collected 1,168 hits in 4,553 at bats across 1,444 games, good for a .257 batting average, plus 122 home runs, 576 runs batted in, and 86 stolen bases. Henderson's career OPS of .739 combines a .343 on-base mark with .396 slugging. Against a .254 league average for those years, Henderson's .257 average was near the norm. In OPS terms, Henderson's .739 stands 6.5% above the league's .694.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Henderson

What years did Ken Henderson play?: Ken Henderson played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1980.
Was Ken Henderson a pitcher?: No. Ken Henderson was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Ken Henderson hit?: Ken Henderson hit 122 career home runs with 1168 hits.
What was Ken Henderson's career batting average?: Ken Henderson batted .257 over his career, with 1,168 hits in 4,553 at bats.
How many RBI did Ken Henderson have?: Ken Henderson drove in 576 runs in his career.
Is Ken Henderson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ken Henderson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.