George Hendrick

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1988)

George Hendrick was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1988 for 6 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 18 seasons. In 2,048 career games, he hit .278 with 1,980 hits, 267 home runs, and 1,111 RBI. George Hendrick was a 4-time All-Star and a 2-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 12,449.

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

AVG .278
HR 267
RBI 1,111
H 1,980
OPS .775
PIV 12,449
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
10/18/1949 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1971-06-04
Last Game
1988-10-02
Awards
4× All-Star · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: George Andrew Hendrick

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Career Batting Statistics

George Hendrick — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,048 7,129 941 1,980 343 27 267 1,111 59 567 1,013 .278 .329 .446 .775 12,449

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .446 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +16.4% above league average.

Career OPS .775 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Hendrick 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
1971 OAK AL 42 114 8 27 4 1 0 8 0 3 20 .237 .249 (-5%) .316 (-20%) .365 (-21%) .682 (-20%) -379.7
1972 OAK AL 58 121 10 22 1 1 4 15 3 3 22 .182 .243 (-25%) .310 (-34%) .353 (-14%) .664 (-23%) -467.8
1973 CLE AL 113 440 64 118 18 0 21 61 7 25 71 .268 .256 (+4%) .325 (-5%) .378 (+19%) .703 (+8%) 493.6
1974 CLE AL 139 495 65 138 23 1 19 67 6 33 73 .279 .256 (+9%) .324 (-1%) .369 (+20%) .693 (+11%) 832.6
1975 CLE AL 145 561 82 145 21 2 24 86 6 40 78 .258 .257 (avg) .327 (-7%) .374 (+15%) .701 (+5%) 285.4
1976 CLE AL 149 551 72 146 20 3 25 81 4 51 82 .265 .255 (+4%) .320 (+1%) .360 (+24%) .681 (+13%) 1243.8
1977 SDN NL 152 541 75 168 25 2 23 81 11 61 74 .311 .264 (+18%) .329 (+16%) .401 (+23%) .730 (+20%) 2293.1
1978 SDN NL 36 111 9 27 4 0 3 8 1 12 16 .243 .257 (-6%) .323 (-2%) .378 (-5%) .702 (-4%) -44.1
1978 SLN NL 102 382 55 110 27 1 17 67 1 28 44 .288 .257 (+12%) .323 (+4%) .378 (+31%) .702 (+19%) -44.1
1979 SLN NL 140 493 67 148 27 1 16 75 2 49 62 .300 .265 (+13%) .329 (+9%) .397 (+15%) .727 (+12%) 1209.2
1980 SLN NL 150 572 73 173 33 2 25 109 6 32 67 .302 .264 (+14%) .326 (+5%) .387 (+28%) .714 (+18%) 1845.5
1981 SLN NL 101 394 67 112 19 3 18 61 4 41 44 .284 .255 (+11%) .320 (+11%) .368 (+32%) .688 (+22%) 1569.4
1982 SLN NL 136 515 65 145 20 5 19 104 3 37 80 .282 .261 (+8%) .324 (avg) .388 (+16%) .712 (+8%) 632.9
1983 SLN NL 144 529 73 168 33 3 18 97 3 51 76 .318 .260 (+22%) .324 (+15%) .389 (+27%) .714 (+21%) 2175.6
1984 SLN NL 120 441 57 122 28 1 9 69 0 32 75 .277 .259 (+6%) .322 (avg) .384 (+5%) .707 (+3%) 186.1
1985 PIT NL 69 256 23 59 15 0 2 25 1 18 42 .230 .257 (-10%) .323 (-14%) .390 (-20%) .714 (-17%) -729.5
1985 CAL AL 16 41 5 5 1 0 2 6 0 4 8 .122 — — — — -729.5
1986 CAL AL 102 283 45 77 13 1 14 47 1 26 41 .272 .257 (+6%) .325 (+2%) .395 (+20%) .720 (+12%) 573.6
1987 CAL AL 65 162 14 39 10 0 5 25 0 14 18 .241 .262 (-8%) .331 (-9%) .415 (-5%) .746 (-7%) -188.9
1988 CAL AL 69 127 12 31 1 0 3 19 0 7 20 .244 .254 (-4%) .317 (-11%) .377 (-15%) .695 (-13%) -269.0
Career · 20 seasons 2,048 7,129 941 1,980 343 27 267 1,111 59 567 1,013 .278 — — — — 10,488

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

George Hendrick — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
23 75 12 17 0 0 0 7 4 9 .227

Playoff Batting by Year

George Hendrick — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1986 ALCS CAL 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083
1982 NLCS SLN 3 13 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 .308
1982 WS SLN 7 28 5 9 0 0 0 5 2 2 .321
1972 ALCS OAK 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
1972 WS OAK 5 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Hendrick — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10353518466973134558.277
Away101336114751007133553.279

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Hendrick — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1988-10-02 LAAMINL 100000000
1988-09-28 LAAMILL 100000000
1988-09-25 LAAMINL 401000000
1988-09-22 LAAMINL 100000000
1988-09-21 LAAMILL 100000000
1988-09-20 LAAMILL 111001300
1988-09-19 LAAMILL 100000001
1988-09-18 LAATEXW 100000000
1988-09-17 LAATEXL 000000010
1988-09-13 LAAKCRL 000000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Hendrick — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 121 108 1007 93 8 92
OF 1813 1700 3751 114 57 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Hendrick — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 OAK OF 36 25 52 1 1 0
1972 OAK OF 41 20 68 0 0 0
1973 CLE OF 110 110 242 7 3 1
1974 CLE OF 133 133 355 9 4 2
1975 CLE OF 143 142 338 4 6 1
1976 CLE OF 146 144 288 13 4 6
1977 SDN OF 142 138 386 11 7 2
1978 SDN OF 33 28 72 1 1 0
1978 SLN OF 101 100 241 5 1 0
1979 SLN OF 138 127 254 20 2 7
1980 SLN OF 149 146 322 10 2 2
1981 SLN OF 101 101 227 6 4 0
1982 SLN OF 134 133 238 6 5 1
1983 SLN 1B 92 88 819 77 7 72
1983 SLN OF 51 48 85 2 1 0
1984 SLN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1984 SLN OF 116 113 188 9 2 1
1985 PIT OF 65 64 133 2 4 0
1985 CAL OF 12 12 18 1 0 0
1986 CAL 1B 7 2 44 3 0 3
1986 CAL OF 93 67 144 6 5 2
1987 CAL 1B 9 7 56 4 1 7
1987 CAL OF 45 35 58 1 2 0
1988 CAL 1B 12 11 87 9 0 10
1988 CAL OF 24 14 42 0 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Hendrick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 121
Left Field 223
Center Field 752
Right Field 898
Designated Hitter 17

Awards & Honors

George Hendrick — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1983 Silver Slugger 1B
1983 TSN All-Star 1B
1980 Player of the Week Week of 1980-04-18
1980 Silver Slugger OF
1980 TSN All-Star OF
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-08-25
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-05-10

Salary History

George Hendrick's recorded salaries total $3,654,999 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hendrick's career ran from 1971 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

George Hendrick — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1988 CAL AL $989,333
1987 CAL AL $989,333
1986 CAL AL $939,333
1985 CAL AL $737,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $3,654,999

Award Voting History

George Hendrick — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1983 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 33.0 336 0
1982 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 20.0 336 0
1981 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 25.0 336 0
1980 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 50.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

George Hendrick (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Willie Horton
    .273 avg, 325 HR
  2. 97
    Vernon Wells
    .270 avg, 270 HR
  3. 95
    Dusty Baker
    .278 avg, 242 HR
  4. 93
    Adam Jones
    .277 avg, 282 HR
  5. 91
    Ben Oglivie
    .273 avg, 235 HR
  6. 91
    Frank Thomas
    .266 avg, 286 HR

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George Hendrick: the record in brief

George Hendrick played a first major league game on June 4, 1971 and a last one on October 2, 1988. By club, Hendrick's seasons break down as the Oakland Athletics (1971 through 1972), the Cleveland Indians (1973 to 1976), the San Diego Padres (1977 to 1978), the St. Louis Cardinals (1978 to 1984), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1985), and the California Angels (1985 through 1988). Hendrick, born on October 18, 1949, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, is listed as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. Hendrick's listed size is 6'3" and 195 pounds. On the record, George Hendrick was born George Andrew Hendrick.

Across 2,048 games at the plate, Hendrick's career line reads 1,980 hits in 7,129 at bats for a .278 average, adding 267 home runs, 1,111 runs batted in, and 59 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .329 and the slugging percentage .446, for an OPS of .775. Over the seasons Hendrick played, league hitters batted .258; the .278 career figure is 7.6% above that.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Hendrick

What years did George Hendrick play?
George Hendrick played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1988.
Was George Hendrick a pitcher?
No. George Hendrick was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did George Hendrick hit?
George Hendrick hit 267 career home runs with 1,980 hits.
What teams did George Hendrick play for?
George Hendrick played for 6 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1971–1972), the Cleveland Indians (1973–1976), the San Diego Padres (1977–1978), the St. Louis Cardinals (1978–1984), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1985), and the California Angels (1985–1988).
Did George Hendrick win an MVP award?
No. George Hendrick did not win the MVP award.
What awards did George Hendrick win?
George Hendrick won 2 Silver Slugger awards (1980 and 1983). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were George Hendrick's career stats?
In 2,048 games, George Hendrick had 1,980 hits, 267 home runs, 1,111 RBI, 941 runs, and 59 stolen bases, with a .278 batting average.
How much did George Hendrick earn in his career?
George Hendrick's recorded salaries total $3,654,999 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hendrick's career ran from 1971 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was George Hendrick's salary?
George Hendrick's last recorded salary was $989,333, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $989,333, in 1987, and his lowest was $737,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.
What position did George Hendrick play?
George Hendrick played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was George Hendrick and how much did he weigh?
George Hendrick was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did George Hendrick hit each season?
George Hendrick's home runs by season: 0 in 1971, 4 in 1972, 21 in 1973, 19 in 1974, 24 in 1975, 25 in 1976, 23 in 1977, 20 in 1978, 16 in 1979, 25 in 1980, 18 in 1981, 19 in 1982, 18 in 1983, 9 in 1984, 4 in 1985, 14 in 1986, 5 in 1987, and 3 in 1988. His most in one season was 25, in 1976 and 1980.
What was George Hendrick's career batting average?
George Hendrick batted .278 over his career, with 1,980 hits in 7,129 at bats.
How many RBI did George Hendrick have?
George Hendrick drove in 1,111 runs in his career.