Ken Henderson

Center Field

1965—1980

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
NR

Player Detail

Kenneth Joseph
GIVEN NAME
Henderson
SURNAME
June 15, 1946, in Carroll, IA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1965—1980
Playing Career
Played from 19-34
PLAYING AGE
San Francisco Giants
Chicago White Sox
Atlanta Braves
Texas Rangers
Chicago Cubs
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
San Francisco Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 180
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Both / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 23, 1965
Major League Debut
July 19, 1980
FINAL GAME

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Ken is the youngest man to play for the San Francisco Giants, making his major league debut on April 23, 1965 at the age of 18.

50

HITTING

50

POWER

60

RUNNING

30

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1444
1168
122
576
.257

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
16.8
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.739
.732
101.3

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.257
.343
.396

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

Ken Henderson Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Henderson
523
134
68
25
3
14
66
68
88
10
207
205
.257
.343
.396
739
AVG CF
537
145
74
23
5
12
51
83
17
214
199
.269
.333
.399
.732

Ken Henderson Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
142
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ken Henderson PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
14.8
18.8
16.1
13.1
1.66
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Ken Henderson
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
142.0
123.2
UNK
74.0
15.9
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Ken Henderson
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF