Stolen bases
1,406
Runs scored
2,295
MVP awards
1
World Series titles
2
All-Star selections
10
Leadoff home runs
81
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 93
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 100 | |
| 1981 | 56 | |
| 1982 | 130 | |
| 1983 | 108 | |
| 1984 | 66 | |
| 1985 | 80 | |
| 1986 | 87 | |
| 1987 | 41 | |
| 1988 | 93 | |
| 1989 | 77 | |
| 1990 | 65 | |
| 1991 | 58 | |
| 1992 | 48 | |
| 1993 | 53 | |
| 1994 | 22 | |
| 1995 | 32 | |
| 1996 | 37 | |
| 1997 | 45 | |
| 1998 | 66 | |
| 1999 | 37 | |
| 2000 | 36 | |
| 2001 | 25 | |
| 2002 | 8 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rickey Henderson ranks #48 in Baseball
Rickey Henderson ranks #48 in Baseball and #2118 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 1979–2003 and 23 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Stolen bases 1406, Runs scored 2295, MVP awards 1, World Series titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Ferguson Jenkins (89.2); behind Christy Mathewson (89.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rickey Henderson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics93/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Henderson comparisons
Rickey Henderson — frequently asked
- Is Rickey Henderson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rickey Henderson ranks #48 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Rickey Henderson's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 93 (15%).
- Where does Rickey Henderson rank all time?
- #2118 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Baseball.
- Rickey Henderson vs Ferguson Jenkins: who ranks higher?
- Ferguson Jenkins ranks higher at 89.2 versus Rickey Henderson at 89.1, a margin of 0.1 points.