Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Left Field
By Phil Watson
4. Rickey Henderson, 1982
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23 | 149 | 656 | 119 | 143 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 130 | 42 | 116 | 94 | .267 | .398 | .382 | .780 | 122 |
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Generated 2/13/2014.
(USATSI)
The A’s couldn’t keep up the same level of success as they had in 1981, collapsing to a 68-94 record, but Henderson set a single-season record with 130 stolen bases while earning his first All-Star start and second appearance and earning MVP support along the way. Henderson also led the AL with 116 walks.
He was fourth in the league with a 6.7 WAR (third among position players) and sixth with a 5.7 Offensive WAR and an 18.6 Power-Speed number.
Henderson was also third in the American League with a .398 on-base percentage and fourth with 119 runs.