That was his best season, too, and at the start of the next one, he broke Lou Brock’s career record for stolen bases.
Henderson led his league in stolen bases 12 times; Ryan led his league in strikeouts 12 times.
Henderson is the only player with more than 1,000 steals; Ryan is the only pitcher with more than 5,000 strikeouts.
But here’s the difference: as freakishly dominant as Ryan was in strikeouts, Henderson was far more prolific in stolen bases.
And while Bonds is easily the game’s greatest living player, Henderson was probably the greatest living Hall of Famer at the time of his death.
Persons:
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Locations:
Texas, Colorado, Toronto, Johnson, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Boston, Los Angeles, Newark, Bridgewater , NJ, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Chicago