Vital Statistics:
Born: Dec. 25, 1958
Teams: Oakland Athletics (1979-1984), New York Yankees (1985-1989), Athletics (1989-1993), Toronto Blue Jays (1993), Athletics (1994-1995), San Diego Padres (1996-1997), Anaheim Angels (1997), Athletics (1998), New York Mets (1999-2000), Seattle Mariners (2000), Padres (2001), Boston Red Sox (2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003)
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 2009
Height: 5-10
Weight: 195
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Family: Wife, Pamela. Three daughters, Angela, Alexis, and Adriann.
Primary position: Left field
Career Highlights:
- Baseball's all-time stolen base leader with an almost untouchable 1,406, more than 400 ahead of second-place Lou Brock. He led the AL in SBs 12 times, at age 22 (1980) and at age 40 1998).
- Regarded as the best leadoff hitter in major-league history, he also holds MLB career records in runs (2,295) and leadoff HRs (73).
- A 10-time All-Star, he also retired as the all-time leader in walks. Had a .279 career batting average and a .401 on-base percentage.
- Won the AL MVP in 1990, when he hit .325 with 28 HRs and 65 SBs for the AL champion A's.
- Played on two World Series champion teams in Oakland (1989) and Toronto (1993).
After Baseball:
- Lingered around the game and never officially retired, leaving the door open that he might return. He played his last game in 2003.
- Was a Mets special instructor in 2006 and their first-base coach in 2007.
- One of the most outspoken players of all-time, he was a great self-promoter and often referred to himself in the third person. He declared himself "the greatest of all-time" after setting the stolen base record in 1991.
- Elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 2009.
