Baseball lost an all-time record on Saturday.

Rickey Henderson, widely considered the greatest leadoff hitter of all time, died at age 65. The “Man of Steal” was undoubtedly the most dynamic baserunner in MLB history and regularly had a major impact on the game with his ability to get to base on his own and advance on the base paths.

In a career that spanned 25 seasons and nine teams, there was only one Rickey Henderson. The long-time Oakland Athletic achieved ten All-Star appearances, three Silver Slugger awards, two World Series titles, an MVP, a Gold Glove and ultimately a ticket to Cooperstown.

How dominant was Henderson? Here are some of the best numbers from his Hall of Fame career:

• 0: In one of the most incredible box score performances in MLB history, Henderson scored five steals and four runs without registering a single hit and finished 0-0. (He took part in all four record appearances).
• 1: One of them: Henderson is the only player in MLB history to have 3,000 hits and 2,000 walks in his career.
• 2: One of only two players in the modern era to steal 100 or more bases in three different seasons, joining Vince Coleman.
• 5: He is one of only five players, along with Hank Aaron (15), Álex Rodríguez (13), Derek Jeter (13) and Lou Gehrig (13), to score 100 or more runs in more than 12 MLB seasons.
• 10: With the nickname “Man of Steal” he lived up to his claim. He is the only player in MLB history to have ten or more games with three or more steals in a season. Stealing three or more bases in 12 games in 1983 and 10 games in 1988.
• 12: As a Dynamo, Henderson led the American League in steals 12 times, an MLB record
• 13: Henderson has compiled 13 different seasons of 75 or more runs and 50 or more stolen bases in his career, more than any other game in MLB history.
• 81: Rickey, known as the greatest leadoff hitter in MLB history, provided the boom, hitting 81 leadoff homers in his career, the most in the game’s history.
• 755: Henderson was as dynamic as any player to ever take the field and regularly provided his teams’ offense. His 755 games with at least one run scored AND one stolen base are by far the most in MLB history, 235 more than Ty Cobb (520), who has the second-most games.
• 1,337: From 1980 to 2000, Rickey Henderson stole 1,337 bags, more than 500 more than any other player during that span. It was also more than the Red Sox had as a team in these 20 years (1,276).
• 1,406: Henderson stole an incredible 1,406 bases in his career, nearly 500 more than any other player in MLB history. No other player has even reached 950 career steals in his career. To put this in perspective, the top four active leaders in stolen bases who played last year (Starling Marte (354), Jose Altuve (315), Trea Turner (279) and José Ramírez (243) combined have just 1,191 career stolen bases, more than 200 fewer than Henderson.
• 2,129: An underrated aspect of his career, Henderson was a maestro in the batter’s box who commanded walks better than anyone in the history of the game. No one in MLB history has more unintentional walks, including walks king Barry Bonds, than Henderson (2,129).
• 2,295: As one of the most productive players, Rickey still holds the MLB record with 2,295 runs scored in his career. To put that into perspective, that’s more than Mookie Betts (1,071) and Jose Altuve (1,156) have combined.

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