Ken Griffey, Jr. Stats

Ken Griffey, Jr. was born on Friday, November 21, 1969, in Donora, Pennsylvania. Griffey, Jr. was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 3, 1989, with the Seattle Mariners. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ken Griffey, Jr. baseball stats page.

"Well, my dad taught me that there's three parts. There's hitting, there's defense, and there's baserunning. And as long as you keep those three separated, you're going to be a good player. I mean, you can't take your defense on the bases, you can't take your hitting to the field, and you can't take your baserunning at the plate. But defense, is number one." - Ken Griffey, Jr.

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Ken Griffey, Jr.

Ken Griffey, Jr. Autograph on a 1992 Topps Stadium Club (#400)

Ken Griffey, Jr. Autograph on a 1992 Topps Stadium Club (#400)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.
Nickname:   Junior or Ken or The Kid
Born On:   11-21-1969
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Donora, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-03-1989 (Age 19)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1987 : 1st Round (1st)
Ken Griffey, Jr.

Ken Griffey, Jr. Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ken Griffey, Jr.

Ken Griffey, Jr. Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1989 Mariners 127 455 61 120 23 0 16 0 61 44 8 83 1 4 2 4 .264 .329 .420
1990 Mariners 155 597 91 179 28 7 22 0 80 63 12 81 0 4 2 12 .300 .366 .481
1991 Mariners 154 548 76 179 42 1 22 3 100 71 21 82 4 9 1 10 .327 .399 .527
1992 Mariners 142 565 83 174 39 4 27 1 103 44 15 67 0 3 5 15 .308 .361 .535
1993 Mariners 156 582 113 180 38 3 45 1 109 96 25 91 0 7 6 14 .309 .408 .617
1994 Mariners 111 433 94 140 24 4 40 2 90 56 19 73 0 2 2 9 .323 .402 .674
1995 Mariners 72 260 52 67 7 0 17 1 42 52 6 53 0 2 0 4 .258 .379 .481
1996 Mariners 140 545 125 165 26 2 49 0 140 78 13 104 1 7 7 7 .303 .392 .628
1997 Mariners 157 608 125 185 34 3 56 1 147 76 23 121 0 12 8 12 .304 .382 .646
1998 Mariners 161 633 120 180 33 3 56 1 146 76 11 121 0 4 7 14 .284 .365 .611
1999 Mariners 160 606 123 173 26 3 48 2 134 91 17 108 0 2 7 8 .285 .384 .576
2000 Reds 145 520 100 141 22 3 40 2 118 94 17 117 0 8 9 7 .271 .387 .556
2001 Reds 111 364 57 104 20 2 22 0 65 44 6 72 1 4 4 8 .286 .365 .533
2002 Reds 70 197 17 52 8 0 8 0 23 28 6 39 0 4 3 6 .264 .358 .426
2003 Reds 53 166 34 41 12 1 13 0 26 27 5 44 1 1 6 3 .247 .370 .566
2004 Reds 83 300 49 76 18 0 20 0 60 44 3 67 0 2 2 8 .253 .351 .513
2005 Reds 128 491 85 148 30 0 35 0 92 54 3 93 0 7 3 9 .301 .369 .576
2006 Reds 109 428 62 108 19 0 27 1 72 39 6 78 0 3 2 13 .252 .316 .486
2007 Reds 144 528 78 146 24 1 30 0 93 85 14 99 0 9 1 14 .277 .372 .496
2008 Reds 102 359 51 88 20 1 15 0 53 61 13 64 0 3 2 7 .245 .355 .432
2008 White Sox 40 128 16 33 9 0 3 0 18 17 1 24 0 1 1 6 .258 .347 .398
2009 Mariners 117 387 44 83 19 0 19 0 57 63 2 80 0 3 1 6 .214 .324 .411
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
21 Years 2,637 9,700 1,656 2,762 521 38 630 15 1,829 1,303 246 1,761 8 101 81 196 .285 .371 .541
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Ken Griffey, Jr. Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1989 Mariners CF 126 - 3,171 324 2.6 314 302 12 10 6 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.67 0.888
1989 Mariners LF 1 - 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
1990 Mariners CF 151 - 3,996 345 2.3 338 330 8 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.28 0.902
1991 Mariners CF 152 145 3,813 379 2.5 375 360 15 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.66 0.885
1992 Mariners CF 137 136 3,561 368 2.7 367 359 8 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .997 2.78 0.904
1993 Mariners 1B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00 0.000
1993 Mariners CF 139 137 3,624 327 2.4 324 316 8 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.41 0.893
1994 Mariners CF 103 102 2,586 239 2.3 235 223 12 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.45 0.888
1994 Mariners RF 1 0 18 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 1.000
1995 Mariners CF 70 69 1,788 197 2.8 195 190 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.94 0.852
1996 Mariners CF 137 134 3,519 388 2.8 384 374 10 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.95 0.882
1997 Mariners CF 153 153 3,990 402 2.6 396 387 9 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.68 0.888
1997 Mariners LF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 1.000
1998 Mariners 1B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
1998 Mariners CF 158 158 4,032 423 2.7 418 407 11 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.80 0.876
1998 Mariners LF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
1998 Mariners RF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 1.000
1999 Mariners CF 159 155 3,957 407 2.6 398 388 10 9 4 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.72 0.856
2000 Reds CF 141 141 3,682 389 2.8 384 374 10 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.82 0.921
2001 Reds CF 90 90 2,271 199 2.2 196 195 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.33 0.880
2002 Reds CF 54 50 1,271 101 1.9 98 94 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.08 0.865
2002 Reds LF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13 0.500
2002 Reds RF 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25 1.000
2003 Reds CF 43 43 1,067 93 2.2 92 89 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.33 0.859
2004 Reds CF 76 76 1,969 178 2.3 177 173 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .994 2.43 0.783
2004 Reds RF 1 1 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
2005 Reds CF 124 124 3,198 294 2.4 291 285 6 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.46 0.805
2006 Reds CF 100 100 2,610 240 2.4 235 229 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.43 0.822
2007 Reds RF 133 131 3,489 304 2.3 296 291 5 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.29 0.868
2008 Reds RF 90 89 2,265 168 1.9 163 156 7 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.94 0.888
2008 White Sox CF 31 31 729 59 1.9 59 59 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.19 0.868
2008 White Sox RF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13 1.000
2009 Mariners LF 8 8 180 9 1.1 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35 18.778
2009 Mariners RF 3 3 69 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.57 16.750
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 2,144 1,844 54,834 5,352 2.5 5,276 5,134 142 76 36 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.60 --
RF Totals 231 225 5,895 481 2.1 468 456 12 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.14 --
LF Totals 12 9 222 11 0.9 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.34 --
1B Totals 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 --
21 Years 2,461 2,078 60,957 5,845 2.4 5,756 5,602 154 89 38 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.55 --
Ken Griffey, Jr.

Ken Griffey, Jr. Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1989 Mariners 16 7 .696 - - 0 28.4 5.5 7.5 - - -
1990 Mariners 16 11 .593 - - 2 27.1 7.4 7.5 - - -
1991 Mariners 18 6 .750 - - 1 24.9 6.7 5.5 - - -
1992 Mariners 10 5 .667 - - 3 20.9 8.4 5.5 - - -
1993 Mariners 17 9 .654 - - 19 12.9 6.4 5.3 - - -
1994 Mariners 11 3 .786 - - 9 10.8 5.9 4.8 - - -
1995 Mariners 4 2 .667 - - 2 15.3 4.9 6.2 - - -
1996 Mariners 16 1 .941 - - 5 11.1 5.2 3.9 - - -
1997 Mariners 15 4 .789 - - 4 10.9 5.0 4.1 - - -
1998 Mariners 20 5 .800 - - 3 11.3 5.2 4.3 - - -
1999 Mariners 24 7 .774 - - 6 12.6 5.6 4.5 - - -
2000 Reds 6 4 .600 - - 0 13.0 4.4 4.4 - - -
2001 Reds 2 0 1.000 - - 2 16.5 5.1 5.6 - - -
2002 Reds 1 2 .333 - - 0 24.6 5.1 8.6 - - -
2003 Reds 1 0 1.000 7 - 3 12.8 3.8 6.4 - - -
2004 Reds 1 0 1.000 5 - 1 15.0 4.5 5.0 - - -
2005 Reds 0 1 .000 - - 0 14.0 5.3 5.3 - - -
2006 Reds 0 0 .000 - - 0 15.9 5.5 5.9 - - -
2007 Reds 6 1 .857 - - 0 17.6 5.3 5.7 - - -
2008 Reds 0 1 .000 - - 0 23.9 5.6 6.8 - - -
2008 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 42.7 5.3 7.1 - - -
2009 Mariners 0 0 .000 - - 0 20.4 4.8 6.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
21 Years 184 69 .727 12 - 60 15.4 5.5 5.3 - - -
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Ken Griffey, Jr. Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1989 Seattle Mariners 24 $68,000.00 - -
1990 Seattle Mariners 24 $180,000.00 Stats -
1991 Seattle Mariners 24 $700,000.00 Stats -
1992 Seattle Mariners 24 $2,025,000.00 Stats -
1993 Seattle Mariners 24 $4,150,000.00 Stats -
1994 Seattle Mariners 24 $5,100,000.00 Stats n/a
1995 Seattle Mariners 24 $7,600,000.00 Stats -
1996 Seattle Mariners 24 $7,650,000.00 Stats -
1997 Seattle Mariners 24, 42 $7,885,532.00 Stats -
1998 Seattle Mariners 24 $8,153,667.00 Stats -
1999 Seattle Mariners 24 $8,760,532.00 Stats -
2000 Cincinnati Reds 30 Undetermined Stats -
2001 Cincinnati Reds 30 Undetermined - -
2002 Cincinnati Reds 30 Undetermined - -
2003 Cincinnati Reds 30 $10,174,110.00 - -
2004 Cincinnati Reds 30 $9,142,608.00 Stats -
2005 Cincinnati Reds 30 $10,365,692.00 - -
2006 Cincinnati Reds 3 $9,044,182.00 - -
2007 Cincinnati Reds 3, 42, 3 $8,446,647.00 Stats -
2008 Cincinnati Reds 3 Undetermined - -
2008 Chicago White Sox 17 $8,282,695.00 - -
2009 Seattle Mariners 24 $2,000,000.00 - -


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