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Ken Griffey
Full name George Kenneth Jr. Griffey Born November 21, 1969, Donora, Pennsylvania First Game: April 3, 1989 ; Final Game: May 31, 2010 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 3" Weight: 195 Son of Ken Griffey Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2016 Named Internet Baseball Awards' AL Most Valuable Player (1997) Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1997) Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1997) Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (2005) Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by MLB (2005) Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1992) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (2005) Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1991, 1993 to 1994 and 1996 to 1999) Won AL Gold Glove as outfielder (1990 to 1999) Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1991, 1993 to 1994 and 1996 to 1999) Ejections: 1989 (1), 2000 (1). Total: 2 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1989 SEA A Daily Splits 127 455 61 120 23 0 16 61 44 8 83 2 1 4 0 11 4 16 7 .264 .329 .420 0.4 1989 SEA A
1990 SEA A Daily Splits 155 597 91 179 28 7 22 80 63 12 81 2 0 4 0 5 12 16 11 .300 .366 .481 1.4 1990 SEA A
1991 SEA A Daily Splits 154 548 76 179 42 1 22 100 71 21 82 1 4 9 0 4 10 18 6 .327 .399 .527 4.6 1991 SEA A
1992 SEA A Daily Splits 142 565 83 174 39 4 27 103 44 15 67 5 0 3 0 7 15 10 5 .308 .361 .535 3.1 1992 SEA A
1993 SEA A Daily Splits 156 582 113 180 38 3 45 109 96 25 91 6 0 7 0 5 14 17 9 .309 .408 .617 5.1 1993 SEA A
1994 SEA A Daily Splits 111 433 94 140 24 4 40 90 56 19 73 2 0 2 0 7 9 11 3 .323 .402 .674 4.2 1994 SEA A
1995 SEA A Daily Splits 72 260 52 67 7 0 17 42 52 6 53 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 2 .258 .379 .481 1.5 1995 SEA A
1996 SEA A Daily Splits 140 545 125 165 26 2 49 140 78 13 104 7 1 7 0 4 7 16 1 .303 .392 .628 4.7 1996 SEA A
1997 SEA A Daily Splits 157 608 125 185 34 3 56 147 76 23 121 8 0 12 0 4 12 15 4 .304 .382 .646 5.9 1997 SEA A
1998 SEA A Daily Splits 161 633 120 180 33 3 56 146 76 11 121 7 0 4 0 6 14 20 5 .284 .365 .611 5.0 1998 SEA A
1999 SEA A Daily Splits 160 606 123 173 26 3 48 134 91 17 108 7 0 2 0 5 8 24 7 .285 .384 .576 3.8 1999 SEA A
2000 CIN N Daily Splits 145 520 100 141 22 3 40 118 94 17 117 9 0 8 0 5 7 6 4 .271 .387 .556 2.8 2000 CIN N
2001 CIN N Daily Splits 111 364 57 104 20 2 22 65 44 6 72 4 1 4 0 8 8 2 0 .286 .365 .533 0.3 2001 CIN N
2002 CIN N Daily Splits 70 197 17 52 8 0 8 23 28 6 39 3 0 4 0 0 6 1 2 .264 .358 .426 -0.4 2002 CIN N
2003 CIN N Daily Splits 53 166 34 41 12 1 13 26 27 5 44 6 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 .247 .370 .566 1.0 2003 CIN N
2004 CIN N Daily Splits 83 300 49 76 18 0 20 60 44 3 67 2 0 2 0 2 8 1 0 .253 .351 .513 0.9 2004 CIN N
2005 CIN N Daily Splits 128 491 85 148 30 0 35 92 54 3 93 3 0 7 0 5 9 0 1 .301 .369 .576 2.8 2005 CIN N
2006 CIN N Daily Splits 109 428 62 108 19 0 27 72 39 6 78 2 0 3 0 3 13 0 0 .252 .316 .486 -0.6 2006 CIN N
2007 CIN N Daily Splits 144 528 78 146 24 1 30 93 85 14 99 1 0 9 0 3 14 6 1 .277 .372 .496 1.2 2007 CIN N
2008 CIN N Daily Splits 102 359 51 88 20 1 15 53 61 13 64 2 0 3 0 2 7 0 1 .245 .355 .432 -0.2 2008 CIN N
2008 CHI A Daily Splits 41 131 16 34 10 0 3 18 17 1 25 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .260 .347 .405 -0.3 2008 CHI A
2008 Total 143 490 67 122 30 1 18 71 78 14 89 3 0 4 0 2 13 0 1 .249 .353 .424 -0.5 2008 Total
2009 SEA A Daily Splits 117 387 44 83 19 0 19 57 63 2 80 1 0 3 0 6 6 0 0 .214 .324 .411 -0.7 2009 SEA A
2010 SEA A Daily Splits 33 98 6 18 2 0 0 7 9 0 17 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 .184 .250 .204 -1.1 2010 SEA A
Total NL ( 9 Years) 945 3353 533 904 173 8 210 602 476 73 673 32 2 41 0 29 75 17 9 .270 .362 .514 7.8 Total NL
Total AL (14 Years) 1726 6448 1129 1877 351 30 420 1234 836 173 1106 49 6 61 0 67 124 167 60 .291 .374 .550 37.6 Total AL
Total (22 Years) Splits 2671 9801 1662 2781 524 38 630 1836 1312 246 1779 81 8 102 0 96 199 184 69 .284 .370 .538 45.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1995 SEA A Daily Splits 5 23 9 9 0 0 5 7 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .391 .444 1.043 1995 SEA A
1997 SEA A Daily Splits 4 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .133 .188 .133 1997 SEA A
2008 CHI A Daily Splits 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 2008 CHI A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 12 48 10 13 0 0 5 9 4 1 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 .271 .333 .583 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1995 SEA A Daily Splits 6 21 2 7 2 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .333 .440 .571 1995 SEA A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1990 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1990 AL
1991 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1991 AL
1992 AL Daily Splits 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 1992 AL
1993 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1993 AL
1994 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1994 AL
1997 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1997 AL
1998 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .750 .667 1998 AL
1999 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1999 AL
2007 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .333 .500 2007 NL
Total ( 9 Years) Splits 9 25 4 11 2 0 1 7 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .440 .464 .640 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1989 SEA A Daily Splits OF 127 120 113 1059.2 302 12 10 6 0 .969 0 127 0
1989 SEA A CF 127 120 113 1059.2 304 11 10 6 0 .969
1990 SEA A Daily Splits OF 151 150 141 1332.2 330 8 7 1 0 .980 0 151 0
1990 SEA A CF 151 150 141 1332.2 330 8 7 1 0 .980
1990 SEA A DH 2 2 2 -
1991 SEA A Daily Splits OF 152 145 131 1271.2 360 15 4 4 0 .989 0 152 0
1991 SEA A CF 152 145 131 1271.2 361 15 4 4 0 .989
1991 SEA A DH 1 1 1 -
1992 SEA A Daily Splits OF 137 136 123 1187 359 8 1 4 0 .997 0 137 0
1992 SEA A CF 137 136 123 1187 358 8 1 4 0 .997
1992 SEA A DH 3 3 3 -
1993 SEA A Daily Splits OF 139 137 128 1208.1 316 8 3 3 0 .991 0 139 0
1993 SEA A CF 139 137 128 1208.1 313 8 3 3 0 .991
1993 SEA A DH 19 19 19 -
1993 SEA A 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 SEA A Daily Splits OF 103 102 89 868 225 12 4 3 0 .983 0 103 1
1994 SEA A CF 103 102 89 862 224 12 4 3 0 .983
1994 SEA A DH 9 9 9 -
1994 SEA A RF 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 SEA A Daily Splits OF 70 69 62 596.1 190 5 2 1 0 .990 0 70 0
1995 SEA A CF 70 69 62 596.1 189 5 2 1 0 .990
1995 SEA A DH 2 2 2 -
1996 SEA A Daily Splits OF 137 134 127 1173 375 10 4 1 0 .990 0 137 0
1996 SEA A CF 137 134 127 1173 379 10 4 1 0 .990
1996 SEA A DH 5 5 5 -
1997 SEA A Daily Splits OF 153 153 138 1332.2 388 9 6 3 0 .985 1 153 0
1997 SEA A CF 153 153 138 1330.2 388 9 6 3 0 .985
1997 SEA A DH 4 4 3 -
1997 SEA A LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 SEA A Daily Splits OF 158 158 138 1349.2 409 11 5 3 0 .988 1 158 1
1998 SEA A CF 158 158 138 1344.2 412 11 5 3 0 .988
1998 SEA A DH 3 3 3 -
1998 SEA A RF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 SEA A 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1998 SEA A LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1999 SEA A Daily Splits OF 158 154 131 1315 387 10 9 5 0 .978 0 158 0
1999 SEA A CF 158 154 131 1315 386 10 9 5 0 .978
1999 SEA A DH 6 6 6 -
2000 CIN N Daily Splits OF 141 141 126 1227.1 375 9 5 3 0 .987 0 141 0
2000 CIN N CF 141 141 126 1227.1 376 9 5 3 0 .987
2001 CIN N Daily Splits OF 90 90 73 757 195 1 3 0 0 .985 0 90 0
2001 CIN N CF 90 90 73 757 195 1 3 0 0 .985
2001 CIN N DH 2 2 1 -
2002 CIN N Daily Splits OF 55 51 42 435.2 96 4 3 1 0 .971 1 54 1
2002 CIN N CF 54 50 41 423.2 94 4 3 1 0 .970
2002 CIN N LF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2002 CIN N RF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 CIN N Daily Splits OF 43 43 34 355.2 89 3 1 0 0 .989 0 43 0
2003 CIN N CF 43 43 34 355.2 89 3 1 0 0 .989
2003 CIN N DH 3 3 3 -
2004 CIN N Daily Splits OF 77 77 72 660.1 173 4 1 1 0 .994 0 76 1
2004 CIN N CF 76 76 72 656.1 173 4 1 1 0 .994
2004 CIN N DH 1 1 1 -
2004 CIN N RF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
2005 CIN N Daily Splits OF 124 124 111 1065.2 285 6 3 1 0 .990 0 124 0
2005 CIN N CF 124 124 111 1065.2 285 6 3 1 0 .990
2005 CIN N DH 2 2 1 -
2006 CIN N Daily Splits OF 100 100 87 870.1 229 6 5 0 0 .979 0 100 0
2006 CIN N CF 100 100 87 870.1 229 6 5 0 0 .979
2006 CIN N DH 3 3 3 -
2007 CIN N Daily Splits OF 133 131 122 1163 291 5 8 2 0 .974 0 0 133
2007 CIN N RF 133 131 122 1163 291 5 8 2 0 .974
2007 CIN N DH 3 3 3 -
2008 CIN N Daily Splits OF 90 89 65 755 156 7 5 0 0 .970 0 0 90
2008 CIN N RF 90 89 65 755 156 7 5 0 0 .970
2008 CIN N DH 7 7 7 -
2008 CHI A Daily Splits OF 33 33 14 258 63 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 32 1
2008 CHI A CF 32 32 14 250 62 1 0 1 0 1.000
2008 CHI A DH 6 6 3 -
2008 CHI A RF 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2008 Total RF 91 90 65 763 157 7 5 0 0 .970
2008 Total DH 13 13 10 -
2008 Total OF 123 122 79 1013 219 8 5 1 0 .978 0 32 91
2009 SEA A Daily Splits DH 94 91 83 -
2009 SEA A OF 11 11 2 83 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 8 0 3
2009 SEA A LF 8 8 2 60 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
2009 SEA A RF 3 3 0 23 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
2010 SEA A Daily Splits DH 25 25 19 -
Total (21 Years) Splits OF 2382 2348 2069 20325 5606 154 89 43 0 .985 11 2145 231
Total (19 Years) CF 2145 2114 1879 18287 5147 141 76 41 0 .986
Total ( 7 Years) RF 231 225 187 1965 456 12 13 2 0 .973
Total (19 Years) DH 200 197 177 -
Total ( 4 Years) LF 11 9 3 73 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1995 SEA A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 51.1 15 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1995 SEA A CF 5 5 5 51.1 15 1 0 0 0 1.000
1997 SEA A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 35 12 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1997 SEA A CF 4 4 4 35 12 1 0 0 0 1.000
2008 CHI A Daily Splits OF 3 3 2 23 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 0
2008 CHI A CF 3 3 2 23 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 12 12 11 109.1 31 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 12 0
Total ( 3 Years) CF 12 12 11 109.1 31 2 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1995 SEA A Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 54 13 0 1 0 0 .929 0 6 0
1995 SEA A CF 6 6 6 54 13 0 1 0 0 .929
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1990 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1990 AL CF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1991 AL CF 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1992 AL CF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1993 AL CF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1994 AL CF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1997 AL CF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
1998 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1 0
1998 AL CF 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1999 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1999 AL CF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
2007 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
2007 NL RF 1 1 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 9 Years) Splits OF 9 9 1 51 14 1 1 0 0 .938 0 8 1
Total ( 8 Years) CF 8 8 1 45 9 0 1 0 0 .900
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 1 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 6-1989 BOX SEA A Jim Joyce Called third strike
7- 9-2000 BOX CIN N Justin Klemm Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 2, 1987 ).
Traded by Seattle Mariners to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mike Cameron , Brett
Tomko , Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez (February 10, 2000 ).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with cash to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Nick Masset
and Danny Richar (July 31, 2008 ).
Granted free agency (November 3, 2008 ).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (February 18, 2009 ).
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