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Ken Griffey
George Kenneth Griffey Sr.

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.

Debut August 25, 1973
  vs. STL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 31, 1991
Born April 10, 1950 in Donora, PA

Father of Ken Griffey

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 23 CIN NL  25   86   19   33   5  1   3   14   4  2   6  10  .384  .424  .570  180   49   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 24 CIN NL  88  227   24   57   9  5   2   19   9  4  27  43  .251  .333  .361   96   82   1   0   2   1   2
 1975 25 CIN NL 132  463   95  141  15  9   4   46  16  7  67  67  .305  .391  .402  119  186   6   3   2   1  10
 1976 26 CIN NL 148  562  111  189  28  9   6   74  34 11  62  65  .336  .401  .450  140  253   0   3   0   1   3 MVP-8,AS
 1977 27 CIN NL 154  585  117  186  35  8  12   57  17  8  69  84  .318  .389  .467  127  273   1   2   2   0  12 AS
 1978 28 CIN NL 158  614   90  177  33  8  10   63  23  5  54  70  .288  .344  .417  113  256   9   3   1   0   6
 1979 29 CIN NL  95  380   62  120  27  4   8   32  12  5  36  39  .316  .374  .471  129  179   0   3   3   1   7
 1980 30 CIN NL 146  544   89  160  28 10  13   85  23  1  62  77  .294  .364  .454  127  247   3   5   4   1   4 MVP-22,AS
 1981 31 CIN NL 101  396   65  123  21  6   2   34  12  4  39  42  .311  .370  .409  120  162   2   4   6   1   9
 1982 32 NYY AL 127  484   70  134  23  2  12   54  10  4  39  58  .277  .329  .407  103  197   1   3   1   0  10
 1983 33 NYY AL 118  458   60  140  21  3  11   46   6  1  34  45  .306  .355  .437  121  200   3   2   3   2   3
 1984 34 NYY AL 120  399   44  109  20  1   7   56   2  2  29  32  .273  .321  .381   98  152   3   4   2   1   7
 1985 35 NYY AL 127  438   68  120  28  4  10   69   7  7  41  51  .274  .331  .425  108  186   0   8   4   0   2
 1986 36 TOT    139  490   69  150  22  3  21   58  14  9  35  67  .306  .350  .492  127  241   1   5   4   1   9
         NYY AL  59  198   33   60   7  0   9   26   2  2  15  24  .303  .349  .475  123   94   1   4   0   1   7
         ATL NL  80  292   36   90  15  3  12   32  12  7  20  43  .308  .351  .503  129  147   0   1   4   0   2
 1987 37 ATL NL 122  399   65  114  24  1  14   64   4  7  46  54  .286  .358  .456  111  182   1   4  11   1  12
 1988 38 TOT NL  94  243   26   62   6  0   4   23   1  3  19  31  .255  .307  .329   80   80   0   2   3   0   5
         ATL NL  69  193   21   48   5  0   2   19   1  3  17  26  .249  .307  .306   74   59   0   2   2   0   5
         CIN NL  25   50    5   14   1  0   2    4   0  0   2   5  .280  .308  .420  104   21   0   0   1   0   0
 1989 39 CIN NL 106  236   26   62   8  3   8   30   4  2  29  42  .263  .346  .424  116  100   0   0   3   1   2
 1990 40 TOT     67  140   19   42   4  0   4   26   2  1  12   8  .300  .353  .414  111   58   0   3   0   1   1
         CIN NL  46   63    6   13   2  0   1    8   2  1   2   5  .206  .235  .286   40   18   0   2   0   1   0
         SEA AL  21   77   13   29   2  0   3   18   0  0  10   3  .377  .443  .519  168   40   0   1   0   0   1
 1991 41 SEA AL  30   85   10   24   7  0   1    9   0  0  13  13  .282  .380  .400  117   34   0   1   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons         7229      2143     77      859     83     898  .296  .359  .431  118       31  55  51  14 106
               2097      1129      364    152      200    719                            3117
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        558   87  166  28  6  12   66  15  6  56  69  .296  .359  .431  118  241   2   4   4   1   8
 Career High    158  614  117  189  35 10  21   85  34 11  69  84  .336  .401  .492  140  273   9   8  11   2  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 23 CIN NL   92   55   21  10.3    92| .384  .257| .424  .325| .570  .382| .994  .706| 180  .833   8.9   0.9  66%
 1974 24 CIN NL  256  177   29   4.4    94| .251  .261| .333  .333| .361  .377| .694  .710|  96  .517  -1.5  -0.2  69%
 1975 25 CIN NL  540  348   77   6.0    98| .305  .268| .391  .339| .402  .387| .793  .725| 119  .643  14.0   1.4  69%
 1976 26 CIN NL  628  390  109   7.5    93| .336  .265| .401  .332| .450  .378| .851  .709| 140  .753  31.0   3.2  75%
 1977 27 CIN NL  657  422  108   6.9   105| .318  .272| .389  .340| .467  .414| .856  .754| 127  .676  23.9   2.3  68%
 1978 28 CIN NL  680  460   93   5.4    95| .288  .262| .344  .330| .417  .385| .761  .715| 113  .616   9.5   1.0  82%
 1979 29 CIN NL  420  275   68   6.6   100| .316  .270| .374  .336| .471  .401| .845  .737| 129  .680  15.7   1.6  70%
 1980 30 CIN NL  615  397   99   6.7    96| .294  .268| .364  .330| .454  .389| .818  .719| 127  .700  20.2   2.1  95%
 1981 31 CIN NL  442  292   61   5.7    93| .311  .265| .370  .330| .409  .379| .779  .710| 120  .641  11.2   1.2  75%
 1982 32 NYY AL  527  368   65   4.8    97| .277  .262| .329  .325| .407  .399| .736  .724| 103  .516   2.0   0.2  71%
 1983 33 NYY AL  499  327   74   6.1    95| .306  .261| .355  .322| .437  .394| .792  .716| 121  .628  12.9   1.3  85%
 1984 34 NYY AL  436  306   49   4.3    93| .273  .259| .321  .321| .381  .391| .702  .712|  98  .476  -0.9  -0.1  50%
 1985 35 NYY AL  487  335   63   5.0    97| .274  .259| .331  .325| .425  .402| .756  .727| 108  .542   5.5   0.5  50%
 1986 36 TOT     532  364   82   6.1   101| .306  .264| .350  .334| .492  .404| .842  .738| 127  .636  16.5   1.6  60%
         NYY AL  219  152   31   5.4    99| .303  .260| .349  .328| .475  .406| .824  .734| 123  .570   6.3   0.6  50%
         ATL NL  313  212   51   6.5   102| .308  .267| .351  .338| .503  .403| .854  .741| 129  .679  10.2   1.0  63%
 1987 37 ATL NL  451  309   62   5.4   109| .286  .274| .358  .344| .456  .427| .814  .770| 111  .558   6.9   0.7  36%
 1988 38 TOT NL  264  191   24   3.4    93| .255  .261| .307  .325| .329  .383| .636  .708|  80  .426  -6.6  -0.7  25%
         ATL NL  212  155   17   3.0    93| .249  .261| .307  .325| .306  .383| .613  .708|  74  .367  -6.5  -0.7  25%
         CIN NL   52   36    7   5.3    93| .280  .261| .308  .325| .420  .383| .728  .708| 104  .623  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1989 39 CIN NL  266  178   36   5.5    94| .263  .258| .346  .326| .424  .385| .770  .711| 116  .633   4.6   0.5  66%
 1990 40 TOT     156  103   24   6.2    98| .300  .265| .353  .332| .414  .397| .767  .729| 111  .655   2.1   0.2  66%
         CIN NL   68   53    5   2.5   102| .206  .270| .235  .337| .286  .406| .521  .743|  40  .266  -5.3  -0.5  66%
         SEA AL   88   50   19  10.2    95| .377  .260| .443  .329| .519  .389| .962  .718| 168  .823   7.5   0.7   0%
 1991 41 SEA AL  100   64   14   5.9    97| .282  .260| .380  .329| .400  .395| .780  .724| 117  .617   2.8   0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons     8048 5361 1158   5.8    97| .296  .265| .359  .331| .431  .394| .790  .725| 118  .626 178.6  18.0  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 23 CIN NL RF 21 24 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.19 1.77 1.25 2.01 20 180.0 1974 24 CIN NL OF 70 115 5 0 1 1.000 .979 1.71 1.96 2.07 2.27 66 521.3 RF 69 112 5 0 1 1.000 .975 1.70 1.66 2.04 2.04 66 516.3 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 3.60 1.98 0 5.0 1975 25 CIN NL RF 119 201 6 7 0 .967 .974 1.74 1.74 1.84 2.05 115 1010.7 1976 26 CIN NL RF 144 266 9 6 2 .979 .974 1.91 1.83 2.08 2.15 126 1190.0 AS 1977 27 CIN NL RF 147 297 10 3 3 .990 .974 2.09 1.78 2.21 2.11 144 1251.3 AS 1978 28 CIN NL OF 154 296 13 10 2 .969 .980 2.01 1.94 2.10 2.31 150 1324.3 RF 142 266 12 9 1 .969 .977 1.96 1.78 2.05 2.13 137 1223.3 CF 13 31 1 1 1 .970 .982 2.46 2.29 2.85 2.80 13 101.0 1979 29 CIN NL OF 93 175 8 3 1 .984 .979 1.97 2.00 2.06 2.33 94 799.7 RF 92 158 9 3 2 .982 .979 1.82 1.87 2.00 2.19 87 749.7 CF 8 17 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.12 2.42 3.06 2.83 7 50.0 1980 30 CIN NL OF 138 266 5 6 3 .978 .980 1.96 1.98 2.07 2.31 137 1179.7 AS RF 138 262 4 6 3 .978 .977 1.93 1.71 2.03 2.06 137 1177.7 AS CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 AS 1981 31 CIN NL OF 99 268 8 3 1 .989 .980 2.79 2.02 2.92 2.33 99 849.7 CF 98 260 5 2 1 .993 .986 2.70 2.53 2.84 2.80 98 839.7 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.90 2.07 1 10.0 1982 32 NYY AL OF 125 282 8 5 2 .983 .982 2.32 2.15 2.49 2.47 117 1047.0 RF 101 211 7 5 1 .978 .981 2.16 1.90 2.33 2.27 95 841.0 CF 27 72 1 0 1 1.000 .985 2.70 2.49 3.19 2.84 22 206.0 1983 33 NYY AL 1B 101 830 57 7 82 .992 .992 8.78 8.24 9.41 9.90 95 848.3 OF 14 40 0 1 0 .976 .980 2.86 2.16 3.24 2.50 13 111.0 CF 12 36 0 1 0 .973 .986 3.00 2.56 3.56 2.93 11 91.0 LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.90 1.59 2.33 2 17.0 DH 2 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1984 34 NYY AL OF 82 181 6 5 0 .974 .983 2.28 2.17 2.65 2.51 74 635.0 LF 38 69 2 2 0 .973 .982 1.87 1.80 2.20 2.27 34 290.7 CF 35 101 2 3 0 .972 .986 2.94 2.62 3.24 3.01 34 285.7 1B 27 241 16 11 23 .959 .991 9.52 8.25 10.00 9.75 26 231.3 RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.88 2.15 2.22 6 58.7 DH 2 1985 35 NYY AL OF 110 222 8 7 3 .970 .982 2.09 2.10 2.43 2.44 94 851.3 LF 106 211 8 7 3 .969 .977 2.07 1.77 2.42 2.25 90 814.3 DH 7 CF 5 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 3.00 2.56 4.66 2.92 3 29.0 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.70 11.25 9.67 0 4.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1986 36 TOT OF 128 232 6 5 2 .979 .979 1.86 1.92 2.07 2.27 115 1034.3 TOT LF 127 224 6 5 2 .979 .976 1.81 1.57 2.03 2.07 114 1019.3 NYY AL OF 51 96 5 3 2 .971 .980 1.98 2.06 2.32 2.39 42 391.3 LF 50 89 5 3 2 .969 .977 1.88 1.77 2.25 2.24 41 376.3 CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.45 3.21 2.83 1 14.0 DH 2 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.80 18.00 1.80 0 1.0 ATL NL LF 77 135 1 2 0 .986 .975 1.77 1.44 1.90 1.97 73 643.0 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 30.00 9.00 0 0.3 1987 37 ATL NL LF 107 183 7 1 1 .995 .981 1.78 1.58 1.94 2.04 97 880.0 OF 107 181 7 1 1 .995 .981 1.76 1.83 1.92 2.19 97 882.0 1B 3 24 1 1 2 .962 .992 8.33 8.47 11.25 9.90 2 20.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1988 38 TOT NL 1B 21 132 14 2 9 .986 .991 6.95 8.65 8.64 9.96 16 152.0 ATL NL OF 42 61 2 2 0 .969 .981 1.50 1.98 1.73 2.28 39 327.7 LF 41 59 2 2 0 .968 .981 1.49 1.75 1.75 2.13 37 313.7 1B 11 68 8 1 8 .987 .991 6.91 8.65 9.33 9.96 7 73.3 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1.29 2.06 2 14.0 CIN NL 1B 10 64 6 1 1 .986 .992 7.00 8.65 8.01 9.96 9 78.7 1989 39 CIN NL LF 58 76 2 1 1 .987 .981 1.34 1.72 1.68 2.15 52 418.0 OF 58 76 2 1 1 .987 .981 1.34 1.96 1.68 2.32 52 419.0 1B 9 46 0 1 3 .979 .991 5.11 8.38 9.14 9.75 4 45.3 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1990 40 TOT OF 26 37 1 1 0 .974 .982 1.46 2.03 1.86 2.39 23 183.7 TOT LF 25 37 1 1 0 .974 .977 1.52 1.74 1.87 2.19 23 182.7 CIN NL 1B 9 42 4 1 2 .979 .991 5.11 7.88 9.47 9.60 5 43.7 OF 6 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.02 3.30 2.39 4 32.7 LF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.40 1.72 3.41 2.19 4 31.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 SEA AL LF 20 25 1 1 0 .963 .977 1.30 1.74 1.55 2.19 19 151.0 1991 41 SEA AL LF 26 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.19 1.72 1.54 2.17 25 181.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 33 NYY AL 1B 101 830 57 7 82 .992 .992 8.78 8.24 9.41 9.90 95 848.3 1984 34 NYY AL 1B 27 241 16 11 23 .959 .991 9.52 8.25 10.00 9.75 26 231.3 1985 35 NYY AL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.70 11.25 9.67 0 4.0 1986 36 ATL NL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 30.00 9.00 0 0.3 1987 37 ATL NL 1B 3 24 1 1 2 .962 .992 8.33 8.47 11.25 9.90 2 20.0 1988 38 TOT NL 1B 21 132 14 2 9 .986 .991 6.95 8.65 8.64 9.96 16 152.0 ATL NL 1B 11 68 8 1 8 .987 .991 6.91 8.65 9.33 9.96 7 73.3 CIN NL 1B 10 64 6 1 1 .986 .992 7.00 8.65 8.01 9.96 9 78.7 1989 39 CIN NL 1B 9 46 0 1 3 .979 .991 5.11 8.38 9.14 9.75 4 45.3 1990 40 CIN NL 1B 9 42 4 1 2 .979 .991 5.11 7.88 9.47 9.60 5 43.7 1978 28 CIN NL CF 13 31 1 1 1 .970 .982 2.46 2.29 2.85 2.80 13 101.0 1979 29 CIN NL CF 8 17 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.12 2.42 3.06 2.83 7 50.0 1980 30 CIN NL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1981 31 CIN NL CF 98 260 5 2 1 .993 .986 2.70 2.53 2.84 2.80 98 839.7 1982 32 NYY AL CF 27 72 1 0 1 1.000 .985 2.70 2.49 3.19 2.84 22 206.0 1983 33 NYY AL CF 12 36 0 1 0 .973 .986 3.00 2.56 3.56 2.93 11 91.0 1984 34 NYY AL CF 35 101 2 3 0 .972 .986 2.94 2.62 3.24 3.01 34 285.7 1985 35 NYY AL CF 5 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 3.00 2.56 4.66 2.92 3 29.0 1986 36 NYY AL CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.45 3.21 2.83 1 14.0 1987 37 ATL NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1983 33 NYY AL DH 2 1984 34 NYY AL DH 2 1985 35 NYY AL DH 7 1986 36 NYY AL DH 2 1991 41 SEA AL DH 1 1974 24 CIN NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 3.60 1.98 0 5.0 1983 33 NYY AL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.90 1.59 2.33 2 17.0 1984 34 NYY AL LF 38 69 2 2 0 .973 .982 1.87 1.80 2.20 2.27 34 290.7 1985 35 NYY AL LF 106 211 8 7 3 .969 .977 2.07 1.77 2.42 2.25 90 814.3 1986 36 TOT LF 127 224 6 5 2 .979 .976 1.81 1.57 2.03 2.07 114 1019.3 NYY AL LF 50 89 5 3 2 .969 .977 1.88 1.77 2.25 2.24 41 376.3 ATL NL LF 77 135 1 2 0 .986 .975 1.77 1.44 1.90 1.97 73 643.0 1987 37 ATL NL LF 107 183 7 1 1 .995 .981 1.78 1.58 1.94 2.04 97 880.0 1988 38 ATL NL LF 41 59 2 2 0 .968 .981 1.49 1.75 1.75 2.13 37 313.7 1989 39 CIN NL LF 58 76 2 1 1 .987 .981 1.34 1.72 1.68 2.15 52 418.0 1990 40 TOT LF 25 37 1 1 0 .974 .977 1.52 1.74 1.87 2.19 23 182.7 CIN NL LF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.40 1.72 3.41 2.19 4 31.7 SEA AL LF 20 25 1 1 0 .963 .977 1.30 1.74 1.55 2.19 19 151.0 1991 41 SEA AL LF 26 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.19 1.72 1.54 2.17 25 181.0 1973 23 CIN NL OF 21 25 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.24 1.96 1.30 2.23 20 180.0 1974 24 CIN NL OF 70 115 5 0 1 1.000 .979 1.71 1.96 2.07 2.27 66 521.3 1975 25 CIN NL OF 119 202 6 7 0 .967 .978 1.75 2.01 1.85 2.29 115 1010.7 1976 26 CIN NL OF 144 270 10 6 2 .979 .979 1.94 2.03 2.12 2.34 126 1190.0 1977 27 CIN NL OF 147 298 10 3 3 .990 .978 2.10 1.93 2.22 2.26 144 1251.3 1978 28 CIN NL OF 154 296 13 10 2 .969 .980 2.01 1.94 2.10 2.31 150 1324.3 1979 29 CIN NL OF 93 175 8 3 1 .984 .979 1.97 2.00 2.06 2.33 94 799.7 1980 30 CIN NL OF 138 266 5 6 3 .978 .980 1.96 1.98 2.07 2.31 137 1179.7 1981 31 CIN NL OF 99 268 8 3 1 .989 .980 2.79 2.02 2.92 2.33 99 849.7 1982 32 NYY AL OF 125 282 8 5 2 .983 .982 2.32 2.15 2.49 2.47 117 1047.0 1983 33 NYY AL OF 14 40 0 1 0 .976 .980 2.86 2.16 3.24 2.50 13 111.0 1984 34 NYY AL OF 82 181 6 5 0 .974 .983 2.28 2.17 2.65 2.51 74 635.0 1985 35 NYY AL OF 110 222 8 7 3 .970 .982 2.09 2.10 2.43 2.44 94 851.3 1986 36 TOT OF 128 232 6 5 2 .979 .979 1.86 1.92 2.07 2.27 115 1034.3 NYY AL OF 51 96 5 3 2 .971 .980 1.98 2.06 2.32 2.39 42 391.3 ATL NL OF 77 136 1 2 0 .986 .979 1.78 1.82 1.92 2.19 73 643.0 1987 37 ATL NL OF 107 181 7 1 1 .995 .981 1.76 1.83 1.92 2.19 97 882.0 1988 38 ATL NL OF 42 61 2 2 0 .969 .981 1.50 1.98 1.73 2.28 39 327.7 1989 39 CIN NL OF 58 76 2 1 1 .987 .981 1.34 1.96 1.68 2.32 52 419.0 1990 40 TOT OF 26 37 1 1 0 .974 .982 1.46 2.03 1.86 2.39 23 183.7 CIN NL OF 6 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.02 3.30 2.39 4 32.7 SEA AL OF 20 25 1 1 0 .963 .981 1.30 2.04 1.55 2.39 19 151.0 1991 41 SEA AL OF 26 31 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.19 2.03 1.54 2.37 25 181.0 1973 23 CIN NL RF 21 24 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.19 1.77 1.25 2.01 20 180.0 1974 24 CIN NL RF 69 112 5 0 1 1.000 .975 1.70 1.66 2.04 2.04 66 516.3 1975 25 CIN NL RF 119 201 6 7 0 .967 .974 1.74 1.74 1.84 2.05 115 1010.7 1976 26 CIN NL RF 144 266 9 6 2 .979 .974 1.91 1.83 2.08 2.15 126 1190.0 1977 27 CIN NL RF 147 297 10 3 3 .990 .974 2.09 1.78 2.21 2.11 144 1251.3 1978 28 CIN NL RF 142 266 12 9 1 .969 .977 1.96 1.78 2.05 2.13 137 1223.3 1979 29 CIN NL RF 92 158 9 3 2 .982 .979 1.82 1.87 2.00 2.19 87 749.7 1980 30 CIN NL RF 138 262 4 6 3 .978 .977 1.93 1.71 2.03 2.06 137 1177.7 1981 31 CIN NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.90 2.07 1 10.0 1982 32 NYY AL RF 101 211 7 5 1 .978 .981 2.16 1.90 2.33 2.27 95 841.0 1983 33 NYY AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1984 34 NYY AL RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.88 2.15 2.22 6 58.7 1985 35 NYY AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1986 36 NYY AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.80 18.00 1.80 0 1.0 1988 38 ATL NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1.29 2.06 2 14.0 1989 39 CIN NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1990 40 CIN NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1703 3258 106 66 22 .981 .980 1.98 2.00 2.17 2.33 1600 13978.7 532 203 991# RF* 991 1817 63 39 13 .980 .976 1.90 1.79 2.05 2.12 937 8236.7 LF* 532 895 28 19 7 .980 .978 1.73 1.68 2.02 2.14 474 4121.7 CF* 203 537 9 7 3 .987 .986 2.69 2.52 3.03 2.85 189 1620.3 1B* 172 1320 93 23 121 .984 .992 8.22 8.29 9.46 9.86 148 1345.0 DH 14 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1875 4578 199 89 143 .982 .984 2.55 2.58 2.81 2.99 1748 15324
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1973   NLCS  CIN NYM     L   3   7   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .143  .250  .286   0  0   0   0   1 
 1975   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   3  12   3   4  1  0  0   4   0   3  .333  .333  .417   3  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN BOS     W   7  26   4   7  3  1  0   4   4   2  .269  .367  .462   2  0   0   0   0 
 1976   NLCS  CIN PHI     W   3  13   2   5  0  1  0   2   2   1  .385  .467  .538   2  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN NYY     W   4  17   2   1  0  0  0   1   0   1  .059  .056  .059   1  0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1   9  32   5  10  2  1  0   6   2   5  .313  .371  .438   5  0   0   0   1 
  2 World Series        2-0  11  43   6   8  3  1  0   5   4   3  .186  .250  .302   3  0   0   1   0 
  5 Postseason Series   4-1  20  75  11  18  5  2  0  11   6   8  .240  .301  .360   8  0   0   1   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1976   CIN NL       1   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1977   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1980   CIN NL       3   1   2  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   4   2   3  0  0  1   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .750  .750 1.500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1976 *
1977
1980 *

Awards
1980-ML-AS MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1976-NL-8-0.15
1980-NL-22-0.00
Car-778-0.15 shares

Batting Average
1976 NL-.336-2
1977 NL-.318-5
1981 NL-.311-6

On-base %
1975 NL-.391-10
1976 NL-.401-4
1977 NL-.389-9

OPS
1976 NL-.851-7

At Bats
1978 NL-614-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1978 NL-680-9

Runs
1975 NL-95-6
1976 NL-111-4
1977 NL-117-2
1978 NL-90-9
1980 NL-89-9
1981 NL-65-5

Hits
1976 NL-189-5
1977 NL-186-7
1981 NL-123-5

Doubles
1977 NL-35-10

Triples
1975 NL-9-6
1976 NL-9-5
1978 NL-8-10
1980 NL-10-5
1981 NL-6-10

Stolen Bases
1976 NL-34-7

Singles
1976 NL-146-5
1977 NL-131-7
1981 NL-94-4

Adjusted OPS+
1976 NL-140-8

Runs Created
1976 NL-109-5
1977 NL-108-9
1980 NL-99-5

Adjusted Batting Runs
1976 NL-31-8

Batting Wins
1976 NL-3.2-7

Times on Base
1976 NL-252-4
1977 NL-255-7
1981 NL-163-8

Offensive Win%
1976 NL-.753-2
1977 NL-.676-10
1980 NL-.700-5

Caught Stealing
1976 NL-11-7

Power/Speed Number
1980 NL-16.6-9

Oldest Player
1989 NL-39-9
1990 AL-40-7
1990 NL-40-5
1991 AL-41-5

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 49 (499) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 30.8 (258) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 40.0 (451) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

November 4, 1981: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (minors). The New York Yankees sent Freddie Toliver (December 9, 1981) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

June 30, 1986: Traded by the New York Yankees with Andre Robertson to the Atlanta Braves for Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

July 28, 1988: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

August 2, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

December 21, 1988: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

March 30, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

August 24, 1990: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

August 29, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985New York Yankees$1,075,000
1986New York Yankees$1,050,000
1987Atlanta Braves$1,150,000
1988Atlanta Braves$500,000
1989Cincinnati Reds$320,000
1990Cincinnati Reds$510,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,605,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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