Ken Griffey

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: April 10, 1950 in Donora, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Donora HS (Donora, PA).

High School: Donora HS (Donora, PA)

Debut: August 25, 1973 (Age 23-137d, 13,411th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 1991 (Age 41-051d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: George Kenneth Griffey

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Relatives: Father of Ken Griffey Jr.

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.5

7229

2143

152

.296

1129

RBI

859

200

OBP

.359

SLG

.431

OPS

.790

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CIN		HOU	W,11-9	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	2	Apr 7	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 8	CIN		HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 9	CIN		HOU	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 11	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 12	CIN		SFG	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 13	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	CG	52	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 14	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	9	Apr 15	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 16	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	56	12.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
11	11	Apr 17	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	12	Apr 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 21	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 22	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	17	Apr 25	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	18	Apr 26	CIN		LAD	L,4-14	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	Apr 28	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
20	20	Apr 29	CIN	@	NYM	W,14-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	21	Apr 30	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	CIN		PHI	L,1-12	CG	55	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
23	23	May 3	CIN		PHI	W,12-3	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 5	CIN		MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	25	May 6	CIN		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
26	26	May 7 (1)	CIN		MON	L,5-19	CG	54	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	27	May 7 (2)	CIN		MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	28	May 8	CIN		NYM	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	29	May 9	CIN		NYM	W,7-6	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	30	May 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	31	May 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	32	May 13	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
33	33	May 14	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	34	May 16	CIN	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
35	35	May 17	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	50	10.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	36	May 18	CIN	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	37	May 19	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	38	May 20	CIN		SDP	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
39	39	May 21 (1)	CIN		SDP	L,2-7	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	40	May 21 (2)	CIN		SDP	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
41	41	May 22	CIN		ATL	W,10-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	42	May 23	CIN		ATL	L,4-6	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	43	May 24	CIN		ATL	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
44	44	May 26	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	45	May 27	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
46	46	May 28	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	47	May 29	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
48	48	May 30	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	49	May 31	CIN	@	ATL	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 2	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	51	Jun 3	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	52	Jun 4	CIN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
53	53	Jun 5	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	54	Jun 6	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	55	Jun 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	56	Jun 8	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	57	Jun 9	CIN	@	PIT	L,9-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	58	Jun 10	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	59	Jun 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
60	60	Jun 12	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
61	61	Jun 13	CIN		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	62	Jun 14	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
63	63	Jun 16	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	64	Jun 17	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	65	Jun 18	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	66	Jun 20	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	67	Jun 21	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	68	Jun 22	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	69	Jun 23	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	70	Jun 24	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	71	Jun 25	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
72	72	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	73	Jun 27	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	74	Jun 28	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
75	75	Jun 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
76	76	Jun 30 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	77	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	78	Jul 1	CIN		LAD	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
79	79	Jul 2	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
80	80	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
81	81	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
82	82	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	83	Jul 7 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	84	Jul 7 (2)	CIN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	85	Jul 8	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	86	Jul 9	CIN		SFG	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	87	Jul 13	CIN		NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	88	Jul 14	CIN		NYM	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
89	89	Jul 15	CIN		NYM	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	90	Jul 16	CIN		NYM	W,9-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	91	Jul 17	CIN		MON	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	92	Jul 18	CIN		MON	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	93	Jul 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	94	Jul 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
95	95	Jul 21	CIN	@	MON	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	96	Jul 22	CIN	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	97	Jul 23	CIN	@	MON	W,5-4	GF	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	99 (1)	Jul 25	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
99	100	Jul 26	CIN	@	NYM	L,3-12	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	101	Jul 28 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,2-12	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	102	Jul 28 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	103	Jul 29	CIN		PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	104	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	105	Jul 31	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	106	Aug 1	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-16	CG	46	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
106	107	Aug 2	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	108	Aug 4	CIN		SDP	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	109	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	110	Aug 6	CIN		SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
110	111	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
111	112	Aug 8	CIN		ATL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	113	Aug 9	CIN		ATL	W,10-0	GS	27	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	114	Aug 10	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-15	GS	48	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	115	Aug 11	CIN	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	116	Aug 12	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	117	Aug 13	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
117	118	Aug 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
118	119	Aug 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
119	120	Aug 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-13	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	121	Aug 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
121	122	Aug 18	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	123	Aug 19	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	51	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	124	Aug 20	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	125	Aug 21	CIN		STL	L,9-14	CG	54	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	126	Aug 22	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
126	127	Aug 24	CIN		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	128	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	129	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
129	130	Aug 27	CIN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
130	131	Aug 28	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
131	132	Aug 29	CIN		PIT	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
132	133	Aug 31	CIN	@	STL	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	134	Sep 1	CIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
134	135	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	45	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	136	Sep 3	CIN	@	STL	L,2-10	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	137	Sep 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
137	138	Sep 5	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
138	139	Sep 7	CIN		SDP	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
139	141 (1)	Sep 9	CIN		SFG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	142	Sep 10	CIN		SFG	W,8-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
141	147 (4)	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
142	148	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	37	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	CF RF
143	149	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	150	Sep 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	151	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	152	Sep 20	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
147	153	Sep 22	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
148	154	Sep 23	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
149	155	Sep 24	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
150	156	Sep 26	CIN		LAD	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
151	157	Sep 27	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
152	158	Sep 28	CIN		LAD	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
153	159	Sep 29	CIN		ATL	W,7-2	GS	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
154	160	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	W,4-0	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							155gm		1324.1	297	13	10	320	2