Ken Griffey Jr.

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: November 21, 1969 in Donora, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (1st) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH).

High School: Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: April 3, 1989 (Age 19-133d, 15,575th in major league history)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 2010 (Age 40-191d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2016. (Voted by BBWAA on 437/440 ballots)
View Ken Griffey Jr.'s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Brian Goldberg • Previously: Eric Goldschmidt

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: George Kenneth Griffey

Nicknames: Junior, The Kid or The Natural

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Relatives: Son of Ken Griffey

Hall of Fame
MVP
13x All-Star
3x HR Derby Champ
10x Gold Glove
7x Silver Slugger
AS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

83.8

9801

2781

630

.284

1662

RBI

1836

184

OBP

.370

SLG

.538

OPS

.907

OPS+

136

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

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	SEA		CLE	L,9-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 1	SEA		CLE	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 3	SEA		BOS	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
4	4	Apr 4	SEA		BOS	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 5	SEA		BOS	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 6	SEA		NYY	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 7	SEA		NYY	L,7-13	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 8	SEA		NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
9	9	Apr 10	SEA	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 11	SEA	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 12	SEA	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 13	SEA	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 14	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 15	SEA	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
15	15	Apr 16	SEA	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
16	16	Apr 17	SEA	@	MIN	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	Apr 18	SEA	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
18	18	Apr 19	SEA	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	Apr 20	SEA		KCR	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	Apr 21	SEA		KCR	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	21	Apr 22	SEA		KCR	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	Apr 24	SEA		MIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	23	Apr 25	SEA		MIN	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	24	Apr 26	SEA		MIN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
25	25	Apr 28	SEA	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	26	Apr 29	SEA	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
27	27	Apr 30	SEA	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	28	May 1	SEA		DET	L,3-17	GS	43	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 2	SEA		DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
30	30	May 3	SEA		DET	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 5	SEA		CHW	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 6	SEA		CHW	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 7	SEA		TOR	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 8	SEA		TOR	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 9	SEA		TOR	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	36	May 10	SEA		TOR	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 12	SEA	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF
38	38	May 13	SEA	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	39	May 14	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	40	May 15	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
41	41	May 16	SEA	@	TOR	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	42	May 17	SEA	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	43	May 18	SEA	@	TOR	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	44	May 19	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	45	May 20	SEA	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	May 21	SEA	@	TEX	L,8-9	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	47	May 22	SEA		TBD	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
48	48	May 23	SEA		TBD	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	49	May 24	SEA		TBD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	50	May 25	SEA		BAL	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	51	May 26	SEA		BAL	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	52	May 28	SEA	@	TBD	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	53	May 29	SEA	@	TBD	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	54	May 30	SEA	@	TBD	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	55	May 31	SEA	@	TBD	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	56	Jun 1	SEA	@	BAL	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	57	Jun 2	SEA	@	BAL	L,8-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	58	Jun 3	SEA		ANA	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
59	59	Jun 4	SEA		ANA	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	60	Jun 5	SEA		LAD	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	61	Jun 6	SEA		LAD	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
62	62	Jun 7	SEA		LAD	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
63	63	Jun 8	SEA	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	64	Jun 9	SEA	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	65	Jun 10	SEA	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	66	Jun 11	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	67	Jun 12	SEA	@	OAK	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	68	Jun 13	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	69	Jun 14	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	70	Jun 16	SEA	@	ANA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	71	Jun 17	SEA	@	ANA	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	72	Jun 18	SEA	@	ANA	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
73	73	Jun 19	SEA		OAK	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	74	Jun 20	SEA		OAK	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
75	75	Jun 21	SEA		OAK	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
76	76	Jun 22	SEA		SDP	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
77	77	Jun 23	SEA		SDP	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	78	Jun 24	SEA	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	79	Jun 25	SEA	@	SDP	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	80	Jun 26	SEA	@	ARI	L,8-13	GS	24	5.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	81	Jun 27	SEA	@	ARI	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	82	Jun 28	SEA	@	ARI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	83	Jun 30	SEA		COL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	84	Jul 1	SEA		COL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	85	Jul 2	SEA		COL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	86	Jul 3	SEA	@	TEX	W,8-2	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	87	Jul 4	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-9	GS	28	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	88	Jul 5	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	89	Jul 9	SEA		ANA	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	90	Jul 10	SEA		ANA	L,3-5	CG	51	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
91	91	Jul 11	SEA		ANA	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
92	92	Jul 12	SEA		ANA	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	93	Jul 13	SEA		TEX	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	94	Jul 14	SEA		TEX	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	95	Jul 15	SEA		MIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	96	Jul 16	SEA		MIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	97	Jul 17	SEA		KCR	W,18-5	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	98	Jul 18	SEA		KCR	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	99	Jul 19	SEA		KCR	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	100	Jul 21	SEA	@	TBD	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	101	Jul 22	SEA	@	TBD	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	102	Jul 24	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
103	103	Jul 25	SEA	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	104	Jul 26	SEA	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	105	Jul 28	SEA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	106	Jul 29	SEA		CLE	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
107	107	Jul 30	SEA		CLE	L,8-9	CG	70	17.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
108	108	Jul 31	SEA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	109	Aug 1	SEA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
110	110	Aug 2	SEA		NYY	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	111	Aug 3	SEA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
112	112	Aug 4	SEA		BOS	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	113	Aug 7 (1)	SEA	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
114	114	Aug 7 (2)	SEA	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
115	116 (1)	Aug 9	SEA	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	117	Aug 11	SEA	@	TOR	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	118	Aug 12	SEA	@	TOR	L,5-11	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	119	Aug 14	SEA	@	CHW	L,2-14	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	120	Aug 15	SEA	@	CHW	W,13-7	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	121	Aug 16	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
121	122	Aug 17	SEA		DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	123	Aug 18	SEA		DET	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
123	124	Aug 19	SEA		TOR	L,2-16	GS	32	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	125	Aug 20	SEA		TOR	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
125	126	Aug 21	SEA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	127	Aug 22	SEA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
127	128	Aug 23	SEA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
128	129	Aug 24	SEA		CHW	W,11-10	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	130	Aug 25	SEA	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
130	131	Aug 26	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	132	Aug 27	SEA	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	134 (1)	Aug 29	SEA	@	NYY	L,6-11	GS	35	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	135	Aug 30	SEA	@	NYY	W,13-3	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	136	Aug 31	SEA	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
135	137	Sep 1	SEA	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	138	Sep 2	SEA	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	40	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
137	139	Sep 4	SEA		BAL	L,1-10	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	140	Sep 5	SEA		BAL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
139	141	Sep 6	SEA		BAL	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	142	Sep 7	SEA		BAL	W,11-1	GS	28	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
141	143	Sep 8	SEA		TBD	L,0-10	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
142	144	Sep 9	SEA		TBD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	146 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	SEA	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
144	147	Sep 12	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	148	Sep 14	SEA	@	MIN	W,10-3	GS	31	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
146	149	Sep 15	SEA	@	MIN	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	150	Sep 16	SEA	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
148	151	Sep 17	SEA	@	OAK	W,8-0	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
149	152	Sep 18	SEA	@	ANA	W,5-3	CG	45	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
150	153	Sep 19	SEA	@	ANA	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
151	154	Sep 20	SEA	@	ANA	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
152	155	Sep 21	SEA		OAK	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
153	156	Sep 22	SEA		OAK	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
154	157	Sep 23	SEA		OAK	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
155	158	Sep 24	SEA		TEX	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
156	159	Sep 25	SEA		TEX	W,15-4	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
157	160	Sep 26	SEA		TEX	W,5-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF RF 1B
158	161	Sep 27	SEA		TEX	L,6-12	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							161gm		1350.2	413	11	5	429	3