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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.

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	CIN		PIT	L,1-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 2	CIN		PIT	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 3	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 4	CIN		CHC	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 5	CIN		CHC	L,7-9	GS	44	7.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	40 (34)	May 14	CIN	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	42 (1)	May 16	CIN	@	MIL	L,3-12	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	44 (1)	May 18	CIN	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	45	May 20	CIN		ATL	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	46	May 21	CIN		ATL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
11	47	May 22	CIN		ATL	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
12	48	May 23	CIN		FLA	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	49	May 24	CIN		FLA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	51 (1)	May 26	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	52	May 27	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	53	May 28	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-15	GS	30	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	54	May 30	CIN	@	FLA	W,4-3	CG	39	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	55	May 31	CIN	@	FLA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	56	Jun 1	CIN	@	FLA	W,9-6	GS	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	57	Jun 3	CIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
21	58	Jun 4	CIN		NYY	W,6-2	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	61 (2)	Jun 7	CIN		TOR	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	62	Jun 8	CIN		TOR	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
24	65 (2)	Jun 12	CIN	@	TBD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	66	Jun 13	CIN		PHI	W,15-1	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	68 (1)	Jun 16	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	73 (4)	Jun 21	CIN	@	ARI	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	74	Jun 22	CIN	@	ARI	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	75	Jun 24	CIN	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	64	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	76	Jun 25	CIN	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
31	77	Jun 26	CIN	@	STL	L,7-11	GS	34	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
32	79 (1)	Jun 28	CIN	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	80	Jun 29	CIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	81	Jul 1	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	82	Jul 2	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	83	Jul 3	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	87 (3)	Jul 7	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
38	88	Jul 8	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	89	Jul 9	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-12	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	90	Jul 10	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-11	GS	34	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	91	Jul 11	CIN	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	92	Jul 12	CIN	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	94 (1)	Jul 17	CIN		HOU	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							43gm		355.2	89	3	1	93	0