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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CIN		SFG	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 6	CIN		SFG	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 7	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 8	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	GS	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
5	5	Apr 9	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 10	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 15 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF
11	11	Apr 15 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-5	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	13 (1)	Apr 19	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	14	Apr 20	CIN	@	STL	W,10-3	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	15	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	16	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	17	Apr 24	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	18	Apr 25	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	19	Apr 27	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	20	Apr 28	CIN		STL	L,1-12	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	21	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
22	23	May 2	CIN		CHC	W,4-1	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
23	24	May 4	CIN		HOU	W,6-5	GS	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
24	25	May 5	CIN		HOU	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
25	26	May 6 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,17-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	27	May 6 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
27	28	May 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-7	GS	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
28	29	May 9	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
29	30	May 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	77	17.1	5	0	0	5	0	RF
30	31	May 11	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	32	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	33	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
33	34	May 14	CIN		SDP	W,7-4	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
34	35	May 15	CIN		SDP	L,1-2	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
35	36	May 16	CIN		SDP	W,7-0	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	37	May 18	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	38	May 19	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
38	39	May 20	CIN		LAD	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	40	May 22	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
40	41	May 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	42	May 24	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	43	May 25	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-17	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	44	May 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	45	May 27	CIN	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
45	46	May 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	57	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	47	May 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	48	May 30	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	49	May 31	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	50	Jun 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	51	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	52	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	54 (1)	Jun 4	CIN		NYM	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	55	Jun 5	CIN		NYM	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	56	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
55	57	Jun 8	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	58	Jun 9	CIN		MON	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	59	Jun 10	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	60	Jun 11	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	65 (4)	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	66	Jun 18	CIN	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
61	67	Jun 19	CIN	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	68	Jun 20	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	71 (2)	Jun 24	CIN		SFG	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	72	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	74 (1)	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	75	Jun 27	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	76	Jun 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	77	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	78	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	79	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
71	80	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	81	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	82	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	83	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	84	Jul 6	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	85	Jul 7	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	86	Jul 8 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
78	87	Jul 8 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	88	Jul 9	CIN		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
80	92 (3)	Jul 13	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	93	Jul 14	CIN		CHC	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	94	Jul 15	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	95	Jul 19	CIN	@	STL	W,16-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
84	96	Jul 20	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	97	Jul 21	CIN	@	STL	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	98	Jul 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,12-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	99	Jul 22 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	100	Jul 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	101	Jul 24	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	105 (3)	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	108 (2)	Jul 30	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	115 (6)	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	116	Aug 8	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	GS	12	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							99gm		799.2	174	8	3	185	1