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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	8	2	1	11	0	1B
2	2	Apr 6	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
3	3	Apr 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,8-1	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
4	4	Apr 9	NYY	@	TOR	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
5	5	Apr 10	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 12	NYY		DET	L,2-13	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
7	7	Apr 13	NYY		DET	L,5-7	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
8	8	Apr 14	NYY		DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 15	NYY		TOR	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
10	10	Apr 17	NYY		TOR	W,7-5	GS	26	6.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
11	11	Apr 18	NYY		TOR	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
12	12	Apr 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-13	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
13	13	Apr 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS	18	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
14	14	Apr 22	NYY		MIN	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
15	16 (1)	Apr 25	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
16	18 (1)	Apr 27	NYY		KCR	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
17	19	Apr 29	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
18	20	Apr 30	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	21	May 1	NYY	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
20	22	May 2	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
21	24 (1)	May 4	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
22	25	May 6	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
23	26	May 7	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
24	27	May 8	NYY	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
25	28	May 10	NYY		TEX	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
26	29	May 11	NYY		TEX	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
27	30	May 13	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
28	32 (1)	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
29	33	May 16	NYY	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
30	34	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	49	11.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
31	35	May 18	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
32	36	May 20	NYY	@	OAK	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
33	37	May 21	NYY	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
34	38	May 22	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
35	39	May 23	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
36	40	May 24	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	43	9.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
37	41	May 25	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
38	42	May 27	NYY		OAK	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
39	43	May 28	NYY		OAK	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
40	44	May 29	NYY		OAK	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
41	45	May 30	NYY		OAK	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
42	46	May 31	NYY		CAL	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	47	Jun 1	NYY		CAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	48	Jun 2	NYY		CAL	L,8-9	GS	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF 1B
45	49	Jun 3	NYY		SEA	L,0-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	50	Jun 4	NYY		SEA	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
47	51	Jun 5	NYY		SEA	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	1	9	3	1B
48	52	Jun 6	NYY		SEA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	53	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
50	54	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	55	Jun 10	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	56	Jun 11	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	58 (1)	Jun 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
54	59	Jun 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
55	60	Jun 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
56	61	Jun 16	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
57	62	Jun 17	NYY		MIL	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
58	63	Jun 18	NYY		MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
59	64	Jun 19	NYY		MIL	W,8-3	GS	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	73 (8)	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,12-8	GS	25	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	93 (19)	Jul 24 susp	NYY		KCR	L,4-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	106 (12)	Aug 6	NYY		DET	W,13-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
63	107	Aug 7	NYY		DET	L,5-8	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
64	109 (1)	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		TOR	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
65	110	Aug 9	NYY		TOR	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
66	111	Aug 10	NYY		TOR	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
67	112	Aug 11	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
68	113	Aug 12	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
69	114	Aug 13	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
70	115	Aug 14	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
71	116	Aug 15	NYY		CHW	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
72	117	Aug 16	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
73	118	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	CG	54	13.0	17	1	0	18	2	1B
74	119	Aug 19	NYY		CAL	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
75	120	Aug 20	NYY		CAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
76	121	Aug 21	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
77	122	Aug 22	NYY		OAK	L,2-3	CG	60	14.0	18	0	0	18	3	1B
78	123	Aug 23	NYY		OAK	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
79	124	Aug 24	NYY		SEA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
80	125	Aug 25	NYY		SEA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
81	126	Aug 26	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
82	127	Aug 27	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
83	128	Aug 28	NYY	@	CAL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
84	129	Aug 30	NYY	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
85	130	Aug 31	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	131	Sep 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
87	132	Sep 2	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
88	133	Sep 3	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
89	134	Sep 4	NYY	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
90	135	Sep 5	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
91	136	Sep 6	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
92	137	Sep 7	NYY	@	MIL	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
93	138	Sep 8	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
94	139	Sep 9	NYY		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
95	140	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
96	141	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
97	142	Sep 11	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
98	143	Sep 12	NYY		MIL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
99	144	Sep 13	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
100	145	Sep 14	NYY		MIL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
101	146	Sep 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	7	2	0	9	0	1B
102	147	Sep 18 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
103	150 (2)	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
104	151	Sep 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
105	152	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
106	153	Sep 24	NYY		CLE	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
107	155 (1)	Sep 26	NYY		CLE	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
108	156	Sep 27	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
109	157	Sep 28	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
110	158	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
111	160 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
112	161	Oct 1	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
113	162	Oct 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
							116gm		959.1	869	57	8	934	82