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.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	SEA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 2	SEA		NYY	L,2-16	CG	58	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 4	SEA		BOS	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
4	4	Apr 5	SEA		BOS	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 6	SEA		BOS	W,8-7	CG	50	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 7	SEA		CLE	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 8	SEA		CLE	W,14-8	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 9	SEA		CLE	W,11-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	10 (1)	Apr 12	SEA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	11	Apr 13	SEA	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	12	Apr 14	SEA	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	13	Apr 15	SEA	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
13	14	Apr 16	SEA	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
14	15	Apr 17	SEA	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	16	Apr 18	SEA		MIN	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	17	Apr 19	SEA		MIN	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	18	Apr 20	SEA		MIN	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	19	Apr 21	SEA		KCR	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	20	Apr 22	SEA		KCR	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	21	Apr 23	SEA		KCR	L,10-12	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	22	Apr 25	SEA	@	TOR	W,13-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
22	23	Apr 26	SEA	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	24	Apr 27	SEA	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	25	Apr 28	SEA	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
25	26	Apr 29	SEA	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	27	Apr 30	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	28	May 2	SEA		MIL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	29	May 3	SEA		MIL	L,4-17	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	30	May 4	SEA		MIL	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	31	May 6	SEA	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	32	May 8	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-13	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	33	May 9	SEA	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	34	May 10	SEA	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	35	May 11	SEA	@	BAL	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	36	May 12	SEA	@	MIL	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	37	May 13	SEA	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	38	May 14	SEA		CHW	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	39	May 15	SEA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	40	May 16	SEA		BAL	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	41	May 17	SEA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	42	May 18	SEA		BAL	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	43	May 19	SEA	@	ANA	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	44	May 20	SEA	@	ANA	L,9-11	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	45	May 21	SEA	@	ANA	L,3-18	GS	35	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	46	May 23	SEA	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	47	May 24	SEA	@	KCR	L,5-11	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
47	49 (1)	May 26	SEA	@	MIN	W,13-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	50	May 27	SEA	@	MIN	L,10-11	CG	46	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	51	May 28	SEA		TEX	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	52	May 29	SEA		TEX	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	53	May 30	SEA		DET	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	54	May 31	SEA		DET	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	55	Jun 1	SEA		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	56	Jun 2	SEA		TOR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	57	Jun 3	SEA		TOR	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	58	Jun 5	SEA	@	DET	W,14-6	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	59	Jun 6	SEA	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	60	Jun 7	SEA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	61	Jun 8	SEA	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	62	Jun 10	SEA	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
61	63	Jun 11	SEA	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	64	Jun 12	SEA		COL	W,12-11	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
63	65	Jun 13	SEA		COL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	66	Jun 14	SEA		LAD	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	67	Jun 15	SEA		LAD	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	68	Jun 17	SEA	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	69	Jun 18	SEA	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	70	Jun 19	SEA	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	71	Jun 20	SEA	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
70	72	Jun 21	SEA	@	TEX	W,15-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	73	Jun 22	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
72	74	Jun 23	SEA		OAK	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	75	Jun 24	SEA		OAK	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	76	Jun 25	SEA		OAK	W,9-4	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	80 (3)	Jun 29	SEA		ANA	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	81	Jun 30	SEA		SFG	L,6-8	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	82	Jul 1	SEA		SFG	W,15-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	83	Jul 2	SEA	@	SDP	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	84	Jul 3	SEA	@	SDP	L,8-10	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	85	Jul 4	SEA	@	ANA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	86	Jul 5	SEA	@	ANA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	87	Jul 6	SEA	@	ANA	L,0-8	GS	30	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	88	Jul 10	SEA		TEX	W,12-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	89	Jul 11	SEA		TEX	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
85	90	Jul 12	SEA		TEX	L,2-9	GS	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
86	92 (1)	Jul 14	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	93	Jul 15	SEA	@	OAK	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	94	Jul 16	SEA		MIN	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	95	Jul 17	SEA		MIN	L,7-9	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	96	Jul 18	SEA		KCR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
91	97	Jul 19	SEA		KCR	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
92	98	Jul 20	SEA		KCR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	99	Jul 22	SEA	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	100	Jul 23	SEA	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	101	Jul 24	SEA	@	CLE	W,11-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	102	Jul 25	SEA	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	103	Jul 26	SEA	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	104	Jul 27	SEA	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	105	Jul 29	SEA	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	106	Jul 30	SEA	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	55	9.2	8	0	0	8	0	CF
101	107	Jul 31	SEA	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	108	Aug 1	SEA	@	MIL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	109	Aug 2	SEA	@	MIL	W,14-4	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	110	Aug 3	SEA	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	111	Aug 5	SEA		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	112	Aug 6	SEA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	113	Aug 7	SEA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	114	Aug 8	SEA		CHW	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
109	115	Aug 9	SEA		CHW	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
110	116	Aug 10	SEA		CHW	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	117	Aug 11	SEA		MIL	W,11-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	118	Aug 12	SEA		MIL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	119	Aug 15 (1)	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	120	Aug 15 (2)	SEA	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	121	Aug 16	SEA	@	CHW	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	122	Aug 17 (1)	SEA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
117	123	Aug 17 (2)	SEA	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	124	Aug 18	SEA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	125	Aug 19	SEA		CLE	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	126	Aug 20	SEA		CLE	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	127	Aug 21	SEA		CLE	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	128	Aug 22	SEA		NYY	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
123	129	Aug 23	SEA		NYY	L,8-10	CG	60	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
124	130	Aug 24	SEA		NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	131	Aug 25	SEA		BOS	L,8-9	CG	49	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
126	132	Aug 26	SEA		BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	133	Aug 27	SEA		BOS	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	134	Aug 28	SEA	@	COL	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	135	Aug 29	SEA	@	COL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	136	Aug 30	SEA	@	LAD	L,2-11	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
131	137	Aug 31	SEA	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	38	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	138	Sep 1	SEA		SDP	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	139	Sep 3	SEA		SDP	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	140	Sep 4	SEA	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	141	Sep 5	SEA	@	MIN	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
136	142	Sep 6	SEA	@	MIN	W,9-0	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
137	144 (1)	Sep 8	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
138	145	Sep 9	SEA	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	146	Sep 10	SEA		DET	W,10-0	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	147	Sep 11	SEA		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
141	148	Sep 12	SEA		TOR	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	149	Sep 13	SEA		TOR	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
143	150	Sep 14	SEA		TOR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	151	Sep 15	SEA		TOR	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	152	Sep 17	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	42	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
146	153	Sep 18	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
147	154	Sep 19	SEA	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
148	155	Sep 20	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	61	14.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
149	156	Sep 21	SEA	@	OAK	W,9-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	157	Sep 22	SEA	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
151	158	Sep 23	SEA		ANA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
152	161 (2)	Sep 27	SEA		OAK	W,9-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
153	162	Sep 28	SEA		OAK	L,7-9	GS	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
							154gm		1332.2	389	9	6	404	3