Ken Griffey Sr.
[edit] Biography
Ken Griffey (George Kenneth Griffey, Sr.) was born on April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on August 25, 1973 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 2 home runs and 19 RBI. Griffey played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Griffey's best season was 1976, when he stole 34 bases, hit for a .336 average and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 25
| 86
| 19
| 33
| 3
| 14
| .384
| .424
| .570
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| 88
| 227
| 24
| 57
| 2
| 19
| .251
| .333
| .361
| 9
| 5
| 27
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 2
|
| 1975
| CIN
| N
| 132
| 463
| 95
| 141
| 4
| 46
| .305
| .391
| .402
| 15
| 9
| 67
| 67
| 1
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 10
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| 148
| 562
| 111
| 189
| 6
| 74
| .336
| .401
| .450
| 28
| 9
| 62
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 3
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 154
| 585
| 117
| 186
| 12
| 57
| .318
| .389
| .467
| 35
| 8
| 69
| 84
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 12
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 158
| 614
| 90
| 177
| 10
| 63
| .288
| .344
| .417
| 33
| 8
| 54
| 70
| 0
| 9
| 23
| 1
| 6
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 95
| 380
| 62
| 120
| 8
| 32
| .316
| .374
| .471
| 27
| 4
| 36
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 7
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| 146
| 544
| 89
| 160
| 13
| 85
| .294
| .364
| .454
| 28
| 10
| 62
| 77
| 1
| 3
| 23
| 4
| 4
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| 101
| 396
| 65
| 123
| 2
| 34
| .311
| .370
| .409
| 21
| 6
| 39
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 6
| 9
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| 127
| 484
| 70
| 134
| 12
| 54
| .277
| .329
| .407
| 23
| 2
| 39
| 58
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 10
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 118
| 458
| 60
| 140
| 11
| 46
| .306
| .355
| .437
| 21
| 3
| 34
| 45
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 3
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 120
| 399
| 44
| 109
| 7
| 56
| .273
| .321
| .381
| 20
| 1
| 29
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 7
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 127
| 438
| 68
| 120
| 10
| 69
| .274
| .331
| .425
| 28
| 4
| 41
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 2
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 59
| 198
| 33
| 60
| 9
| 26
| .303
| .349
| .475
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 80
| 292
| 36
| 90
| 12
| 32
| .308
| .351
| .503
| 15
| 3
| 20
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 2
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 139
| 490
| 69
| 150
| 21
| 58
| .306
| .350
| .492
| 22
| 3
| 35
| 67
| 1
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 9
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 122
| 399
| 65
| 114
| 14
| 64
| .286
| .358
| .456
| 24
| 1
| 46
| 54
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 11
| 12
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 25
| 50
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 4
| .280
| .308
| .420
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 69
| 193
| 21
| 48
| 2
| 19
| .249
| .307
| .306
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 94
| 243
| 26
| 62
| 4
| 23
| .255
| .307
| .329
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 106
| 236
| 26
| 62
| 8
| 30
| .263
| .346
| .424
| 8
| 3
| 29
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 21
| 77
| 13
| 29
| 3
| 18
| .377
| .443
| .519
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 46
| 63
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 8
| .206
| .235
| .286
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| Total
|
| 67
| 140
| 19
| 42
| 4
| 26
| .300
| .353
| .414
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 85
| 10
| 24
| 1
| 9
| .282
| .380
| .400
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1495
| 5090
| 831
| 1527
| 99
| 581
| .300
| .366
| .435
| 256
| 67
| 538
| 672
| 9
| 23
| 173
| 41
| 74
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 602
| 2139
| 298
| 616
| 53
| 278
| .288
| .342
| .422
| 108
| 10
| 181
| 226
| 5
| 8
| 27
| 10
| 32
|
| Total
|
|
| 2097
| 7229
| 1129
| 2143
| 152
| 859
| .296
| .359
| .431
| 364
| 77
| 719
| 898
| 14
| 31
| 200
| 51
| 106
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 21
| 20
| 180
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 21
| 20
| 180
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 71
| 66
| 521.1
| 115
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 69
| 66
| 516.1
| 112
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 119
| 115
| 1010.2
| 202
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1975
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 119
| 115
| 1010.2
| 201
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 144
| 126
| 1190
| 270
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 144
| 126
| 1190
| 266
| 9
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 147
| 144
| 1251.1
| 297
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 147
| 144
| 1251.1
| 298
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 13
| 13
| 101
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 154
| 150
| 1324.1
| 296
| 13
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 142
| 137
| 1223.1
| 266
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 8
| 7
| 50
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 93
| 93
| 799.2
| 175
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 91
| 86
| 749.2
| 158
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 138
| 137
| 1179.2
| 266
| 5
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 138
| 137
| 1177.2
| 262
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 99
| 99
| 849.2
| 268
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 98
| 98
| 839.2
| 260
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| CF
| 27
| 22
| 206
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| OF
| 125
| 117
| 1047
| 282
| 8
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| RF
| 101
| 95
| 841
| 211
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| CF
| 12
| 11
| 91
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 101
| 95
| 848.1
| 830
| 57
| 7
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| OF
| 14
| 13
| 111
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| LF
| 38
| 34
| 290.2
| 69
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| RF
| 9
| 6
| 58.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| CF
| 35
| 34
| 285.2
| 101
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| OF
| 82
| 74
| 635
| 181
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 27
| 26
| 231.1
| 241
| 16
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| LF
| 106
| 90
| 814.1
| 211
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| DH
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| OF
| 110
| 94
| 851.1
| 222
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 29
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| LF
| 50
| 41
| 376.1
| 89
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| OF
| 51
| 42
| 391.1
| 96
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 77
| 73
| 643
| 136
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 77
| 73
| 643
| 135
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| LF
| 127
| 114
| 1019.1
| 224
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| OF
| 128
| 115
| 1034.1
| 232
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 20
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 107
| 97
| 882
| 181
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 107
| 97
| 880
| 183
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 9
| 78.2
| 64
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 41
| 37
| 313.2
| 59
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 7
| 73.1
| 68
| 8
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 42
| 39
| 327.2
| 61
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 21
| 16
| 152
| 132
| 14
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 58
| 52
| 418
| 76
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 4
| 45.1
| 46
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 58
| 52
| 419
| 76
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 20
| 19
| 151
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 20
| 19
| 151
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 5
| 43.2
| 42
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 32.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 31.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| Total
|
| LF
| 25
| 23
| 182.2
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1990
| Total
|
| OF
| 26
| 23
| 183.2
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 26
| 25
| 181
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 26
| 25
| 181
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 172
| 148
| 1345
| 1320
| 93
| 23
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 532
| 474
| 4121.2
| 895
| 28
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 203
| 189
| 1620.1
| 537
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1704
| 1599
| 13978.2
| 3258
| 106
| 66
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 990
| 936
| 8236.2
| 1817
| 63
| 39
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Yankees in exchange for Brian Ryder and a player to be named later (November 4, 1981); Cincinnati Reds received Freddie Toliver (December 9, 1981).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Andre Robertson to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella (June 30, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (November 13, 1987).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (July 28, 1988).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (August 2, 1988).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (December 21, 1988).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (March 30, 1989).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (August 24, 1990).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (August 29, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 17, 1990).
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