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Ken Griffey Sr.

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Full Name: George Kenneth Griffey, Sr. Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/190 First Game: August 25, 1973
Birthdate: April 10, 1950 Final Game: May 31, 1991
Birthplace: Donora, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 19 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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