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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	ATL		CHC	L,9-10	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	ATL		CHC	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	ATL		LAD	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	7 (2)	Apr 12	ATL		HOU	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	9 (1)	Apr 15	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	17 (7)	Apr 26	ATL		NYM	L,4-13	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	18	Apr 27	ATL		NYM	L,2-5	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	21 (2)	May 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	22	May 3	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	23	May 4	ATL	@	MON	W,7-5	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	24	May 5	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	26 (1)	May 7	ATL		PHI	W,6-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	28 (1)	May 9	ATL		MON	W,9-8	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	29	May 10	ATL		MON	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	31 (1)	May 13	ATL	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	32	May 14	ATL	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	83	19.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	36 (3)	May 18	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-8	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
19	37	May 20	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	38	May 21	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	41 (2)	May 24 (2)	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	42	May 25	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	45 (2)	May 29	ATL		STL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	46	May 30	ATL		PIT	L,2-14	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	54 (7)	Jun 9	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	58 (3)	Jun 13	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
27	63 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
28	64	Jun 18	ATL		HOU	L,7-14	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
29	65	Jun 19	ATL		HOU	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
30	66	Jun 20	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
31	67	Jun 21	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
32	68	Jun 22	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
33	69	Jun 24	ATL		SDP	W,4-3	GF	8	2.1	4	0	0	4	0	1B
34	70	Jun 25	ATL		SDP	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	71	Jun 26	ATL		SDP	L,1-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
36	72	Jun 27	ATL		SFG	L,9-10	GS	47	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF 1B
37	73	Jun 28	ATL		SFG	L,7-13	CG	50	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
38	74	Jun 29	ATL		SFG	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	75	Jun 30	ATL	@	MON	L,0-6	GS	29	6.2	5	1	0	6	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	76	Jul 1	ATL	@	MON	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
41	77	Jul 2	ATL	@	MON	W,5-4	GS	58	15.0	6	2	0	8	0	LF 1B
42	78	Jul 3	ATL	@	MON	L,2-9	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
43	80 (1)	Jul 5	ATL		PHI	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	82 (1)	Jul 8	ATL		MON	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	83	Jul 9	ATL		MON	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	84	Jul 10	ATL		MON	L,2-4	CG	54	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	85	Jul 14	ATL		NYM	L,8-9	CG	53	11.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
48	91 (5)	Jul 19	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-6		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
49	93 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-6	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	94	Jul 22 (2)	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-5	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Cincinnati Reds
51	107	Aug 3	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	43	11.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
52	112 (4)	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
53	122 (9)	Aug 21	CIN	@	STL	L,1-7	GF	19	4.2	3	0	0	3	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	151 (28)	Sep 21	CIN		SFG	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
55	152	Sep 22	CIN		SFG	W,3-1	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
56	153	Sep 23	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
57	154	Sep 24	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
58	155	Sep 25	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
59	156	Sep 26	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
60	157	Sep 27	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-6	GS	31	6.0	4	3	0	7	0	1B
							64gm		479.2	193	16	4	213	9