Ken Griffey Sr. career batting average
.296Career Regular Season
Ken Griffey Sr. has a career batting average of .296 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .384 in 1973.
- Most recent: .282 in 1991.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1973 through 1991. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1973 |  CIN | 25 | 86 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 4 | .384 | .424 | .570 | .994 |
| 1974 | CIN | 88 | 227 | 24 | 57 | 2 | 19 | 9 | .251 | .333 | .361 | .695 |
| 1975 | CIN | 132 | 463 | 95 | 141 | 4 | 46 | 16 | .305 | .391 | .402 | .793 |
| 1976 | CIN | 148 | 562 | 111 | 189 | 6 | 74 | 34 | .336 | .401 | .450 | .851 |
| 1977 | CIN | 154 | 585 | 117 | 186 | 12 | 57 | 17 | .318 | .389 | .467 | .855 |
| 1978 | CIN | 158 | 614 | 90 | 177 | 10 | 63 | 23 | .288 | .344 | .417 | .761 |
| 1979 | CIN | 95 | 380 | 62 | 120 | 8 | 32 | 12 | .316 | .374 | .471 | .845 |
| 1980 | CIN | 146 | 544 | 89 | 160 | 13 | 85 | 23 | .294 | .364 | .454 | .818 |
| 1981 | CIN | 101 | 396 | 65 | 123 | 2 | 34 | 12 | .311 | .370 | .409 | .780 |
| 1982 |  NYY | 127 | 484 | 70 | 134 | 12 | 54 | 10 | .277 | .329 | .407 | .736 |
| 1983 | NYY | 118 | 458 | 60 | 140 | 11 | 46 | 6 | .306 | .355 | .437 | .792 |
| 1984 | NYY | 120 | 399 | 44 | 109 | 7 | 56 | 2 | .273 | .321 | .381 | .702 |
| 1985 | NYY | 127 | 438 | 68 | 120 | 10 | 69 | 7 | .274 | .331 | .425 | .755 |
| 1986 |  NYY/ATL | 139 | 490 | 69 | 150 | 21 | 58 | 14 | .306 | .350 | .492 | .842 |
| 1987 | ATL | 122 | 399 | 65 | 114 | 14 | 64 | 4 | .286 | .358 | .456 | .814 |
| 1988 | ATL/CIN | 94 | 243 | 26 | 62 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .255 | .307 | .329 | .636 |
| 1989 | CIN | 106 | 236 | 26 | 62 | 8 | 30 | 4 | .263 | .346 | .424 | .770 |
| 1990 |  CIN/SEA | 67 | 140 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 26 | 2 | .300 | .353 | .414 | .767 |
| 1991 | SEA | 30 | 85 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .282 | .380 | .400 | .780 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS