Albert Pujols vs Ken Griffey Jr.

Albert PujolsKen Griffey Jr.

Albert Pujols and Ken Griffey Jr. compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, Ken Griffey Jr. 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to Ken Griffey Jr.'s .284. Albert Pujols won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Pujols and Ken Griffey Jr. career totals
3,080GP2,671
11,421AB9,801
1,914R1,662
3,384H2,781
703HR630
2,218RBI1,836
117SB184
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Pujols and Ken Griffey Jr. postseason
88GP18
304AB69
57R12
97H20
19HR6
54RBI11
1SB5
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
1.0OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Albert Pujols and Ken Griffey Jr. all-time places
4th (703)Home runs7th (630)
9th (3,384)Hits52nd (2,781)
2nd (2,218)RBI15th (1,836)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Albert Pujols: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger ×6, Hank Aaron Award ×2, NL MVP ×3, NL Gold Glove ×2
  • Ken Griffey Jr.: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×10, AL Silver Slugger ×7, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Albert Pujols and Ken Griffey Jr. season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2001.329371301989.2641661
2nd2002.314341271990.3002280
3rd2003.359431241991.32722100
4th2004.331461231992.30827103
5th2005.330411171993.30945109
6th2006.331491371994.3234090
7th2007.327321031995.2581742
8th2008.357371161996.30349140
9th2009.327471351997.30456147
10th2010.312421181998.28456146
11th2011.29937991999.28548134
12th2012.285301052000.27140118
13th2013.25817642001.2862265
14th2014.272281052002.264823
15th2015.24440952003.2471326
16th2016.268311192004.2532060
17th2017.241231012005.3013592
18th2018.24519642006.2522772
19th2019.24423932007.2773093
20th2020.2246252008.2491871
21st2021.23617502009.2141957
22nd2022.27024682010.18407

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI