Alex Rodriguez vs Ken Griffey Jr.

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Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. compared on their MLB careers: Alex Rodriguez played 22 seasons, 1994 to 2016, Ken Griffey Jr. 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010. Alex Rodriguez has .295 batting average to Ken Griffey Jr.'s .284. They have faced each other 14 times: Alex Rodriguez's team won 8, Ken Griffey Jr.'s 6. Alex Rodriguez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alex Rodriguez leads in 9 of the 9 lines, Ken Griffey Jr. in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. career totals
2,784GP2,671
10,566AB9,801
2,021, betterR1,662
3,115, betterH2,781
696, betterHR630
2,086, betterRBI1,836
329, betterSB184
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.6, betterSLG0.5
0.9, betterOPS0.9

Alex Rodriguez vs Ken Griffey Jr. head to head

They have faced each other 14 times: Alex Rodriguez's team won 8, Ken Griffey Jr.'s 6.

Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr., record against each other
GamesPlayedAlex Rodriguez wonKen Griffey Jr. won
Regular season148, better6
Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr., averages in their games against each other
3.6AB3.1
0.6R0.6, better
0.9H0.9, better
0.2HR0.2
0.4RBI0.6, better

Every game against each other

Alex Rodriguez vs Ken Griffey Jr., every game
Sep 20, 2009NYY at SEAL 7-14 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Sep 18, 2009NYY at SEAL 3-23 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI2 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Aug 16, 2009NYY at SEAL 10-34 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI5 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Aug 15, 2009NYY at SEAW 5-22 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jul 1, 2009SEA at NYYW 4-24 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Jun 30, 2009SEA at NYYW 8-54 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 18, 2008CHW at NYYW 9-24 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI1 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 17, 2008CHW at NYYW 5-13 AB, 2 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 16, 2008CHW at NYYL 6-24 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI5 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Sep 15, 2008CHW at NYYW 4-24 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 22, 2008CIN at NYYW 4-14 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Jun 21, 2008CIN at NYYL 6-04 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 20, 2008CIN at NYYL 4-23 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Jun 12, 2002CIN at TEXW 10-44 AB, 2 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI0 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the postseason?

Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. postseason
76GP18
278AB69
43, betterR12
72, betterH20
13, betterHR6
41, betterRBI11
8, betterSB5
0.3AVG0.3, better
0.4OBP0.4, better
0.5SLG0.6, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. all-time places
5th (696), betterHome runs7th (630)
22nd (3,115), betterHits52nd (2,781)
3rd (2,086), betterRBI15th (1,836)
131st (329), betterStolen bases—

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

Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. titles and awards
1, betterChampionships—
2AL Gold Glove10, better
10, betterAL Silver Slugger7
3, betterAL MVP1
4, betterHank Aaron Award—

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.

Alex Rodriguez 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.
1st1994.204021989.264, better16, better61, better
2nd1995.2325191990.300, better22, better80, better
3rd1996.358, better36, better123, better1991.32722100
4th1997.30023841992.308, better27, better103, better
5th1998.310, better42124, better1993.30945, better109
6th1999.28542, better111, better1994.323, better4090
7th2000.316, better41, better132, better1995.2581742
8th2001.318, better52, better1351996.30349140, better
9th2002.30057, better1421997.304, better56147, better
10th2003.298, better471181998.28456, better146, better
11th2004.286, better361061999.28548, better134, better
12th2005.321, better48, better130, better2000.27140118
13th2006.290, better35, better121, better2001.2862265
14th2007.314, better54, better156, better2002.264823
15th2008.302, better35, better103, better2003.2471326
16th2009.286, better30, better100, better2004.2532060
17th2010.27030125, better2005.301, better35, better92
18th2011.276, better16622006.25227, better72, better
19th2012.27218572007.277, better30, better93, better
20th2013.2447192008.249, better18, better71, better
21st2015.250, better33, better86, better2009.2141957
22nd2016.200, better9, better31, better2010.18407

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI