Ichiro Suzuki vs Ken Griffey Jr.

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Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr. compared on their MLB careers: Ichiro Suzuki played 19 seasons, 2001 to 2019, Ken Griffey Jr. 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010. Ichiro Suzuki has .311 batting average to Ken Griffey Jr.'s .284. They have faced each other 8 times: Ichiro Suzuki's team won 5, Ken Griffey Jr.'s 3.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ken Griffey Jr. leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Ichiro Suzuki in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr. career totals
2,653GP2,671
9,934AB9,801
1,420R1,662, better
3,089, betterH2,781
117HR630, better
780RBI1,836, better
509, betterSB184
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4, better
0.4SLG0.5, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

Ichiro Suzuki vs Ken Griffey Jr. head to head

They have faced each other 8 times: Ichiro Suzuki's team won 5, Ken Griffey Jr.'s 3.

Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr., record against each other
GamesPlayedIchiro Suzuki wonKen Griffey Jr. won
Regular season85, better3
Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr., averages in their games against each other
3.6AB3.3
0.6R0.8, better
1.3H1.3
0.0HR0.4, better
0.0RBI0.8, better

Every game against each other

Ichiro Suzuki vs Ken Griffey Jr., every game
Aug 20, 2008SEA at CHWL 15-33 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 3 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Aug 19, 2008SEA at CHWL 5-05 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Jun 24, 2007CIN at SEAW 3-23 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Jun 23, 2007CIN at SEAW 9-13 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 22, 2007CIN at SEAL 16-13 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI5 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 20, 2002SEA at CINW 3-25 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI1 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 19, 2002SEA at CINW 2-03 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jun 18, 2002SEA at CINW 8-14 AB, 2 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 2 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?

Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr. postseason
19GP18
78AB69
10R12, better
27, betterH20
1HR6, better
8RBI11, better
4SB5, better
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.4SLG0.6, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr. all-time places
24th (3,089), betterHits52nd (2,781)
34th (509), betterStolen bases—
—Home runs7th (630), better
—RBI15th (1,836), better

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

Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr. titles and awards
—Championships—
10AL Gold Glove10
3AL Silver Slugger7, better
1AL MVP1
1, betterAL Rookie of the Year—

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.

Ichiro Suzuki 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.
1st2001.350, better869, better1989.26416, better61
2nd2002.321, better8511990.30022, better80, better
3rd2003.31213621991.327, better22, better100, better
4th2004.372, better8601992.30827, better103, better
5th2005.30315681993.309, better45, better109, better
6th2006.3229491994.323, better40, better90, better
7th2007.351, better668, better1995.25817, better42
8th2008.310, better6421996.30349, better140, better
9th2009.352, better11461997.30456, better147, better
10th2010.315, better6431998.28456, better146, better
11th2011.2725471999.285, better48, better134, better
12th2012.283, better9552000.27140, better118, better
13th2013.2627352001.286, better22, better65, better
14th2014.284, better1222002.2648, better23, better
15th2015.2291212003.247, better13, better26, better
16th2016.291, better1222004.25320, better60, better
17th2017.2553202005.301, better35, better92, better
18th2018.205002006.252, better27, better72, better
19th2019.000002007.277, better30, better93, better
20th————2008.2491871
21st————2009.2141957
22nd————2010.18407

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI