Jose Canseco vs Ken Griffey Jr.

Jose CansecoKen Griffey Jr.

Jose Canseco and Ken Griffey Jr. compared on their MLB careers: Jose Canseco played 17 seasons, 1985 to 2001, Ken Griffey Jr. 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010. Jose Canseco has .266 batting average to Ken Griffey Jr.'s .284. Jose Canseco won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jose Canseco and Ken Griffey Jr. career totals
1,887GP2,671
7,057AB9,801
1,186R1,662
1,877H2,781
462HR630
1,407RBI1,836
200SB184
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jose Canseco and Ken Griffey Jr. postseason
30GP18
103AB69
15R12
19H20
7HR6
18RBI11
5SB5
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.6
0.7OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Jose Canseco and Ken Griffey Jr. all-time places
38th (462)Home runs7th (630)
65th (1,407)RBI15th (1,836)
—Hits52nd (2,781)

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

  • Jose Canseco: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×4
  • 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.

Jose Canseco 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.
1st1985.3025131989.2641661
2nd1986.240331171990.3002280
3rd1987.257311131991.32722100
4th1988.307421241992.30827103
5th1989.26917571993.30945109
6th1990.274371011994.3234090
7th1991.266441221995.2581742
8th1992.24426871996.30349140
9th1993.25510461997.30456147
10th1994.28231901998.28456146
11th1995.30624811999.28548134
12th1996.28928822000.27140118
13th1997.23523742001.2862265
14th1998.237461072002.264823
15th1999.27934952003.2471326
16th2000.25215492004.2532060
17th2001.25816492005.3013592
18th————2006.2522772
19th————2007.2773093
20th————2008.2491871
21st————2009.2141957
22nd————2010.18407

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI