Julio Franco vs Ken Griffey Sr.

Julio FrancoKen Griffey Sr.

Julio Franco and Ken Griffey Sr. compared on their MLB careers: Julio Franco played 23 seasons, 1982 to 2007, Ken Griffey Sr. 19 seasons, 1973 to 1991. Julio Franco has .298 batting average to Ken Griffey Sr.'s .296. Ken Griffey Sr. won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Julio Franco and Ken Griffey Sr. career totals
2,527GP2,097
8,677AB7,229
1,285R1,129
2,586H2,143
173HR152
1,194RBI859
281SB200
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Julio Franco and Ken Griffey Sr. postseason
31GP20
98AB75
9R12
22H18
2HR0
6RBI11
1SB8
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.4
0.6OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Julio Franco and Ken Griffey Sr. all-time places
87th (2,586)Hits212th (2,143)
145th (1,194)RBI—
191st (281)Stolen 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

  • Julio Franco: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5
  • Ken Griffey Sr.: 3 championships; none on file

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.

Julio Franco and Ken Griffey Sr. 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.
1st1982.276031973.384314
2nd1983.2738801974.251219
3rd1984.2863791975.305446
4th1985.2886901976.336674
5th1986.30610741977.3181257
6th1987.3198521978.2881063
7th1988.30310541979.316832
8th1989.31613921980.2941385
9th1990.29611691981.311234
10th1991.34115781982.2771254
11th1992.234281983.3061146
12th1993.28914841984.273756
13th1994.31920981985.2741069
14th1996.32214761986.3062158
15th1997.2707441987.2861464
16th1999.000001988.255423
17th2001.3003111989.263830
18th2002.2846301990.300426
19th2003.2945311991.28219
20th2004.309657————
21st2005.275942————
22nd2006.273226————
23rd2007.222116————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI