Ken Griffey Jr. vs Mickey Mantle

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Ken Griffey Jr. and Mickey Mantle compared on their MLB careers: Ken Griffey Jr. played 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010, Mickey Mantle 18 seasons, 1951 to 1968. Ken Griffey Jr. has .284 batting average to Mickey Mantle's .298. Mickey Mantle won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mickey Mantle leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Ken Griffey Jr. in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mickey Mantle career totals

2,671	GP	2,401
9,801	AB	8,102
1,662	R	1,677, better
2,781, better	H	2,415
630, better	HR	536
1,836, better	RBI	1,509
184, better	SB	153
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.5	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	1.0, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mickey Mantle postseason

18	GP	65
69	AB	230
12	R	42, better
20	H	59, better
6	HR	18, better
11	RBI	40, better
5, better	SB	3
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6, better	SLG	0.5
0.9, better	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mickey Mantle all-time places

7th (630), better	Home runs	18th (536)
52nd (2,781), better	Hits	123rd (2,415)
15th (1,836), better	RBI	47th (1,509)

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

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mickey Mantle titles and awards

—	Championships	7, better
1	AL MVP	3, better
10, better	AL Gold Glove	1
7, better	AL Silver Slugger	—

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.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mickey Mantle season by season

1st	1989	.264	16, better	61	1951	.267, better	13	65, better
2nd	1990	.300	22	80	1952	.311, better	23, better	87, better
3rd	1991	.327, better	22, better	100, better	1953	.295	21	92
4th	1992	.308, better	27	103, better	1954	.300	27	102
5th	1993	.309, better	45, better	109, better	1955	.306	37	99
6th	1994	.323	40	90	1956	.353, better	52, better	130, better
7th	1995	.258	17	42	1957	.365, better	34, better	94, better
8th	1996	.303	49, better	140, better	1958	.304, better	42	97
9th	1997	.304, better	56, better	147, better	1959	.285	31	75
10th	1998	.284, better	56, better	146, better	1960	.275	40	94
11th	1999	.285	48	134, better	1961	.317, better	54, better	128
12th	2000	.271	40, better	118, better	1962	.321, better	30	89
13th	2001	.286	22, better	65, better	1963	.314, better	15	35
14th	2002	.264	8	23	1964	.303, better	35, better	111, better
15th	2003	.247	13	26	1965	.255, better	19, better	46, better
16th	2004	.253	20	60, better	1966	.288, better	23, better	56
17th	2005	.301, better	35, better	92, better	1967	.245	22	55
18th	2006	.252, better	27, better	72, better	1968	.237	18	54
19th	2007	.277	30	93	—	—	—	—
20th	2008	.249	18	71	—	—	—	—
21st	2009	.214	19	57	—	—	—	—
22nd	2010	.184	0	7	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI