Ken Griffey Jr. vs Mike Schmidt

Ken Griffey Jr.Mike Schmidt

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Schmidt compared on their MLB careers: Ken Griffey Jr. played 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010, Mike Schmidt 18 seasons, 1972 to 1989. Ken Griffey Jr. has .284 batting average to Mike Schmidt's .267. Mike Schmidt won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Schmidt career totals

2,671	GP	2,404
9,801	AB	8,352
1,662	R	1,506
2,781	H	2,234
630	HR	548
1,836	RBI	1,595
184	SB	174
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Schmidt postseason

18	GP	36
69	AB	140
12	R	19
20	H	33
6	HR	4
11	RBI	16
5	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Schmidt all-time places

7th (630)	Home runs	16th (548)
52nd (2,781)	Hits	177th (2,234)
15th (1,836)	RBI	35th (1,595)

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.: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×10, AL Silver Slugger ×7, AL MVP
Mike Schmidt: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×10, World Series MVP, NL MVP ×3, NL Silver Slugger ×6

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 Mike Schmidt season by season

1st	1989	.264	16	61	1972	.206	1	3
2nd	1990	.300	22	80	1973	.196	18	52
3rd	1991	.327	22	100	1974	.282	36	116
4th	1992	.308	27	103	1975	.249	38	95
5th	1993	.309	45	109	1976	.262	38	107
6th	1994	.323	40	90	1977	.274	38	101
7th	1995	.258	17	42	1978	.251	21	78
8th	1996	.303	49	140	1979	.253	45	114
9th	1997	.304	56	147	1980	.286	48	121
10th	1998	.284	56	146	1981	.316	31	91
11th	1999	.285	48	134	1982	.280	35	87
12th	2000	.271	40	118	1983	.255	40	109
13th	2001	.286	22	65	1984	.277	36	106
14th	2002	.264	8	23	1985	.277	33	93
15th	2003	.247	13	26	1986	.290	37	119
16th	2004	.253	20	60	1987	.293	35	113
17th	2005	.301	35	92	1988	.249	12	62
18th	2006	.252	27	72	1989	.203	6	28
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


18	GP	36
69	AB	140
12	R	19
20	H	33
6	HR	4
11	RBI	16
5	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7


18	GP	36
69	AB	140
12	R	19
20	H	33
6	HR	4
11	RBI	16
5	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7


18	GP	36
69	AB	140
12	R	19
20	H	33
6	HR	4
11	RBI	16
5	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7