Ken Griffey Jr. vs Mike Trout

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Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Trout compared on their MLB careers: Ken Griffey Jr. played 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010, Mike Trout 16 seasons, 2011 to 2026. Ken Griffey Jr. has .284 batting average to Mike Trout's .290.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mike Trout 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 Mike Trout career totals

2,671	GP	1,790
9,801	AB	6,480
1,662, better	R	1,282
2,781, better	H	1,878
630, better	HR	426
1,836, better	RBI	1,072
184	SB	225, better
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 Mike Trout postseason

18	GP	3
69	AB	12
12, better	R	1
20, better	H	1
6, better	HR	1
11, better	RBI	1
5, better	SB	0
0.3, better	AVG	0.1
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.6, better	SLG	0.3
0.9, better	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Trout all-time places

7th (630), better	Home runs	52nd (426)
52nd (2,781), better	Hits	—
15th (1,836), better	RBI	212th (1,072)
—	Stolen bases	292nd (225), 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

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Trout titles and awards

—	Championships	—
10, better	AL Gold Glove	—
7	AL Silver Slugger	9, better
1	AL MVP	3, better
—	AL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	Hank Aaron Award	2, better

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 Trout season by season

1st	1989	.264, better	16, better	61, better	2011	.220	5	16
2nd	1990	.300	22	80	2012	.326, better	30, better	83, better
3rd	1991	.327, better	22	100, better	2013	.323	27, better	97
4th	1992	.308, better	27	103	2014	.287	36, better	111, better
5th	1993	.309, better	45, better	109, better	2015	.299	41	90
6th	1994	.323, better	40, better	90	2016	.315	29	100, better
7th	1995	.258	17	42	2017	.306, better	33, better	72, better
8th	1996	.303	49, better	140, better	2018	.312, better	39	79
9th	1997	.304, better	56, better	147, better	2019	.291	45	104
10th	1998	.284, better	56, better	146, better	2020	.281	17	46
11th	1999	.285	48, better	134, better	2021	.333, better	8	18
12th	2000	.271	40	118, better	2022	.283, better	40	80
13th	2001	.286, better	22, better	65, better	2023	.263	18	44
14th	2002	.264, better	8	23, better	2024	.220	10, better	14
15th	2003	.247, better	13	26	2025	.232	26, better	64, better
16th	2004	.253, better	20	60, better	2026	.242	22, better	54
17th	2005	.301	35	92	—	—	—	—
18th	2006	.252	27	72	—	—	—	—
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