Ken Griffey Jr. vs Rafael Palmeiro

Ken Griffey Jr.Rafael Palmeiro

Ken Griffey Jr. and Rafael Palmeiro compared on their MLB careers: Ken Griffey Jr. played 22 seasons, 1989 to 2010, Rafael Palmeiro 20 seasons, 1986 to 2005. Ken Griffey Jr. has .284 batting average to Rafael Palmeiro's .288.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ken Griffey Jr. and Rafael Palmeiro career totals

2,671	GP	2,831
9,801	AB	10,472
1,662	R	1,663
2,781	H	3,020
630	HR	569
1,836	RBI	1,835
184	SB	97
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 Rafael Palmeiro postseason

18	GP	22
69	AB	82
12	R	13
20	H	20
6	HR	4
11	RBI	8
5	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Ken Griffey Jr. and Rafael Palmeiro all-time places

7th (630)	Home runs	13th (569)
52nd (2,781)	Hits	29th (3,020)
15th (1,836)	RBI	16th (1,835)

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
Rafael Palmeiro: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2

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 Rafael Palmeiro season by season

1st	1989	.264	16	61	1986	.247	3	12
2nd	1990	.300	22	80	1987	.276	14	30
3rd	1991	.327	22	100	1988	.307	8	53
4th	1992	.308	27	103	1989	.275	8	64
5th	1993	.309	45	109	1990	.319	14	89
6th	1994	.323	40	90	1991	.322	26	88
7th	1995	.258	17	42	1992	.268	22	85
8th	1996	.303	49	140	1993	.295	37	105
9th	1997	.304	56	147	1994	.319	23	76
10th	1998	.284	56	146	1995	.310	39	104
11th	1999	.285	48	134	1996	.289	39	142
12th	2000	.271	40	118	1997	.254	38	110
13th	2001	.286	22	65	1998	.296	43	121
14th	2002	.264	8	23	1999	.324	47	148
15th	2003	.247	13	26	2000	.288	39	120
16th	2004	.253	20	60	2001	.273	47	123
17th	2005	.301	35	92	2002	.273	43	105
18th	2006	.252	27	72	2003	.260	38	112
19th	2007	.277	30	93	2004	.258	23	88
20th	2008	.249	18	71	2005	.266	18	60
21st	2009	.214	19	57	—	—	—	—
22nd	2010	.184	0	7	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


18	GP	22
69	AB	82
12	R	13
20	H	20
6	HR	4
11	RBI	8
5	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8


18	GP	22
69	AB	82
12	R	13
20	H	20
6	HR	4
11	RBI	8
5	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8


18	GP	22
69	AB	82
12	R	13
20	H	20
6	HR	4
11	RBI	8
5	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8