Ken Griffey Sr. vs Pete Rose

Ken Griffey Sr.Pete Rose

Ken Griffey Sr. and Pete Rose compared on their MLB careers: Ken Griffey Sr. played 19 seasons, 1973 to 1991, Pete Rose 24 seasons, 1963 to 1986. Ken Griffey Sr. has .296 batting average to Pete Rose's .303. Ken Griffey Sr. won 3 titles, Pete Rose won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ken Griffey Sr. and Pete Rose career totals
2,097GP3,562
7,229AB14,053
1,129R2,165
2,143H4,256
152HR160
859RBI1,314
200SB198
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ken Griffey Sr. and Pete Rose postseason
20GP67
75AB268
12R30
18H86
0HR5
11RBI22
8SB2
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Ken Griffey Sr. and Pete Rose all-time places
212th (2,143)Hits1st (4,256)
—RBI92nd (1,314)

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 Sr.: 3 championships; none on file
  • Pete Rose: 3 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Gold Glove ×2, NL MVP, World Series MVP, NL 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 Sr. and Pete Rose 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.
1st1973.3843141963.273641
2nd1974.2512191964.269434
3rd1975.3054461965.3121181
4th1976.3366741966.3131670
5th1977.31812571967.3011276
6th1978.28810631968.3351049
7th1979.3168321969.3481682
8th1980.29413851970.3161552
9th1981.3112341971.3041344
10th1982.27712541972.307657
11th1983.30611461973.338564
12th1984.2737561974.284351
13th1985.27410691975.317774
14th1986.30621581976.3231063
15th1987.28614641977.311964
16th1988.2554231978.302752
17th1989.2638301979.331459
18th1990.3004261980.282164
19th1991.282191981.325033
20th————1982.271354
21st————1983.245045
22nd————1984.286034
23rd————1985.264246
24th————1986.219025

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI