Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1973
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1973
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,097
- AB
- 7,229
- R
- 1,129
- H
- 2,143
- HR
- 152
- RBI
- 859
- SB
- 200
- AVG
- .296
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CIN | 25 | 86 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 4 | .384 |
| 1974 | CIN | 88 | 227 | 24 | 57 | 2 | 19 | 9 | .251 |
| 1975 | CIN | 132 | 463 | 95 | 141 | 4 | 46 | 16 | .305 |
| 1976 | CIN | 148 | 562 | 111 | 189 | 6 | 74 | 34 | .336 |
| 1977 | CIN | 154 | 585 | 117 | 186 | 12 | 57 | 17 | .318 |
| 1978 | CIN | 158 | 614 | 90 | 177 | 10 | 63 | 23 | .288 |
| 1979 | CIN | 95 | 380 | 62 | 120 | 8 | 32 | 12 | .316 |
| 1980 | CIN | 146 | 544 | 89 | 160 | 13 | 85 | 23 | .294 |
| 1981 | CIN | 101 | 396 | 65 | 123 | 2 | 34 | 12 | .311 |
| 1982 | NYY | 127 | 484 | 70 | 134 | 12 | 54 | 10 | .277 |
| 1983 | NYY | 118 | 458 | 60 | 140 | 11 | 46 | 6 | .306 |
| 1984 | NYY | 120 | 399 | 44 | 109 | 7 | 56 | 2 | .273 |
| 1985 | NYY | 127 | 438 | 68 | 120 | 10 | 69 | 7 | .274 |
| 1986 |  NYY/ATL | 139 | 490 | 69 | 150 | 21 | 58 | 14 | .306 |
| 1987 | ATL | 122 | 399 | 65 | 114 | 14 | 64 | 4 | .286 |
| 1988 |  ATL/CIN | 94 | 243 | 26 | 62 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .255 |
| 1989 | CIN | 106 | 236 | 26 | 62 | 8 | 30 | 4 | .263 |
| 1990 |  CIN/SEA | 67 | 140 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 26 | 2 | .300 |
| 1991 | SEA | 30 | 85 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .282 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 20
- AB
- 75
- R
- 12
- H
- 18
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 11
- SB
- 8
- AVG
- .240
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,048
- TB
- 3,117
- XBH
- 593
- HBP
- 14
- IBB
- 51
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CIN | 92 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CIN | 256 | 82 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CIN | 540 | 186 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | 628 | 253 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 657 | 273 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 680 | 256 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 420 | 179 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 615 | 247 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 442 | 162 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | 527 | 197 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 499 | 200 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY | 436 | 152 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 487 | 186 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYY/ATL | 532 | 241 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 451 | 182 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL/CIN | 264 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | 266 | 100 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN/SEA | 156 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 100 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 31.6
- RC
- 1180.5
- RC/27
- 6.10
- ISOP
- .135
- SECA
- .250
- BB/K
- 0.80
- AB/HR
- 47.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CIN | 0.8 | 19.6 | 9.6 | .186 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 1974 | CIN | 0.5 | 29.9 | 4.6 | .110 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 113.5 | 0 |
| 1975 | CIN | 2.9 | 80.1 | 6.4 | .097 | 0.3 | 1 | 115.8 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | 4.4 | 107.5 | 7.5 | .114 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 93.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 4.0 | 109.4 | 7.2 | .149 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 48.8 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 2.4 | 95.1 | 5.7 | .129 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 61.4 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 2.4 | 69 | 7 | .155 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 47.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 3.6 | 98.4 | 6.8 | .160 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 41.8 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 2.7 | 64.6 | 6.2 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 198 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | 0.4 | 68.3 | 5.2 | .130 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 40.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 2.3 | 74 | 6.2 | .131 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 41.6 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY | 0.3 | 51.5 | 4.6 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 57 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 1.9 | 64.2 | 5.2 | .151 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 43.8 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYY/ATL | 2.0 | 84.9 | 6.5 | .186 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 1.2 | 66.5 | 6 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 28.5 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL/CIN | -1.5 | 25.3 | 3.7 | .074 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 60.8 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | 0.6 | 36.6 | 5.6 | .161 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN/SEA | 0.4 | 21.9 | 5.8 | .114 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 0.3 | 14.3 | 6.2 | .118 | 0.3 | 1 | 85 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ken Griffey Sr.'s career stats?
Ken Griffey Sr. played 19 seasons for the Reds, the Yankees, the Braves and the Mariners. He was a career .296 hitter with 2,143 hits, 152 home runs and 859 RBI. His best season was 1973: a .384 batting average, 3 home runs and 14 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1973 to 1991
Ken Griffey Sr. finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships ×3
- 1975 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
- 1976 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
- 1990 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
All-time career rank
- 212th in hits (2,143)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1976 (2nd)
- Hits: 1976 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Ken Griffey Sr.
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