Ken Griffey Sr.

Full Name: George Kenneth Griffey, Sr.	Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/190	First Game: August 25, 1973
Birthdate: April 10, 1950	Final Game: May 31, 1991
Birthplace: Donora, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 19 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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[edit] Biography

Ken Griffey (George Kenneth Griffey, Sr.) was born on April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on August 25, 1973 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 2 home runs and 19 RBI. Griffey played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 19 year career.

Most people believe that Ken Griffey's best season was 1976, when he stole 34 bases, hit for a .336 average and knocked in 74 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1973	CIN	N	25	86	19	33	3	14	.384	.424	.570	5	1	6	10	0	0	4	0	0
1974	CIN	N	88	227	24	57	2	19	.251	.333	.361	9	5	27	43	1	1	9	2	2
1975	CIN	N	132	463	95	141	4	46	.305	.391	.402	15	9	67	67	1	6	16	2	10
1976	CIN	N	148	562	111	189	6	74	.336	.401	.450	28	9	62	65	1	0	34	0	3
1977	CIN	N	154	585	117	186	12	57	.318	.389	.467	35	8	69	84	0	1	17	2	12
1978	CIN	N	158	614	90	177	10	63	.288	.344	.417	33	8	54	70	0	9	23	1	6
1979	CIN	N	95	380	62	120	8	32	.316	.374	.471	27	4	36	39	1	0	12	3	7
1980	CIN	N	146	544	89	160	13	85	.294	.364	.454	28	10	62	77	1	3	23	4	4
1981	CIN	N	101	396	65	123	2	34	.311	.370	.409	21	6	39	42	1	2	12	6	9
1982	NY	A	127	484	70	134	12	54	.277	.329	.407	23	2	39	58	0	1	10	1	10
1983	NY	A	118	458	60	140	11	46	.306	.355	.437	21	3	34	45	2	3	6	3	3
1984	NY	A	120	399	44	109	7	56	.273	.321	.381	20	1	29	32	1	3	2	2	7
1985	NY	A	127	438	68	120	10	69	.274	.331	.425	28	4	41	51	0	0	7	4	2
1986	NY	A	59	198	33	60	9	26	.303	.349	.475	7	0	15	24	1	1	2	0	7
1986	ATL	N	80	292	36	90	12	32	.308	.351	.503	15	3	20	43	0	0	12	4	2
1986	Total		139	490	69	150	21	58	.306	.350	.492	22	3	35	67	1	1	14	4	9
1987	ATL	N	122	399	65	114	14	64	.286	.358	.456	24	1	46	54	1	1	4	11	12
1988	CIN	N	25	50	5	14	2	4	.280	.308	.420	1	0	2	5	0	0	0	1	0
1988	ATL	N	69	193	21	48	2	19	.249	.307	.306	5	0	17	26	0	0	1	2	5
1988	TOT	N	94	243	26	62	4	23	.255	.307	.329	6	0	19	31	0	0	1	3	5
1989	CIN	N	106	236	26	62	8	30	.263	.346	.424	8	3	29	42	1	0	4	3	2
1990	SEA	A	21	77	13	29	3	18	.377	.443	.519	2	0	10	3	0	0	0	0	1
1990	CIN	N	46	63	6	13	1	8	.206	.235	.286	2	0	2	5	1	0	2	0	0
1990	Total		67	140	19	42	4	26	.300	.353	.414	4	0	12	8	1	0	2	0	1
1991	SEA	A	30	85	10	24	1	9	.282	.380	.400	7	0	13	13	1	0	0	0	2
Total	NL		1495	5090	831	1527	99	581	.300	.366	.435	256	67	538	672	9	23	173	41	74
Total	AL		602	2139	298	616	53	278	.288	.342	.422	108	10	181	226	5	8	27	10	32
Total			2097	7229	1129	2143	152	859	.296	.359	.431	364	77	719	898	14	31	200	51	106

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1973	CIN	N	RF	21	20	180	24	1	0	0	1.000
1973	CIN	N	OF	21	20	180	25	1	0	0	1.000
1974	CIN	N	LF	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	1.000
1974	CIN	N	OF	71	66	521.1	115	5	0	1	1.000
1974	CIN	N	RF	69	66	516.1	112	5	0	1	1.000
1975	CIN	N	OF	119	115	1010.2	202	6	7	0	.967
1975	CIN	N	RF	119	115	1010.2	201	6	7	0	.967
1976	CIN	N	OF	144	126	1190	270	10	6	2	.979
1976	CIN	N	RF	144	126	1190	266	9	6	2	.979
1977	CIN	N	RF	147	144	1251.1	297	10	3	3	.990
1977	CIN	N	OF	147	144	1251.1	298	10	3	3	.990
1978	CIN	N	CF	13	13	101	31	1	1	1	.970
1978	CIN	N	OF	154	150	1324.1	296	13	10	2	.969
1978	CIN	N	RF	142	137	1223.1	266	12	9	1	.969
1979	CIN	N	CF	8	7	50	17	0	0	0	1.000
1979	CIN	N	OF	93	93	799.2	175	8	3	1	.984
1979	CIN	N	RF	91	86	749.2	158	9	3	2	.982
1980	CIN	N	CF	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	CIN	N	OF	138	137	1179.2	266	5	6	3	.978
1980	CIN	N	RF	138	137	1177.2	262	4	6	3	.978
1981	CIN	N	RF	2	1	10	1	0	0	0	1.000
1981	CIN	N	OF	99	99	849.2	268	8	3	1	.989
1981	CIN	N	CF	98	98	839.2	260	5	2	1	.993
1982	NY	A	CF	27	22	206	72	1	0	1	1.000
1982	NY	A	OF	125	117	1047	282	8	5	2	.983
1982	NY	A	RF	101	95	841	211	7	5	1	.978
1983	NY	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	NY	A	CF	12	11	91	36	0	1	0	.973
1983	NY	A	RF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	NY	A	1B	101	95	848.1	830	57	7	82	.992
1983	NY	A	LF	2	2	17	3	0	0	0	1.000
1983	NY	A	OF	14	13	111	40	0	1	0	.976
1984	NY	A	LF	38	34	290.2	69	2	2	0	.973
1984	NY	A	RF	9	6	58.2	14	0	0	0	1.000
1984	NY	A	CF	35	34	285.2	101	2	3	0	.972
1984	NY	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	NY	A	OF	82	74	635	181	6	5	0	.974
1984	NY	A	1B	27	26	231.1	241	16	11	23	.959
1985	NY	A	LF	106	90	814.1	211	8	7	3	.969
1985	NY	A	RF	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	NY	A	DH	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	NY	A	1B	1	0	4	5	0	0	0	1.000
1985	NY	A	OF	110	94	851.1	222	8	7	3	.970
1985	NY	A	CF	5	3	29	15	0	0	0	1.000
1986	NY	A	LF	50	41	376.1	89	5	3	2	.969
1986	NY	A	RF	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1986	NY	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	NY	A	OF	51	42	391.1	96	5	3	2	.971
1986	NY	A	CF	2	1	14	5	0	0	0	1.000
1986	ATL	N	1B	1	0	0.1	0	1	0	0	1.000
1986	ATL	N	OF	77	73	643	136	1	2	0	.986
1986	ATL	N	LF	77	73	643	135	1	2	0	.986
1986	Total		LF	127	114	1019.1	224	6	5	2	.979
1986	Total		OF	128	115	1034.1	232	6	5	2	.979
1987	ATL	N	1B	3	2	20	24	1	1	2	.962
1987	ATL	N	OF	107	97	882	181	7	1	1	.995
1987	ATL	N	CF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	ATL	N	LF	107	97	880	183	7	1	1	.995
1988	CIN	N	1B	10	9	78.2	64	6	1	1	.986
1988	ATL	N	LF	41	37	313.2	59	2	2	0	.968
1988	ATL	N	1B	11	7	73.1	68	8	1	8	.987
1988	ATL	N	OF	42	39	327.2	61	2	2	0	.969
1988	ATL	N	RF	2	2	14	2	0	0	0	1.000
1988	TOT	N	1B	21	16	152	132	14	2	9	.986
1989	CIN	N	LF	58	52	418	76	2	1	1	.987
1989	CIN	N	1B	9	4	45.1	46	0	1	3	.979
1989	CIN	N	OF	58	52	419	76	2	1	1	.987
1989	CIN	N	RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1990	SEA	A	OF	20	19	151	25	1	1	0	.963
1990	SEA	A	LF	20	19	151	25	1	1	0	.963
1990	CIN	N	1B	9	5	43.2	42	4	1	2	.979
1990	CIN	N	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1990	CIN	N	OF	6	4	32.2	12	0	0	0	1.000
1990	CIN	N	LF	5	4	31.2	12	0	0	0	1.000
1990	Total		LF	25	23	182.2	37	1	1	0	.974
1990	Total		OF	26	23	183.2	37	1	1	0	.974
1991	SEA	A	OF	26	25	181	31	0	0	0	1.000
1991	SEA	A	LF	26	25	181	31	0	0	0	1.000
1991	SEA	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	172	148	1345	1320	93	23	121	.984
Total			LF	532	474	4121.2	895	28	19	7	.980
Total			CF	203	189	1620.1	537	9	7	3	.987
Total			OF	1704	1599	13978.2	3258	106	66	22	.981
Total			DH	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	990	936	8236.2	1817	63	39	13	.980

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Yankees in exchange for Brian Ryder and a player to be named later (November 4, 1981); Cincinnati Reds received Freddie Toliver (December 9, 1981).
Traded by New York Yankees with Andre Robertson to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella (June 30, 1986).
Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
Signed by Atlanta Braves (November 13, 1987).
Released by Atlanta Braves (July 28, 1988).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (August 2, 1988).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (December 21, 1988).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (March 30, 1989).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (August 24, 1990).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (August 29, 1990).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 17, 1990).