What years did Ken Griffey play?

Ken Griffey played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2010.

Was Ken Griffey a pitcher?

No. Ken Griffey was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Ken Griffey hit?

Ken Griffey hit 630 career home runs with 2781 hits.

What was Ken Griffey's career batting average?

Ken Griffey batted .284 over his career, with 2,781 hits in 9,801 at bats.

How many RBI did Ken Griffey have?

Ken Griffey drove in 1,836 runs in his career.

Ken Griffey

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1989-2010)

Ken Griffey was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2010 for the Seattle Mariners, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 22 seasons. In 2,671 career games, he hit .284 with 2,781 hits, 630 home runs, and 1,836 RBI. Ken Griffey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016 and was a 13-time All-Star, an MVP, an All-Star Game MVP, a 10-time Gold Glove, and a 7-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 43,975.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 2016

AVG .284

HR 630

RBI 1,836

H 2,781

OPS .907

PIV 43,975

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 11/21/1969 in Donora, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-04-03
Last Game: 2010-05-31
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2016 (BBWAA)
Awards: 13× All-Star · MVP · All-Star Game MVP · 10× Gold Glove · 7× Silver Slugger

Full name: George Kenneth Griffey

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Career Batting Statistics

Ken Griffey — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,671	9,801	1,662	2,781	524	38	630	1,836	184	1,312	1,779	.284	.370	.538	.907	43,975

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career OBP .370 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career SLG .538 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — +29.7% above league average.

Career OPS .907 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — +21.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ken Griffey (b. 1969) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	SEA	AL	127	455	61	120	23	0	16	61	16	44	83	.264	.254 (+4%)	.319 (+3%)	.375 (+12%)	.694 (+8%)	650.6
1990	SEA	AL	155	597	91	179	28	7	22	80	16	63	81	.300	.257 (+16%)	.324 (+13%)	.385 (+25%)	.710 (+19%)	2317.7
1991	SEA	AL	154	548	76	179	42	1	22	100	18	71	82	.327	.255 (+28%)	.323 (+23%)	.384 (+37%)	.708 (+31%)	3458.7
1992	SEA	AL	142	565	83	174	39	4	27	103	10	44	67	.308	.255 (+20%)	.322 (+12%)	.377 (+42%)	.699 (+28%)	2927.1
1993	SEA	AL	156	582	113	180	38	3	45	109	17	96	91	.309	.265 (+17%)	.332 (+23%)	.403 (+53%)	.735 (+39%)	4913.5
1994	SEA	AL	111	433	94	140	24	4	40	90	11	56	73	.323	.269 (+20%)	.338 (+19%)	.424 (+59%)	.763 (+41%)	3538.3
1995	SEA	AL	72	260	52	67	7	0	17	42	4	52	53	.258	.266 (-3%)	.337 (+12%)	.417 (+15%)	.755 (+14%)	802.8
1996	SEA	AL	140	545	125	165	26	2	49	140	16	78	104	.303	.269 (+12%)	.340 (+15%)	.426 (+47%)	.767 (+33%)	3810.2
1997	SEA	AL	157	608	125	185	34	3	56	147	15	76	121	.304	.266 (+14%)	.336 (+13%)	.419 (+54%)	.756 (+36%)	4528.4
1998	SEA	AL	161	633	120	180	33	3	56	146	20	76	121	.284	.266 (+7%)	.335 (+9%)	.420 (+46%)	.755 (+29%)	3877.0
1999	SEA	AL	160	606	123	173	26	3	48	134	24	91	108	.285	.271 (+5%)	.344 (+11%)	.433 (+33%)	.778 (+23%)	3217.2
2000	CIN	NL	145	520	100	141	22	3	40	118	6	94	117	.271	.270 (avg)	.344 (+12%)	.437 (+27%)	.782 (+21%)	2445.0
2001	CIN	NL	111	364	57	104	20	2	22	65	2	44	72	.286	.263 (+8%)	.332 (+10%)	.426 (+25%)	.758 (+18%)	1343.6
2002	CIN	NL	70	197	17	52	8	0	8	23	1	28	39	.264	.261 (+1%)	.331 (+8%)	.416 (+2%)	.747 (+5%)	225.7
2003	CIN	NL	53	166	34	41	12	1	13	26	1	27	44	.247	.264 (-7%)	.332 (+11%)	.422 (+34%)	.754 (+24%)	759.7
2004	CIN	NL	83	300	49	76	18	0	20	60	1	44	67	.253	.266 (-5%)	.335 (+5%)	.427 (+20%)	.762 (+13%)	780.1
2005	CIN	NL	128	491	85	148	30	0	35	92	0	54	93	.301	.264 (+14%)	.330 (+12%)	.418 (+38%)	.749 (+26%)	2547.1
2006	CIN	NL	109	428	62	108	19	0	27	72	0	39	78	.252	.269 (-6%)	.336 (-6%)	.431 (+13%)	.768 (+4%)	292.1
2007	CIN	NL	144	528	78	146	24	1	30	93	6	85	99	.277	.268 (+3%)	.335 (+11%)	.422 (+17%)	.758 (+15%)	1724.4
2008	CIN	NL	102	359	51	88	20	1	15	53	0	61	64	.245	.263 (-7%)	.333 (+7%)	.416 (+4%)	.749 (+5%)	465.1
2008	CHA	AL	41	131	16	34	10	0	3	18	0	17	25	.260	.263 (-2%)	.333 (+4%)	.416 (-3%)	.749 (avg)	465.1
2009	SEA	AL	117	387	44	83	19	0	19	57	0	63	80	.214	.262 (-18%)	.332 (-3%)	.417 (-2%)	.750 (-2%)	-94.2
2010	SEA	AL	33	98	6	18	2	0	0	7	0	9	17	.184	.257 (-29%)	.325 (-23%)	.402 (-49%)	.728 (-38%)	-582.3
Career · 23 seasons			2,671	9,801	1,662	2,781	524	38	630	1,836	184	1,312	1,779	.284	—	—	—	—	44,413

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ken Griffey — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	69	12	20	2	0	6	11	8	16	.290

Playoff Batting by Year

Ken Griffey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2008	ALDS2	CHA	3	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	5	.200
1997	ALDS2	SEA	4	15	0	2	0	0	2	1	3	.133
1995	ALCS	SEA	6	21	2	7	2	1	2	4	4	.333
1995	ALDS2	SEA	5	23	9	9	0	5	7	2	4	.391

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ken Griffey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1317	4726	859	1399	332	962	.296
Away	1352	5069	803	1381	298	874	.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ken Griffey — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2010-05-31	SEA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-05-23	SEA	SDP	L	3	1	0	0	1	1
2010-05-20	SEA	TOR	W	1	0	1	1	0	0
2010-05-19	SEA	TOR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-05-18	SEA	OAK	L	4	0	1	0	0	1
2010-05-17	SEA	OAK	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
2010-05-16	SEA	TBR	L	4	0	0	0	0	1
2010-05-13	SEA	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-05-12	SEA	BAL	L	0	0	0	1	0	0
2010-05-11	SEA	BAL	W	3	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ken Griffey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	0	1	0	0	0
OF	2382	2348	5606	154	89	43

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ken Griffey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	SEA	OF	127	120	302	12	10	6
1990	SEA	OF	151	150	330	8	7	1
1991	SEA	OF	152	145	360	15	4	4
1992	SEA	OF	137	136	359	8	1	4
1993	SEA	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1993	SEA	OF	139	137	316	8	3	3
1994	SEA	OF	103	102	225	12	4	3
1995	SEA	OF	70	69	190	5	2	1
1996	SEA	OF	137	134	375	10	4	1
1997	SEA	OF	153	153	388	9	6	3
1998	SEA	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998	SEA	OF	158	158	409	11	5	3
1999	SEA	OF	158	154	387	10	9	5
2000	CIN	OF	141	141	375	9	5	3
2001	CIN	OF	90	90	195	1	3	0
2002	CIN	OF	55	51	96	4	3	1
2003	CIN	OF	43	43	89	3	1	0
2004	CIN	OF	77	77	173	4	1	1
2005	CIN	OF	124	124	285	6	3	1
2006	CIN	OF	100	100	229	6	5	0
2007	CIN	OF	133	131	291	5	8	2
2008	CIN	OF	90	89	156	7	5	0
2008	CHA	OF	33	33	63	1	0	1
2009	SEA	OF	11	11	13	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ken Griffey (b. 1969) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	2
Left Field	11
Center Field	2145
Right Field	231
Designated Hitter	200

Awards & Honors

Ken Griffey — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-05-12
2005	Comeback Player of the Year
2005	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2005	TSN All-Star	OF
2005	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1999	Gold Glove	OF
1999	Silver Slugger	OF
1999	TSN All-Star	OF
1998	Gold Glove	OF
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-05-09
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-07-04
1998	Silver Slugger	OF
1998	TSN All-Star	OF
1997	Gold Glove	OF
1997	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
1997	Most Valuable Player
1997	Player of the Month	April
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-04-05
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-09-06
1997	Silver Slugger	OF
1997	TSN All-Star	OF
1997	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1996	Gold Glove	OF
1996	Player of the Week	Week of 1996-05-25
1996	Silver Slugger	OF
1996	TSN All-Star	OF
1995	Gold Glove	OF
1994	Gold Glove	OF
1994	Silver Slugger	OF
1994	TSN All-Star	OF
1993	Gold Glove	OF
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-07-24
1993	Silver Slugger	OF
1993	TSN All-Star	OF
1992	All-Star Game MVP
1992	Gold Glove	OF
1991	Gold Glove	OF
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-08-17
1991	Silver Slugger	OF
1991	TSN All-Star	OF
1990	Gold Glove	OF
1990	Player of the Month	April
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-04-21
1989	Player of the Week	Week of 1989-04-28

Salary History

Ken Griffey — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	SEA	AL	$2,350,000
2009	SEA	AL	$2,000,000
2008	CIN	NL	$8,282,695
2007	CIN	NL	$8,446,647
2006	CIN	NL	$10,464,686
2005	CIN	NL	$12,500,000
2004	CIN	NL	$12,500,000
2003	CIN	NL	$12,500,000
2002	CIN	NL	$8,557,223
2001	CIN	NL	$12,500,000
2000	CIN	NL	$9,329,700
1999	SEA	AL	$8,760,532
1998	SEA	AL	$8,153,667
1997	SEA	AL	$7,885,532
1996	SEA	AL	$7,650,000
1995	SEA	AL	$7,600,000
1994	SEA	AL	$5,100,000
1993	SEA	AL	$4,150,000
1992	SEA	AL	$2,025,000
1991	SEA	AL	$700,000
1990	SEA	AL	$180,000
1989	SEA	AL	$68,000
Total Career Earnings			$151,703,682

Award Voting History

Ken Griffey — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2005	Most Valuable Player	NL	24th	5.0	448	0
1999	Most Valuable Player	AL	10th	42.0	392	0
1998	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	135.0	392	0
1997	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	392.0	392	28
1996	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	188.0	392	4
1994	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	233.0	392	3
1993	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	182.0	392	0
1992	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	13.0	392	0
1991	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	62.0	392	0
1990	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	7.0	392	0
1989	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	21.0	140	1

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Ken Griffey: the record in brief

Ken Griffey played a first major league game on April 3, 1989 and a last one on May 31, 2010. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (1989 to 2010), the Cincinnati Reds (2000 through 2008), and the Chicago White Sox (2008). Griffey is listed as an outfielder at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. Griffey threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. Griffey was born on November 21, 1969, in Donora, PA, USA. Ken Griffey was the playing name; the full given name is George Kenneth.

Griffey's career batting table shows 2,671 games, 9,801 at bats and 2,781 hits, a .284 average, adding 630 home runs, 1,836 runs batted in, and 184 stolen bases. Griffey's career OPS of .907 combines a .370 on-base mark with .538 slugging. Over the seasons Griffey played, league hitters batted .264; the .284 career figure is 7.4% above that. In OPS terms, Griffey's .907 stands 21.3% above the league's .748. 1997 was Griffey's biggest home run year, with 56.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Griffey

What years did Ken Griffey play?: Ken Griffey played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2010.
Was Ken Griffey a pitcher?: No. Ken Griffey was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Ken Griffey hit?: Ken Griffey hit 630 career home runs with 2781 hits.
Is Ken Griffey in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Ken Griffey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
What was Ken Griffey's career batting average?: Ken Griffey batted .284 over his career, with 2,781 hits in 9,801 at bats.
How many RBI did Ken Griffey have?: Ken Griffey drove in 1,836 runs in his career.