What years did Alfredo Griffin play?

Alfredo Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1993.

Was Alfredo Griffin a pitcher?

No. Alfredo Griffin was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Alfredo Griffin hit?

Alfredo Griffin hit 24 career home runs with 1688 hits.

Alfredo Griffin

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1993)

AVG .249

HR 24

RBI 527

H 1,688

OPS .604

PIV -16,972

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 10/6/1957 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1976-09-04
Last Game: 1993-10-03
Awards: All-Star · Rookie of the Year · Gold Glove

Full name: Alfredo Claudino Griffin

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,962	6,780	759	1,688	245	78	24	527	192	338	664	.249	.285	.319	.604	-16,972

Career AVG .249 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .285 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.

Career SLG .319 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 17.7% below league average.

Career OPS .604 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1976	CLE	AL	12	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CLE	AL	14	41	5	6	1	0	0	3	2	3	5	.146	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CLE	AL	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	TOR	AL	153	624	81	179	22	10	2	31	21	40	59	.287	.265 (+8%)	.329 (+1%)	.397 (-8%)	.727 (-4%)	-419.9
1980	TOR	AL	155	653	63	166	26	15	2	41	18	24	58	.254	.264 (-4%)	.326 (-13%)	.387 (-10%)	.714 (-12%)	-1361.8
1981	TOR	AL	101	388	30	81	19	6	0	21	8	17	38	.209	.255 (-18%)	.320 (-24%)	.368 (-22%)	.688 (-23%)	-1455.4
1982	TOR	AL	162	539	57	130	20	8	1	48	10	22	48	.241	.261 (-8%)	.324 (-17%)	.388 (-19%)	.712 (-18%)	-1654.7
1983	TOR	AL	162	528	62	132	22	9	4	47	8	27	44	.250	.260 (-4%)	.324 (-11%)	.389 (-10%)	.714 (-11%)	-991.5
1984	TOR	AL	140	419	53	101	8	2	4	30	11	4	33	.241	.259 (-7%)	.322 (-23%)	.384 (-22%)	.707 (-23%)	-1572.2
1985	OAK	AL	162	614	75	166	18	7	2	64	24	20	50	.270	.257 (+5%)	.323 (-10%)	.390 (-15%)	.714 (-13%)	-1359.0
1986	OAK	AL	162	594	74	169	23	6	4	51	33	35	52	.285	.257 (+10%)	.325 (-1%)	.395 (-8%)	.720 (-5%)	-493.4
1987	OAK	AL	144	494	69	130	23	5	3	60	26	28	41	.263	.262 (avg)	.331 (-8%)	.415 (-16%)	.746 (-12%)	-1026.1
1988	LAN	NL	95	316	39	63	8	3	1	27	7	24	30	.199	.254 (-22%)	.317 (-18%)	.377 (-33%)	.695 (-26%)	-1262.7
1989	LAN	NL	136	506	49	125	27	2	0	29	10	29	57	.247	.254 (-3%)	.319 (-10%)	.375 (-18%)	.694 (-14%)	-1136.5
1990	LAN	NL	141	461	38	97	11	3	1	35	6	29	65	.210	.257 (-18%)	.324 (-21%)	.385 (-34%)	.710 (-28%)	-2032.0
1991	LAN	NL	109	350	27	85	6	2	0	27	5	22	49	.243	.255 (-5%)	.323 (-12%)	.384 (-29%)	.708 (-21%)	-1166.5
1992	TOR	AL	63	150	21	35	7	0	0	10	3	9	19	.233	.255 (-9%)	.322 (-15%)	.377 (-26%)	.699 (-21%)	-501.0
1993	TOR	AL	46	95	15	20	3	0	0	3	0	3	13	.211	.265 (-21%)	.332 (-29%)	.403 (-40%)	.735 (-35%)	-539.8
Career · 18 seasons			1,962	6,780	759	1,688	245	78	24	527	192	338	664	.249	—	—	—	—	-16,972

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
19	43	3	7	1	0	0	3	2	9	.163

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1993	WS	TOR	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	ALCS	TOR	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	WS	TOR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1988	NLCS	LAN	7	25	1	4	1	3	0	5	.160
1988	WS	LAN	5	16	2	3	0	0	2	4	.188

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	971	3277	388	819	9	260	.250
Away	991	3503	371	869	15	267	.248

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1993-10-03	TOR	BAL	W	4	0	1	0	1
1993-10-01	TOR	BAL	L	4	1	1	0	0
1993-09-29	TOR	MIL	W	0	1	0	0	0
1993-09-25	TOR	NYY	W	0	1	0	0	0
1993-09-22	TOR	BOS	L	0	1	0	0	0
1993-09-14	TOR	DET	W	1	1	0	0	0
1993-09-07	TOR	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0
1993-09-03	TOR	LAA	L	4	0	0	0	2
1993-09-01	TOR	OAK	W	0	0	0	1	0
1993-08-29	TOR	SEA	W	2	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	55	30	92	115	8	21
3B	10	2	7	8	0	0
SS	1861	1816	3207	5186	340	1053

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1976	CLE	SS	6	0	1	2	1	0
1977	CLE	SS	13	12	17	30	3	6
1978	CLE	SS	2	2	4	7	1	5
1979	TOR	SS	153	153	272	501	36	124
1980	TOR	SS	155	152	295	489	37	126
1981	TOR	2B	1	0	1	1	0	1
1981	TOR	3B	4	2	4	3	0	0
1981	TOR	SS	97	96	186	275	31	64
1982	TOR	SS	162	162	319	479	26	92
1983	TOR	2B	5	4	7	9	0	2
1983	TOR	SS	157	155	280	413	25	84
1984	TOR	2B	21	16	41	51	3	7
1984	TOR	SS	115	113	189	269	18	65
1985	OAK	SS	162	162	278	440	30	87
1986	OAK	SS	162	162	282	421	25	85
1987	OAK	2B	1	1	5	3	0	1
1987	OAK	SS	137	136	245	386	24	72
1988	LAN	SS	93	89	145	264	15	44
1989	LAN	SS	131	126	208	333	14	69
1990	LAN	SS	139	136	221	382	26	63
1991	LAN	SS	109	107	186	349	22	45
1992	TOR	2B	16	4	16	28	4	4
1992	TOR	SS	48	35	45	108	3	13
1993	TOR	2B	11	5	22	23	1	6
1993	TOR	3B	6	0	3	5	0	0
1993	TOR	SS	20	18	34	38	3	9

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	56
Third Base	10
Shortstop	1861
Designated Hitter	11

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1985	Gold Glove	SS
1979	Player of the Month	September
1979	Rookie of the Year

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	TOR	AL	$500,000
1992	TOR	AL	$637,500
1991	LAN	NL	$900,000
1990	LAN	NL	$1,000,000
1989	LAN	NL	$1,000,000
1988	LAN	NL	$750,000
1987	OAK	AL	$607,653
1986	OAK	AL	$577,589
1985	OAK	AL	$610,000
Total Career Earnings			$6,582,742

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1979	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	7.0	28	7

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alfredo Griffin

What years did Alfredo Griffin play?: Alfredo Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1993.
Was Alfredo Griffin a pitcher?: No. Alfredo Griffin was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Alfredo Griffin hit?: Alfredo Griffin hit 24 career home runs with 1688 hits.