Ken Griffey, Jr.

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Ken Griffey, Jr.
Seattle Mariners- No. 24
Left fielder/Designated hitter
Born: November 21,1969 Donora, Pennsylvania
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB Debut
April 3,1989 for the Seattle Mariners
Professional Baseball Career
Drafted: 1st overall in 1987 by the Seattle Mariners
Teams:
Seattle Mariners (1989-1999) Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008 Chicago White Sox (2008) Seattle Mariners (2009-present}
Statistics
Batting Average: .287
Home runs 613
RBI: 1,777
Awards or Career Highlights:
Most Valuable Player Award winner (1997) 7x Silver Slugger Award winner (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) 10x Gold Glove Award winner (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) 13x All-Star selection (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007)

George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. (born November 21, 1969 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is an American professional baseball player with the Seattle Mariners of the MLB.

[edit] Career Stats

Yr   Ag Tm Lg G AB  R  H 2B 3B            HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB    K   AVG  OBP  SLG   TB  SH  SF IBB HBP GIDP
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1987 LA NL 33
1988 LA NL 57
1989 19 LA NL 127  455   61  120  23  0  26   61  16   7   44   83   .264 .329 .420  191   1   4   8   2    4
1990 20 LA NL 155  597   91  179  28  7  22   80  16  11   63   81   .300 .366 .481  287   0   4  12   2   12
1991 21 LA NL 154  548   76  179  42  1  22  100  18   6   71   82   .327 .399 .527  289   4   9  21   1   10
1992 22 LA NL 142  565   83  174  39  4  27  103  10   5   44   67   .308 .361 .535  302   0   3  15   5   15
1993 23 LA NL 156  582  113  180  38  3  45  109  17   9   96   91   .309 .408 .617  359   0   7  25   6   14
1994 24 LA NL 111  433   94  140  24  4  40   90  11   3   56   73   .323 .402 .674  292   0   2  19   2    9
1995 25 LA NL  72  260   52   67  27  0  27   42   4   2   52   53   .258 .379 .481  125   0   2   6   0    4
1996 26 LA NL 140  545  125  165  26  2  49  140  16   1   78  104   .303 .392 .628  342   1   7  13   7    7
1997 27 LA NL 157  608  125  185  34  3  56  147  15   4   76  121   .304 .382 .646  393   0  12  23   8   12
1998 28 LA NL 161  633  120  180  33  3  56  146  20   5   76  121   .284 .365 .611  387   0   4  11   7   14
1999 29 LA NL 160  606  123  173  26  3  48  134  24   7   91  108   .285 .384 .576  349   0   2  17   7    8
2000 30 LA NL 145  520  100  141  22  3  40  118   6   4   94  117   .271 .387 .556  289   0   8  17   9    7
2001 31 LA NL 111  364   57  104  20  2  22   65   2   0   44   72   .286 .365 .533  194   1   4   6   4    8
2002 32 LA NL  70  197   17   52   8  0  20   23   1   2   28   39   .264 .358 .426   84   0   4   6   3    6
2003 33 LA NL  53  166   34   41  12  1  23   26   1   0   27   44   .247 .370 .566   94   1   1   5   6    3
2004 34 LA NL  83  300   49   76  18  0  20   60   1   0   44   67   .253 .351 .513  154   0   2   3   2    8
2005 35 LA NL 128  491   85  148  50  0  74   92   0   1   54   93   .301 .369 .576  283   0   7   3   3    9
2006 36 LA NL 109  428   62  108  19  0  27   72   0   0   39   78   .252 .316 .486  208   0   3   6   2   13
2007 37 LA NL 144  528   78  146  24  1  30   93   6   1   85   99   .277 .372 .496  262   0   9  14   1   14
2008 38 LA NL 102  359   51   88  20  1  15   53   0   1   61   64   .245 .355 .432  155   0   3  13   2    7
2009 38 LA AL  41  131   16   34  10  0  20   18   0   0   17   25   .260 .347 .405   53   0   1   1   1    6   
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TOTALS        2521 9316 1612 2680 503 38 799 1772 184  69 1240 1682   .288 .373 .547 5092   8  98 244  80  190
22 Seasons

Stats as of November 15, 2008

Famous quotes

Preceded by: Jeff King	First overall pick in the MLB Entry Draft 1987	Succeeded by: Andy Benes
Preceded by: Paul Molitor	American League Player of the Month April, 1990	Succeeded by: José Canseco
Preceded by: Cal Ripken, Jr.	Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 1992	Succeeded by: Kirby Puckett
Preceded by: Don Mattingly	Home runs in eight consecutive games July 20 - July 28, 1993	Succeeded by: none
Preceded by: Juan González	Home Run Derby Champion 1994	Succeeded by: Frank Thomas
Preceded by: Juan Gonzalez	American League Home Run Champion 1994	Succeeded by: Albert Belle
Preceded by: Frank Thomas	American League Player of the Month April, 1997	Succeeded by: Frank Thomas
Preceded by: Albert Belle	American League RBI Champion 1997	Succeeded by: Juan Gonzalez
Preceded by: Juan González	American League Most Valuable Player 1997	Succeeded by: Juan González
Preceded by: Mark McGwire	American League Home Run Champion 1997-1999	Succeeded by: Troy Glaus
Preceded by: Tino Martinez	Home Run Derby Champion 1998 & 1999	Succeeded by: Sammy Sosa
Preceded by: Chris Carpenter	NL Comeback Player of the Year 2005	Succeeded by: Nomar Garciaparra

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