#89 Ken "Junior" Griffey, Centerfield, 28 yrs, New York (N) Mets

#89 Ken "Junior" Griffey, Centerfield, 28 yrs, New York (N) Mets
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Ken Griffey
Junior
11/21/1969
28
USA,PA,DONORA
6"3
205

Centerfield
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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,500,000
1998
$ 2,500,000 (3 year(s))
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	8	8	7	5
Versus LHP	4	7	8	7	5
Versus RHP	4	8	8	7	5
Talent	4	7	7	8	4

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Fielding Ratings
CF : 9 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 8

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
10/18	@PIT	W 12-8	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#7
10/19	@PIT	W 13-4	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	#7
10/21	PIT	L 6-9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	#7
10/22	PIT	W 18-3	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	#7
10/23	PIT	W 4-3	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#7
10/27	TOR	L 6-7	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	#7
10/28	TOR	W 11-2	4	3	3	1	0	2	5	0	0	#7	PoG
10/30	@TOR	L 4-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
10/31	@TOR	L 0-11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#8
11/1	@TOR	L 4-7	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	#8

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	113	399	75	20	1	25	76	62	51	107	.188	.287	.431	.718	.668	.243
Projected	113	399	75	20	1	25	76	62	51	107	.188	.287	.431	.718	.668	.243

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	109	460	6	2	0	19	0	4	172	46	0	0	.0	46.7	3.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	104	25	5	0	10	27	23	18	24	1	0	1	.240	.355	.577	.932
vs. RHP	295	50	15	1	15	49	39	33	83	3	0	5	.169	.262	.380	.642
Close/Late	47	6	1	0	2	5	5	4	13	0	0	0	.128	.196	.277	.473
Scoring Position	132	19	4	1	5	46	0	15	44	4	0	3	.144	.240	.303	.543
Pinch Hitting	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	55	194	44	9	0	14	40	32	26	60	.227	.324	.490	.814
Road	58	205	31	11	1	11	36	30	25	47	.151	.251	.376	.627
This Week	3	10	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	.300	.417	.300	.717
Last Week	3	13	5	2	0	2	7	5	1	1	.385	.400	1.000	1.400
March/April	13	47	10	2	0	5	8	10	7	9	.213	.315	.574	.889
June	23	80	14	5	0	4	19	9	9	24	.175	.275	.388	.662
July	22	74	22	5	0	6	20	14	14	17	.297	.413	.608	1.021
August	27	91	13	3	0	6	20	14	9	26	.143	.223	.374	.597
Sept/Oct	28	107	16	5	1	4	9	15	12	31	.150	.242	.327	.569
Postseason	17	64	19	7	0	6	21	14	10	11	.297	.395	.688	1.082

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1990	160	606	177	47	4	43	140	131	98	8	6	109	7	0	.292	.394	.596	.990	KC,AL
1991	160	615	172	46	5	48	157	136	101	7	4	96	2	0	.280	.385	.605	.990	KC,AL,AL
1992	159	595	144	37	2	41	133	107	95	5	6	123	2	1	.242	.348	.518	.866	KC
1993	125	443	111	27	1	35	91	80	84	5	1	100	1	1	.251	.375	.553	.928	KC NYM,NL
1994	155	587	155	37	2	45	131	104	71	5	3	132	1	1	.264	.347	.564	.911	NYM
1995	155	537	123	29	2	38	99	89	72	5	5	128	1	0	.229	.323	.503	.826	NYM
1996	153	538	142	33	0	46	125	113	80	6	3	131	0	2	.264	.364	.582	.945	NYM
1997	151	516	111	29	2	31	91	86	82	3	1	140	1	0	.215	.326	.459	.785	NYM
1998	113	399	75	20	1	25	76	62	51	6	4	107	0	0	.188	.287	.431	.718	NYM
Total	1331	4836	1210	305	19	352	1043	908	734	50	33	1066	15	5	.250	.353	.539	.892

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1989, AA	119	393	179	27	4	83	205	134	95	45	8	2	.455	.550	1.178	1.728
1989, AAA	19	69	21	1	0	11	20	20	14	12	2	0	.304	.422	.797	1.219

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1990	7	29	6	1	0	5	9	6	2	4	0	0	.207	.258	.759	1.017
1991	9	29	9	2	0	3	12	11	13	10	0	0	.310	.524	.690	1.213
1994	8	34	11	4	0	2	4	10	2	9	0	1	.324	.361	.618	.979
1995	6	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	10	0	0	.050	.240	.050	.290
1996	13	53	18	4	0	5	15	8	3	9	0	0	.340	.375	.698	1.073
1997	11	40	11	5	0	5	14	9	8	12	0	0	.275	.396	.775	1.171
1998	17	64	19	7	0	6	21	14	10	11	0	0	.297	.395	.688	1.082
Total	71	269	75	23	0	26	75	59	43	65	0	1	.279	.378	.654	1.032

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00
Centerfield	112	109	246	3	1	251	2	.992	951.1	2.37

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Kansas City in 1989...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/4/1990, off Sherman Corbett (CHA)...
Had 8 hits with 6 RBI against Minnesota on 6/8/1990...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1990, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 7/1/1990...
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 9/20/1990...
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1990...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1991, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Baltimore, driving in 3 runs on 5/6/1991...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 5/7/1991...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1991, hitting .400 with 7 HR, 16 RBI...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Toronto on 9/17/1991...
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1991...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 9/4/1992...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Kansas City to New York (N) on 6/6/1993 (Going to KC: RF Darryl Strawberry. Going to NYM: RF Ruppert Jones, CF Ken Griffey)...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 7/5/1993...
Injured on 8/2/1993 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,428,571 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/7/1994...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,428,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1995, hitting .444 with 6 HR, 10 RBI...
10/17/1995: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1996, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 6/10/1996...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 9/19/1996...
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1997...
Injured on 4/16/1998 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks...
11/2/1998: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

SLG 1990 - .596 - 7th 1991 - .605 - 3rd	OPS 1990 - .990 - 8th 1991 - .990 - 4th	Doubles 1990 - 47 - 9th	Homeruns 1990 - 43 - 6th 1991 - 48 - 3rd 1992 - 41 - 5th 1994 - 45 - 6th 1995 - 38 - 6th 1996 - 46 - 7th	RBI 1990 - 140 - 5th 1991 - 157 - 1st 1992 - 133 - 7th 1994 - 131 - 7th 1996 - 125 - 9th
Runs 1990 - 131 - 5th 1991 - 136 - 4th

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