BaseBlogs ⚾️ — MLB History — Ken Griffey Jr.

By: Professor Philip Anthony Lujan for Academic Tutors USA 🇺🇸

Date: November 22, 2020 (1 day after Ken Griffey Jr.’s 51st birthday)

Ken Griffey Jr. was the most prolific player of my generation. He played from April 3, 1989 — May 31, 2010. He was a true class class act on and off of the field. He was the most influential and most popular player in the 1990s. Griffey Jr. started to play pro baseball straight out of high school which is extremely rare. The most recent players to be drafted straight out of high school like Ken Griffey Jr. are Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, and Christian Yelich. Ken Griffey Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox during his illustrious 22 year career.

Career Highlights

• 13× All-Star (1990 — 2000, 2004, 2007)
• * AL MVP (1997)
• * 10× Gold Glove Award (1990 — 1999)
• * 7× Silver Slugger Award (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 — 1999)
• * NL Comeback Player of the Year (2005)
• * 4× AL home run leader (1994, 1997 — 1999)
• * AL RBI leader (1997)
• * Seattle Mariners No. 24 retired
• * Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame
• * Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
• * Major League Baseball All-Century Team

MLB Career Statistics (22 Years)

Batting average

.284

Hits

2,781

Home runs

630

Runs batted in

1,836

Ken Griffey Jr. was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 2016 with an astounding 99.32% approval rating. Only two players in MLB history have received a high approval rating (Mariano Rivera 100% and Derek Jeter 99.74%).

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References

https://www.draftsite.com/article/top-10-mlb-players-drafted-out-of-high-school-in-last-30-years---part-1/628/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/griffke02.shtml

https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/griffey-jr-ken