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Proper Name
George Kenneth Griffey Jr.
nickname
Junior
High Level
MLB (1989-2010)
Positions
CF (2145) ... OF (1005) ... RF (231) ... DH (197) ... LF (11) ... 1B (2)
Ht / Wt
6-3 / 205
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
age
54.146
place
Donora,Pennsylvania
High School
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati,OH)
Signing Bonus
$ 160,000
draft posit
OF
MLB Debut
Service Time
20.000 (2008)
MLB Teams
SEA [15] CIN [9] CHA [1]
TBC#
967
mlbam id
115135
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1989-2010].284.9079801166227816301836184
Speed
59
Power
87
Contact
58
XBH
81
RBIs
84
Runs
64
Hitting
72
Durability
72
Team
.482
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Son of Ken Griffey ... Brother of Craig Griffey ... [1987] Golden Spikes award finalist ... [1989] Topps All-Star Rookie Team ... Gatorade High School Player of the Year for Ohio ... [1994] Winner of the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby ... [1998] Winner of the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby ... [1999] Winner of the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby ... [2023] Hitting Coach for Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic
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year team name age salary tm rank lgrk avg salary lg minimum
1989 Seattle Mariners 19 320,000 9 337 497,254 68,000
1990 Seattle Mariners 20 510,000 8 297 597,537 100,000
1991 Seattle Mariners 21 700,000 7 270 851,492 100,000
1992 Seattle Mariners 22 2,025,000 4 163 1,028,667 109,000
1993 Seattle Mariners 23 4,150,000 1 35 1,076,089 109,000
1994 Seattle Mariners 24 5,100,000 1 12 1,168,263 109,000
1995 Seattle Mariners 25 7,600,000 1 4 1,110,766 109,000
1996 Seattle Mariners 26 7,650,000 1 3 1,119,981 122,667
1997 Seattle Mariners 27 7,885,532 1 6 1,336,609 150,000
1998 Seattle Mariners 28 8,153,667 1 10 1,398,831 170,000
1999 Seattle Mariners 29 8,760,532 1 15 1,611,166 200,000
2000 Cincinnati Reds 30 9,329,700 1 19 1,895,630 200,000
2001 Cincinnati Reds 31 12,500,000 1 9 2,138,896 200,000
2002 Cincinnati Reds 32 8,557,223 2 44 2,295,649 200,000
2003 Cincinnati Reds 33 10,174,110 1 41 2,372,189 300,000
2004 Cincinnati Reds 34 12,500,000 1 20 2,313,535 300,000
2005 Cincinnati Reds 35 12,500,000 1 23 2,476,589 316,000
2006 Cincinnati Reds 36 10,464,686 1 52 2,699,292 327,000
2007 Cincinnati Reds 37 8,446,647 3 91 2,824,751 380,000
2008 Cincinnati Reds 38 8,282,695 3 102 2,925,679 390,000
2009 Seattle Mariners 39 2,000,000 12 322 2,996,106 400,000
2010 Seattle Mariners 40 2,350,000 11 308 3,014,572 400,000
22 record(s)