Player Report for #40 Ken Griffey sr.

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Thursday, October 27th, 1988

AB	203
HR	5
RBI	24
AVG	.256
OPS	.708

Name:	Ken Griffey sr.	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$1,500,000
Birthday:	04-10-1950	Signed Through:	1989 Season
Age:	38	Years of Major League Service:	14 Years, 28 Days
Born in:	Phoenix (Arizona)	Major League Service Days this Year:	185 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	13 Years, 108 Days
Weight:	192 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	15 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	LF	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Good	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

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Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	5	Left Field 8 (Arm: 9)
Stealing Ability:	5	Center Field 4 (Arm: 9)
Baserunning Instincts:	7	Right Field 9 (Arm: 9)
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
10-24-1988	NYM	Win, 9-8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10-20-1988	@ NYM	Loss, 1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10-16-1988	CAL	Win, 2-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10-12-1988	@ CAL	Win, 4-3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10-09-1988	MIN	Win, 2-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10-07-1988	@ MIN	Loss, 5-11	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10-06-1988	@ MIN	Win, 5-0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
10-01-1988	@ CLE	Win, 4-3	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
09-26-1988	@ NYY	Win, 14-5	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
09-25-1988	@ MIL	Loss, 7-8	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Major League Baseball 1988 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	90	203	52	10	1	5	24	37	16	25	.256	.318	.389	.708	.632	.133	-0.9
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	53	224	3	2	0	4	1	1	79	16	0	0	0.0	25.4	4.36
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		14	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	.071	.235	.143	.378
Versus Right		189	51	9	1	5	24	27	13	22	1	1	3	.270	.325	.407	.733
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
April		56	13	0	0	2	4	6	5	6	1	0	0	.232	.290	.339	.630
May		62	15	2	0	3	10	8	3	7	0	0	1	.242	.288	.419	.707
June		23	7	4	0	0	2	7	3	3	0	1	1	.304	.407	.478	.886
July		27	6	2	0	0	4	9	3	4	0	0	1	.222	.323	.296	.619
August		7	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393
September		24	7	2	1	0	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	.292	.320	.458	.778
October		4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500
Spring Training		25	10	2	0	2	5	8	4	3	0	0	0	.400	.483	.720	1.203
Playoffs		12	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167
Last Year		198	59	19	0	5	37	31	14	20	4	0	0	.298	.338	.470	.808
2 Years Ago		103	37	4	0	1	8	17	11	17	0	0	0	.359	.421	.427	.848
Career		6522	1921	386	55	123	847	925	397	856	44	24	16	.295	.334	.427	.762
Home		108	25	4	1	2	7	17	6	12	0	1	1	.231	.278	.343	.621
Road		95	27	6	0	3	17	20	10	13	1	0	2	.284	.361	.442	.803
Grass		196	50	10	1	5	22	36	15	24	0	1	3	.255	.318	.393	.711
Turf		7	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619
Day		76	17	4	0	0	7	11	7	9	0	0	0	.224	.289	.276	.565
Night		127	35	6	1	5	17	26	9	16	1	1	3	.276	.336	.457	.792
Pinch Hitting		13	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564
Close/Late		34	9	1	0	0	1	5	4	6	0	0	2	.265	.375	.294	.669
Inning 1-3		70	23	3	0	3	11	7	0	6	1	1	0	.329	.324	.500	.824
Inning 4-6		76	15	3	1	2	9	10	6	10	0	0	0	.197	.256	.342	.598
Inning 7-9		53	14	4	0	0	4	12	9	9	0	0	3	.264	.400	.340	.740
Extra Innings		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200
0 Outs		57	18	1	1	0	2	13	4	4	0	0	2	.316	.381	.368	.749
1 Outs		73	20	5	0	3	14	11	6	11	1	1	0	.274	.325	.466	.791
2 Outs		73	14	4	0	2	8	5	6	10	0	0	1	.192	.263	.329	.591
Scoring Position		54	14	6	0	1	18	7	9	7	1	0	0	.259	.359	.426	.785
Bases Empty		108	28	2	1	3	3	14	5	14	0	0	2	.259	.304	.380	.684
Runner on 1st		41	10	2	0	1	3	8	2	4	0	1	1	.244	.295	.366	.661
Runner on 2nd		13	4	1	0	1	4	3	4	2	0	0	0	.308	.471	.615	1.086
Runner on 3rd		6	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619
Runner on 1st & 2nd		19	5	2	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.263	.333	.368	.702
Runner on 1st & 3rd		7	3	1	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.429	.500	.571	1.071
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		6	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	.167	.250	.333	.583
Bases Loaded		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Two Strikes		76	16	4	1	2	11	10	6	25	1	0	1	.211	.274	.368	.642
First Pitch		37	7	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	.189	.211	.216	.427
Count 0-1		23	7	1	0	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.304	.478	.783
Count 0-2		20	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	.200	.200	.350	.550
Count 1-0		24	8	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.542	.875
Count 1-1		16	3	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	.188	.235	.375	.610
Count 1-2		18	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	5	0	0	0	.111	.111	.278	.389
Count 2-0		11	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.545	.545	.636	1.182
Count 2-1		10	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700
Count 2-2		20	3	1	0	1	4	2	0	8	0	0	0	.150	.150	.350	.500
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		6	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762
Full Count		18	7	2	0	0	3	5	6	3	1	0	1	.389	.538	.500	1.038
Behind in Count		61	13	2	1	2	7	8	0	14	0	0	0	.213	.213	.377	.590
Ahead in Count		51	19	4	0	1	4	8	10	0	0	0	0	.373	.475	.510	.985

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1974 Baltimore - MLB	24	106	266	73	14	2	5	37	38	7	0	0	29	7	4	.274	.293	.398	.692	0.0
1975 Baltimore - MLB	25	139	485	142	29	5	13	64	68	36	0	4	64	10	4	.293	.339	.454	.793	0.0
1976 Baltimore - MLB	26	150	592	167	34	9	5	83	74	38	2	7	82	16	13	.282	.324	.395	.719	0.0
1977 Minnesota - MLB	27	157	594	171	33	6	9	84	81	43	2	1	85	18	15	.288	.338	.409	.747	0.0
1978 Minnesota - MLB	28	148	567	185	41	6	7	91	90	38	1	9	72	12	3	.326	.364	.457	.821	43.0
1979 Minnesota - MLB	29	148	625	182	44	6	8	71	77	31	2	5	88	7	4	.291	.324	.419	.743	22.2
1980 Minnesota - MLB	30	124	442	115	32	4	6	33	64	27	0	4	64	6	1	.260	.300	.391	.692	5.8
1981 Minnesota - MLB	31	134	462	125	20	3	8	46	63	33	0	2	61	4	3	.271	.318	.379	.697	3.1
1982 Minnesota - MLB	32	142	560	195	32	1	13	72	83	19	0	0	68	8	4	.348	.370	.479	.848	40.6
1983 Minnesota - MLB	33	130	486	142	23	4	14	60	78	26	0	1	54	2	2	.292	.327	.442	.770	17.4
1984 New York (N) - MLB	34	150	540	162	37	3	15	75	76	40	3	2	70	7	5	.300	.350	.463	.813	29.9
1985 New York (N) - MLB	35	132	399	114	14	5	9	62	48	18	3	4	57	4	4	.286	.318	.414	.732	12.1
1986 Montreal - MLB	36	50	103	37	4	0	1	8	17	11	0	0	17	2	2	.359	.421	.427	.848	7.7
1987 Minnesota - MLB	37	58	198	59	19	0	5	37	31	14	0	4	20	0	2	.298	.338	.470	.808	8.9
1988 Boston - MLB	38	90	203	52	10	1	5	24	37	16	3	1	25	0	0	.256	.318	.389	.708	-0.9
Total MLB		1858	6522	1921	386	55	123	847	925	397	16	44	856	103	66	.295	.334	.427	.762	189.7

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

VORP

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1978 Minnesota - MLB	28	4	17	5	1	1	1	8	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.294	.278	.647	.925	0.0
1980 Minnesota - MLB	30	5	15	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	0.0
1982 Minnesota - MLB	32	10	41	12	5	0	0	6	2	2	0	0	6	0	0	.293	.326	.415	.740	0.0
1985 New York (N) - MLB	35	8	17	3	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	1	6	0	0	.176	.250	.176	.426	0.0
1987 Minnesota - MLB	37	4	15	7	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	.467	.467	.533	1.000	0.0
1988 Boston - MLB	38	7	12	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	0.0
Total MLB		38	117	34	7	1	1	18	13	3	1	2	18	1	0	.291	.309	.393	.702	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1978 Minnesota - ML	LF	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	8.0	1.13
1978 Minnesota - ML	CF	10	9	16	1	0	17	0	1.000	81.2	1.87
1978 Minnesota - ML	RF	130	126	208	12	2	223	3	.987	1107.1	1.79
1979 Minnesota - ML	RF	147	146	223	22	2	256	11	.957	1288.2	1.71
1980 Minnesota - ML	2B	1	0	1	3	2	4	0	1.000	5.0	7.20
1980 Minnesota - ML	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00
1980 Minnesota - ML	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
1980 Minnesota - ML	CF	2	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	11.0	2.45
1980 Minnesota - ML	RF	104	99	152	12	3	167	3	.982	850.0	1.74
1980 Minnesota - ML	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00
1981 Minnesota - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0.0
1981 Minnesota - ML	CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	8.0	1.13
1981 Minnesota - ML	RF	117	103	225	17	4	246	4	.984	926.0	2.35
1982 Minnesota - ML	1B	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00
1982 Minnesota - ML	LF	5	1	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	18.0	3.50
1982 Minnesota - ML	CF	5	4	11	0	0	11	0	1.000	36.2	2.70
1982 Minnesota - ML	RF	128	118	267	12	1	288	9	.969	1051.0	2.39
1983 Minnesota - ML	RF	114	110	235	9	0	246	2	.992	982.2	2.23
1983 Minnesota - ML	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00
1984 New York (N) - ML	RF	131	127	282	13	0	297	2	.993	1153.2	2.30
1985 New York (N) - ML	LF	2	2	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	23.0	2.35
1985 New York (N) - ML	CF	1	1	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	8.0	4.50
1985 New York (N) - ML	RF	98	90	182	3	0	188	3	.984	795.1	2.09
1986 Montreal - ML	2B	2	0	2	3	2	5	0	1.000	6.0	7.50
1986 Montreal - ML	3B	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	6.0	1.50
1986 Montreal - ML	LF	17	15	19	3	0	22	0	1.000	136.2	1.45
1986 Montreal - ML	CF	6	3	5	0	0	6	1	.833	26.2	1.69
1986 Montreal - ML	RF	2	2	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	19.0	2.37
1987 Minnesota - ML	LF	5	5	8	1	0	9	0	1.000	41.0	1.98
1987 Minnesota - ML	CF	2	2	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	18.0	3.00
1987 Minnesota - ML	RF	47	45	93	6	2	102	3	.971	397.0	2.24
1988 Boston - ML	LF	19	10	18	0	0	18	0	1.000	92.0	1.76
1988 Boston - ML	CF	12	2	10	0	0	10	0	1.000	34.2	2.60
1988 Boston - ML	RF	45	39	85	4	1	91	2	.978	339.2	2.36
1988 Boston - ML	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00

Player History
05-01-1973	Injured on 5/1/1973 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week.
05-18-1973	Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1973.
06-05-1973	Injured on 6/5/1973 with a Sore Back, out for one week.
04-06-1974	Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1974, off George Korince (BOS).
04-08-1974	Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1974, off Dick Selma (WAS).
07-28-1976	Traded from Baltimore to Minnesota on 7/31/1976 (Going to BAL: LF Bob Watson. Going to MIN: RF Ken Griffey sr.).
01-29-1977	Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,621,429 through salary arbitration.
04-04-1977	Hit for the cycle against Cleveland on 4/4/1977.
09-26-1977	Won Player of the Week award on 9/26/1977, hitting .407 with 3 HR, 13 RBI.
01-26-1978	Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration.
04-14-1978	Injured (flu), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11-19-1978	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,200,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1979	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 4 (6).
05-04-1979	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $25,200,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
07-12-1979	Goes 5-6 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
01-01-1980	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (6).
06-24-1980	Injured (strained groin muscle), day-to-day for one week.
07-16-1980	Injured (sore knee), out for 2 weeks.
01-01-1981	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (7).
05-22-1981	Injured (swollen eye), day-to-day for 6 days.
07-12-1981	Goes 5-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
07-28-1981	Goes 5-6 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
11-08-1981	Wins the 1981 MLB AL Gold Glove at RF.
01-01-1982	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (7).
06-03-1982	Goes 5-5 against the Washington Senators, with 1 RBI and 0 R.
08-14-1982	Goes 5-6 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
01-01-1983	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (8).
11-23-1983	Became a free agent.
01-01-1984	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (8).
04-23-1984	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
05-19-1984	Goes 5-5 against the Atlanta Braves, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05-21-1984	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-29-1984	Was selected to the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01-01-1985	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (6).
03-12-1985	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for one week.
11-18-1985	Became a free agent.
01-01-1986	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (8).
06-09-1986	Injured (dislocated shoulder), out for 11-12 months.
07-01-1986	Released by the Montreal Expos.
01-01-1987	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (8).
11-16-1987	Became a free agent.
01-01-1988	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (7).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	3B	Rank
1978	6	10
1979	6	8

Year	SB	Rank
1978	12	9

Year	SH	Rank
1981	8	5

Year	SF	Rank
1978	9	8

Year	AVG	Rank
1982	.348	1