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Ken Griffey Jr. vs Al Kaline Comparison

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Ken Griffey Jr.

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Al Kaline

 

Info

Teams

Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)
Al Kaline Detroit Tigers (1953-1974)

Position

Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder
Al Kaline Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"
Al Kaline 6'1"

Weight

Ken Griffey Jr. 195
Al Kaline 175

Bats

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Al Kaline Right

Throws

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Al Kaline Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 1 (1968) Star

World Series Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 1 (1968) Star

Playoff Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008) StarStarStar
Al Kaline 2 (1968, 1972) StarStar

World Series MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016
Al Kaline Yes 88.3% in 1980

Number Retired

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24
Al Kaline Yes Tigers #6

MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Al Kaline 0

Gold Gloves

Ken Griffey Jr. 10 (1990–1999) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 10 (1957-1959, 1961-1967) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Ken Griffey Jr. No
Al Kaline No

All-Star Games

Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 18 (1955-1961², 1962²-1967, 1971, 1974) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 1 (1955) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999) StarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in RBIs

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Hits

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 1 (1955) Star

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997) StarStar
Al Kaline 1 (1955) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 1 (1961) Star

League Leader in Triples

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star
Al Kaline 1 (1959) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,671
Al Kaline 2,834

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 11,304
Al Kaline 11,596

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 9,801
Al Kaline 10,116

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.284
Al Kaline 0.297

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,781
Al Kaline 3,007

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,662
Al Kaline 1,622

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 630
Al Kaline 399

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,836
Al Kaline 1,582

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 524
Al Kaline 498

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 38
Al Kaline 75

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,312
Al Kaline 1,277

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,779
Al Kaline 1,020

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 184
Al Kaline 137

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 69
Al Kaline 65

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.370
Al Kaline 0.376

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.538
Al Kaline 0.480

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.907
Al Kaline 0.855

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 81
Al Kaline 55

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5,271
Al Kaline 4,852

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,192
Al Kaline 972

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.287
Al Kaline 0.296

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.254
Al Kaline 0.182

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.400
Al Kaline 0.316

Total Average (TotA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.930
Al Kaline 0.840

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ken Griffey Jr. 284.8
Al Kaline 204.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 11.6%
Al Kaline 11.0%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 15.7%
Al Kaline 8.8%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 66%
Al Kaline 76%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 15.6
Al Kaline 25.4

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 83.4
Al Kaline 92.4

Runs Created (RC)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,994
Al Kaline 1,847

Fielding

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,384
Al Kaline 2,625

Games Started (GS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2,348
Al Kaline 2,482

Innings (Inn)

Ken Griffey Jr. 20,327
Al Kaline 21,898

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.985%
Al Kaline 0.987%

Errors (E)

Ken Griffey Jr. 89
Al Kaline 82

Chances (CH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5,850
Al Kaline 6,255

Putouts (PO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5,607
Al Kaline 5,938

Assists (A)

Ken Griffey Jr. 154
Al Kaline 235

Double Play (DP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 43
Al Kaline 126

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2.42
Al Kaline 2.35

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2.55
Al Kaline 2.54

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 18
Al Kaline 12

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 79
Al Kaline 52

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 69
Al Kaline 48

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. .290
Al Kaline .333

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. 20
Al Kaline 16

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. 12
Al Kaline 9

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 6
Al Kaline 3

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. 11
Al Kaline 9

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 2
Al Kaline 2

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0
Al Kaline 0

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 8
Al Kaline 2

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 16
Al Kaline 9

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 5
Al Kaline 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1
Al Kaline 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1
Al Kaline 1

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 40
Al Kaline 27

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. .367
Al Kaline .373

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. .580
Al Kaline .563

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.947
Al Kaline 0.935

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. .292
Al Kaline .361

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. 20.3%
Al Kaline 17.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 10.1%
Al Kaline 3.8%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. .290
Al Kaline .229

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. .464
Al Kaline .271

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 8
Al Kaline 5

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. 161 (1998)
Al Kaline 153 (1961)

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 633 (1998)
Al Kaline 617 (1956)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 720 (1998)
Al Kaline 693 (1956)

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.327 (1991)
Al Kaline 0.340 (1955)

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. 185 (1997)
Al Kaline 200 (1955)

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. 125 (1997)
Al Kaline 121 (1955)

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 56 (1998)
Al Kaline 29 (1966)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. 147 (1997)
Al Kaline 128 (1956)

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 42 (1991)
Al Kaline 41 (1961)

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. 7 (1990)
Al Kaline 10 (1956)

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 96 (1993)
Al Kaline 83 (1967)

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. 17 (2010)
Al Kaline 5 (1953)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 24 (1999)
Al Kaline 19 (1960)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)
Al Kaline 0 (1972)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 9 (2000)
Al Kaline 7 (1971)

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. 393 (1997)
Al Kaline 327 (1956)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.408 (1993)
Al Kaline 0.421 (1955)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.674 (1994)
Al Kaline 0.593 (1962)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. 1.076 (1994)
Al Kaline 0.969 (1962)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 9.7 (1996)
Al Kaline 8.4 (1961)

Runs Created (RC)

Ken Griffey Jr. 152 (1997)
Al Kaline 135 (1955)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.347 (1991)
Al Kaline 0.339 (1955)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.351 (1994)
Al Kaline 0.289 (1962)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.499 (1994)
Al Kaline 0.428 (1967)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 10.9% (1992)
Al Kaline 6.0% (1957)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. 16.6% (1995)
Al Kaline 16.4% (1971)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.0 (2010)
Al Kaline 13.7 (1962)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. 93 (1997)
Al Kaline 69 (1956)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Ken Griffey Jr. 12 (1997)
Al Kaline 7 (1970)

Seasons

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Al Kaline

 

Info

Teams

Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)
Al Kaline Detroit Tigers (1953-1974)

Position

Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder
Al Kaline Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"
Al Kaline 6'1"

Weight

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Bats

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Al Kaline Right

Throws

Ken Griffey Jr. Left
Al Kaline Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

World Series Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Playoff Appearances

Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008)
Al Kaline 2 (1968, 1972)

World Series MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016
Al Kaline Yes 88.3% in 1980

Number Retired

Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24
Al Kaline Yes Tigers #6

MVP

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Gold Gloves

Ken Griffey Jr. 10 (1990–1999)
Al Kaline 10 (1957-1959, 1961-1967)

Rookie of the Year

Ken Griffey Jr. No
Al Kaline No

All-Star Games

Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007)
Al Kaline 18 (1955-1961², 1962²-1967, 1971, 1974)

League Batting Champion

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in Home Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in RBIs

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in Hits

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in Total Bases

Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997)
Al Kaline 1 (1955)

League Leader in Doubles

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in Triples

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in Runs

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)
Al Kaline 1 (1959)

Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Total Average (TotA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Runs Created (RC)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Fielding

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Games Started (GS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Innings (Inn)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Errors (E)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Chances (CH)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Putouts (PO)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Assists (A)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Double Play (DP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

At Bats (AB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Batting Average (BA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Hits (H)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Runs (R)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Home Runs (HR)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Doubles (2B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Triples (3B)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Walks (BB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Strikeouts (SO)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Total Bases (TB)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ken Griffey Jr. Al Kaline

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