How Ken Griffey's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Ken Griffey totaled 2,143 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1976, posting 189, well above the league average of 56.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1991 at 24, well below the league average of 47.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 62 in 1989 to 42 in 1990 and 24 in 1991, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 24 to 189 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ken Griffey Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career21435930.277
Season Avg.112.7931.210.277
162 Game Avg.165.5545.810.277
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Ken Griffey Hits Per Season

Ken Griffey's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ken Griffey Hits per season line chart

Ken Griffey Hits by Team

Ken Griffey's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ken Griffey career Hits by team bar chart

Ken Griffey Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Griffey's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ken Griffey Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Griffey Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Griffey's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ken Griffey Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Griffey Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Griffey's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ken Griffey Hits season-by-season breakdown table