How Ken Griffey Jr.'s Home Runs Compares to Similar Players

Ken Griffey Jr. totaled 630 career Home Runs, well above the league average of 44.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Home Runs season came in 1997, posting 56, well above the league average of 7.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 0, well below the league average of 6.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 18 in 2008 to 19 in 2009 and 0 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 56 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ken Griffey Jr. Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats

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Home Runs Per at Bat
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Home Runs Per Hit
Career6300.0640.227
Season Avg.28.640.0640.227
162 Game Avg.38.210.0640.227
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Ken Griffey Jr. Home Runs Per Season

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

Ken Griffey Jr. Home Runs by Team

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

Ken Griffey Jr. Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Griffey Jr.'s career Home Runs, 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 Jr. Home Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Griffey Jr. Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Griffey Jr.'s seasonal Home Runs 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 Jr. Home Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Griffey Jr. Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Griffey Jr.'s MLB career with Home Runs 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 Jr. Home Runs season-by-season breakdown table