How Ken Griffey Jr.'s OPS Compares to Similar Players

Ken Griffey Jr. posted a career OPS of .907, well above the league average of .725 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best OPS season came in 1997, posting 1.03, well above the league average of .772 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at .454, well below the league average of .734 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .778 in 2008 to .735 in 2009 and .454 in 2010. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 21 seasons.

Ken Griffey Jr. Lifetime OPS

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Ken Griffey Jr. OPS Per Season

Ken Griffey Jr.'s OPS 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. OPS per season line chart

Ken Griffey Jr. OPS by Team

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

Ken Griffey Jr. OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ken Griffey Jr.'s career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ken Griffey Jr. OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Griffey Jr. OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ken Griffey Jr. OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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