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

Ken Griffey Jr. totaled 1,923 career Runs Created, well above the league average of 262.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs Created season came in 1997, posting 142, well above the league average of 38.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 5, well below the league average of 34.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs Created total went from 75 in 2008 to 54 in 2009 and 5 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Created profile — ranging from 5 to 142 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ken Griffey Jr. Lifetime Runs Created

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Ken Griffey Jr. Runs Created Per Season

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Runs Created 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. Runs Created per season line chart

Ken Griffey Jr. Runs Created by Team

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

Ken Griffey Jr. Cumulative Runs Created — Career Progression

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

Ken Griffey Jr. Runs Created Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

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

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