How Ken Griffey Jr.'s Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Ken Griffey Jr. totaled 2,348 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1998, posting 158, well above the league average of 38.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 11, well below the league average of 37.8 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 131 in 2007 to 122 in 2008 and 11 in 2009, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 11 to 158 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ken Griffey Jr. Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Career234898.49
Season Avg.111.8198.49
162 Game Avg.159.5598.49
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Ken Griffey Jr. Starts as Fielder Per Season

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Starts as Fielder 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. Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Ken Griffey Jr. Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Ken Griffey Jr. Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Griffey Jr.'s career Starts as Fielder, 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. Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Griffey Jr. Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Griffey Jr.'s seasonal Starts as Fielder 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. Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Griffey Jr. Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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