Ed Delahanty vs. Ken Griffey Jr. — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ed Delahanty comes out clearly ahead of Ken Griffey Jr. across most offensive categories. Ed Delahanty led in contact rate (K%+ 205 vs 105), walk rate (BB%+ 163 vs 129), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 131 vs 117). Ed Delahanty was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Delahanty and Ken Griffey Jr.

Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
1837
131.21
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2671
141.77
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
8400
600
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11304
600
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7510
536.43
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9801
520.22
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.954
0.954
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.913
0.913
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2597
185.5
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2781
147.61
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1788
127.71
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
84.34
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
37.29
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
27.81
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
13.29
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.02
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
101
7.21
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
33.44
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
809
57.79
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
63.27
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1663.61
118.83
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1979.91
105.09
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
3794
271
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5271
279.78
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3433
245.21
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4174
221.55
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.907
0.907
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.035
1.035
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1600
114.29
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1662
88.22
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1466
104.71
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1836
97.45
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2965
211.79
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2868
152.23
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1718.49
122.75
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1923.43
102.09
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.71
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
81
4.3
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
742
53
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312
69.64
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
13.06
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
31.36
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1779
94.43
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.13
19.13
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.86
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.42
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.41
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
199
10.56
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
184
9.77
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.66
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
253
13.43
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Ed Delahanty and Ken Griffey Jr.

Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1859
1.03
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
1.06
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2348
1.04
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
48654
27
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60981
27
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
16218
9
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20327
9
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6076
3.37
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5607
2.48
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
0.58
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.07
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.24
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.04
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
4.2
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5850
2.59
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7129
3.96
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5761
2.55
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
94.26
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.835
3.835
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.417
2.417
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.16
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0