Ken Griffey vs. Barry Larkin — Career Comparison

Ken Griffey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Barry Larkin
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Barry Larkin comes out clearly ahead of Ken Griffey across most offensive categories. Barry Larkin led in contact rate (K%+ 168 vs 112), home run production (HR/PA+ 129 vs 107), and walk rate (BB%+ 123 vs 104). Barry Larkin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ken Griffey and Barry Larkin

Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2097
156.34
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2180
144.42
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8048
600
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9057
600
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7229
538.94
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7937
525.8
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2143
159.77
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2340
155.02
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1550
115.56
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1625
107.65
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
364
27.14
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
29.21
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.74
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
76
5.03
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
152
11.33
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
13.12
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
593
44.21
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
47.37
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1142.44
85.17
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1375.19
91.1
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
3117
232.38
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3527
233.65
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2876
214.41
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3334
220.87
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1129
84.17
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
88.04
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
859
64.04
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
63.6
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1836
136.88
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2091
138.52
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1201.04
89.54
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1408.26
93.29
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.04
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.64
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
719
53.6
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939
62.21
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.8
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.37
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
898
66.95
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
54.12
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8.96
8.96
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.09
11.09
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.31
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
3.91
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
55
4.1
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.44
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
7.9
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
178
11.79
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
200
14.91
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
25.11
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
6.19
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
77
5.1
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
283
21.1
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
30.21
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.11
83.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Griffey and Barry Larkin

Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
1.1
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2088
1.07
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
1.03
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
1.05
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45971
27
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52719
27
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15323.2
9
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17573
9
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4578
2.69
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3154
1.62
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.12
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.05
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.12
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4866
2.86
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9253
4.74
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4777
2.81
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9018
4.62
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.46
97.46
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.548
2.548
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.319
4.319
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.23
93.23
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.08
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
0.56
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0