Ken Griffey Jr.

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Ken Griffey Jr. is a Hall of Fame American baseball player widely regarded as one of the greatest center fielders in MLB history, known for his prolific home run hitting and spectacular defense, primarily with the Seattle Mariners.

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instanceOf Hall of Famer
Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
AllStarSelections 13
bats left
careerBattingAverage .284
careerHits 2781
careerHomeRuns 630
careerRBIs 1836
careerStolenBases 184
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1969-11-21
draftedBy Seattle Mariners
draftRound 1
draftYear 1987
era Steroid era of Major League Baseball
father Ken Griffey Sr.
finalMLBGameDate 2010-06-02
finalMLBTeam Seattle Mariners
fullName Ken Griffey Jr. self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Kenneth Griffey Jr.
givenName George
GoldGloveAwards 10
HallOfFameBallots 440
HallOfFameInductionYear 2016
HallOfFameVotePercentage 99.3
HallOfFameVotes 437
hasChild Trey Griffey
highSchoolAttended Moeller High School
HomeRunDerbyTitles 3
homeRunTitles 4
inductedInto National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: National Baseball Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 24
30
knownFor prolific home run hitting
smooth left-handed swing
spectacular defense in center field
ledLeagueInHomeRuns American League
MLBDebutDate 1989-04-03
MLBDebutTeam Seattle Mariners
MVPAwards 1
nickname Junior
The Kid
notableSeason 1997 season with 56 home runs
1998 season with 56 home runs
numberRetiredBy Seattle Mariners
overallDraftPickNumber 1
participatedIn Home Run Derby (associated event)
surface form: Home Run Derby
placeOfBirth Donora, Pennsylvania
surface form: Donora, Pennsylvania, United States
playedFor Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Seattle Mariners
positionPlayed outfielder
primaryPosition center fielder
recognizedAs one of the greatest center fielders in MLB history
SilverSluggerAwards 7
throws left
wonAward American League Most Valuable Player
surface form: 1997 American League Most Valuable Player Award

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1991 MLB All-Star Game notablePlayer Ken Griffey Jr.