Home runs
630
Gold Gloves
10
MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
13
Career RBIs
1,836
Silver Sluggers
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 16 | |
| 1990 | 22 | |
| 1991 | 22 | |
| 1992 | 27 | |
| 1993 | 45 | |
| 1994 | 40 | |
| 1995 | 17 | |
| 1996 | 49 | |
| 1997 | 56 | |
| 1998 | 56 | |
| 1999 | 48 | |
| 2000 | 40 | |
| 2001 | 22 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 35 | |
| 2006 | 27 | |
| 2007 | 30 | |
| 2008 | 18 | |
| 2009 | 19 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ken Griffey Jr. ranks #162 in Baseball
Ken Griffey Jr. ranks #162 in Baseball and #2718 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.1/100.
The verified career covers 1989–2010 and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Home runs 630, Gold Gloves 10, MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 13.
Nearest context: ahead Whitey Ford (86.2); behind Mike Trout (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ken Griffey Jr. GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ken Griffey Jr. — frequently asked
- Is Ken Griffey Jr. the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ken Griffey Jr. ranks #162 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 86.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Ken Griffey Jr.'s GOAT Score?
- 86.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ken Griffey Jr. rank all time?
- #2718 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #162 in Baseball.
- Ken Griffey Jr. vs Whitey Ford: who ranks higher?
- Whitey Ford ranks higher at 86.2 versus Ken Griffey Jr. at 86.1, a margin of 0.1 points.