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If Ken Griffey Jr. doesn't get hurt where does he rank all time?
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:06 pm
And where is he now?
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Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:07 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:top 5
If Ken Griffey Jr. doesn't get hurt where does he rank all time?
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:08 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:
And where is he now?
Watching his son play college football.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:08 pm to ReauxlTide222
Pretty damn close to top 3.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:10 pm to ReauxlTide222
LINK
Another article: LINK
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If we've calculated this correctly, a fully healthy Ken Griffey Jr. would have hit another 147 home runs in his career. Add those 147 homers to 630 and what do you get? You get 777 -- or 15 more than Barry Bonds.
Now, just about nobody stays healthy for 22 straight seasons, obviously. So our friend, home run historian David Vincent (aka the Sultan of Swat Stats), thinks Griffey's realistic total of home runs lost would fall somewhere between 100 and 125.
But even if we use his total, we'd be talking about a man with 730 and 755 career home runs. And we're willing to bet that if Griffey were just a handful of homers away from breaking Bonds' all-time record, he'd still be in uniform -- somebody's uniform.
Another article: LINK
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:11 pm to ReauxlTide222
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top 5
Somewhere around Willie and Hank
This post was edited on 7/15/13 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:11 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:
where is he now?
Orlando, FL
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:12 pm to TDawg1313
Up there with Cobb, Mays, Teddy Ball Game, Ruth, Aaron.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:14 pm to ReauxlTide222
Geez guys I figured as much. It's weird though because I never think of him being up there. Then when I get around to it I have to check myself before I get carried away with how awesome he was.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:15 pm to TDawg1313
13x all-star
10x Golden glove
10x Golden glove
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:15 pm to 12
Gosh Ken Griffey Jr was awesome to watch
We would all try to impersonate his batting stance and swing it was good times
Either way I think you need to put him at least in the top 15-10 players of all time
We would all try to impersonate his batting stance and swing it was good times
Either way I think you need to put him at least in the top 15-10 players of all time
This post was edited on 7/15/13 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:15 pm to lsu31always
Great question...I dont doubt he would be top 5 all time w/o the injuries. Hard call to put him in the top 10 but he is surely top 20 all time
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:21 pm to ReauxlTide222
Before or after Barry Bonds introduced him to steroids.
This post was edited on 7/15/13 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:22 pm to ReauxlTide222
Easily number 1
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:28 pm to JohnnyTour11
he is the best to me! i lost my love for baseball after griffey jr. Never been linked to steroids in any way. Just pure talent
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:29 pm to MrBiriwa
If he doesn't get injured he's 6th best player of the last 50 years after
1.Bonds
2.A-Rod
3.Henderson
4.Schmidt
5.Pujols
But the missed time definitely puts him behind Brett and Ripken. Possible behind Thomas, Pudge, Piazza, Yount, Gwynn and some others too
1.Bonds
2.A-Rod
3.Henderson
4.Schmidt
5.Pujols
But the missed time definitely puts him behind Brett and Ripken. Possible behind Thomas, Pudge, Piazza, Yount, Gwynn and some others too
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:32 pm to ReauxlTide222
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If Ken Griffey Jr. doesn't get hurt where does he rank all time?
Yeah...injuries really slowed down, Junior. Just a beautiful swing and as athletic a fielder as the game has ever seen.
At the same time, think of the numbers a guy like Ted Williams would have put up without leaving for military service twice?
Teddy Ballgame
And I know it's BR, but it's a solid interpretations of his potential stats had he not gone into service.
LINK
Sucks thinking about "what if" with some of these guys.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:32 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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But the missed time definitely puts him behind Brett and Ripken.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:33 pm to TigerintheNO
Ripken is so overrated because of the streak. Still a great player.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 4:36 pm to ReauxlTide222
he is one of the greatest ball players ever to play in my opinion. regardless of his stats
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