What is Ken Griffey Jr.'s Net Worth? Seattle Mariners legend's fortune explored

Ken Griffey Jr. may have been the biggest name in Seattle after rock star Kurt Cobain in the early to mid-1990s. His incredible ability to win games for his team ended up defining the decade for the franchise.

Between 1991 and 1997, Griffey Jr. finished in the top five in the AL MVP voting. In 1997, he finally won the award after scoring 125 runs and hitting 56 home runs and 147 RBIs, leading the league in all three categories.

The Mariners' first overall pick in the 1987 Draft signed his first 1-year contract with the team for about $68,000. That same year, he finished third in Rookie of the Year Award voting, posting 16 home runs and 61 RBIs. Exactly one year later, Griffey Jr. re-signed with the Mariners for another 1-year deal, this time worth $180,000.

"33 years later, Ken Griffey Jr. re-took his 1989 Upper Deck photo and this is the result." - @ Baseball King

Ken Griffey is the son of Ken Griffey Sr., who played in the MLB during the 1970s. Griffey Sr. won back-to-back World Series rings as a member of the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976 alongside legend Pete Rose.

Griffey Jr. won a Golden Glove Award for 10 straight seasons for the Seattle Mariners throughout the 1990s. In 1995, he led his team to their first-ever MLB postseason appearance, making it to the ALCS before being eliminated by the Cleveland Indians.

Griffey Jr. played for his father's former team, the Cincinnati Reds, before eventually retiring from the MLB in 2010 with 63 home runs and 1,836 RBIs. Upon his retirement, Ken Griffey Jr. became a special member of the Seattle Mariners and was inducted into that team's Hall of Fame in 2013.

Griffey Jr. was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016 in his first year of eligibility. In 2021, Griffey Jr. bought into the Mariners ownership group, becoming the first former player to hold an ownership stake in the team.

"New member of Mariners ownership, Ken Griffey Jr." - @ Larry Stone

As of 2023, it is estimated that Griffey has a personal network of between $85 and $100 million. These assets largely come from his post-retirement consultations, money earned as a player, and his ownership in the Mariners.

Ken Griffey Jr. remains one of the best of his generation

In the late 1990s, Griffey was voted the most important sports icon in Seattle's history. He remains one of the only great stars of the 1990s whose career statistics were not distorted by PED use.