Successful Athletes who are more successful than their athlete parents

Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr.

When it comes to the world of baseball, the Griffeys cannot but be mentioned. Ken Griffey Senior has a 19-year career laced with: 3 All-Star Games, a career batting average of .296, total compiled hits off 2,143 and two World Series as a member of the Cincinnati Reds (1975 and 1976).

Ken Griffey Junior’s 22-year major league career earned him: 2,781 hits, 1,836 RBIs, 630 home runs, seven Silver Slugger Awards, ten gold gloves as an outfielder and the American League MVP in 1997.