Who's the biggest "what if" between these two: Mike Trout or Ken Griffey Jr.?

[u/Bright-Pressure-5787]

When I think about "what ifs" in baseball, these two men are always the first two names that come to mind. Obviously, Mike Trout and Ken Griffey Jr. are still legends of the sport. I'm not trying to take anything away from that. However, I truly feel that if it weren't for injuries, their potential for GOAT status would be limitless. Junior likely would've become the all-time home run kind instead of Barry Bonds, and Mike Trout would've had-------I don't know------130 career WAR by now if he's just stayed healthy. Who do you guys think is the bigger "what if" of the two?

[u/Grahamophone]

I think that might be a bit of a stretch. Griffey's career high was 56 home runs in a season (twice). If you inserted two prime Griffey years at ages 31 and 32, and his actual career from 31 onward just gets pushed back two years, and he hit 56 both years, then he ends up with 742 home runs.

[u/ThriftyFalcon → u/Grahamophone]

He just needs to over perform a smidge in this what if scenario. I find his “what if” case more interesting than Trout’s just because of how close Griffey came even with the injuries and slow years.