The outfielder and third baseman appeared in 124 games played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers over parts of four seasons (1963–1966).

Griffith graduated from high school in his hometown and attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

He signed with the Dodgers before the 1962 season and posted solid offensive statistics in levels from Class B to Triple-A.

After a one-game stint with Los Angeles in September 1963, he was recalled by the Dodgers for an extended stay in MLB in June 1964.

Griffith kept the injury a secret for almost 50 years until revealing it in an interview on an Oklahoma City television station in May 2015.