Adam Dunn
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Adam Troy Dunn
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 6", Weight 275 lb.
- High School New Caney High School
- Debut July 20, 2001
- Born November 9, 1979 in Houston, TX USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Adam Dunn is the only player in Major League history to hit a ball into another state. In 2005, Dunn hit a home run out of Great American Ballpark in Ohio into the Ohio River. However, that part of the river is owned by Kentucky.
Dunn held the single-season major league strikeout record from 2004 until 2007, when Ryan Howard broke his mark.
The similarity scores method shows only two Hall of Famers on the list of the ten most similar players to Dunn: Reggie Jackson and Harmon Killebrew. If he's to make the Hall of Fame, he has to strive for the kind of consistency and long career that they showed.
In 2007, Dunn broke an unusual record: the most home runs by a player hitting exactly the same number in three straight seasons. He had 40 each year from 2005-2007: Mike Schmidt had hit 38 HR each year from 1975 to 1977. Then, in 2008, Dunn hit exactly 40 HR again. This broke the record of Ken Boyer, who hit 24 HR each year from 1961 to 1964.
Dunn nearly broke a less prestigious mark when he was hitting .160 at the 2011 All-Star Game break. Only John Shelby in 1989 at .157 had a lower average by a player with 200+ AB in the history of the All-Star break. He finished the season at .159 and would have achieved the dubious distinction of the player with the lowest batting average to qualify for the batting title except that he was short six plate appearances to qualify.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2001 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- NL All-Star (2002)
- NL Bases on Balls Leader (2008)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 9 (2002-2010)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 7 (2004-2010)
- 40-Home Run Seasons: 5 (2004-2008)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 6 (2004, 2005 & 2007-2010)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 3 (2004, 2005 & 2007)
