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Paul Konerko
Paul Henry Konerko
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 5, 1976 in Providence, RI
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1997
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1997 21 LAD NL 6 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .143 .393 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 /35
1998 22 TOT NL 75 239 217 21 47 4 0 7 29 0 1 16 40 .217 .276 .332 .608 61 72 10 3 0 3 0 357/D
1998 22 LAD NL 49 158 144 14 31 1 0 4 16 0 1 10 30 .215 .272 .306 .578 55 44 5 2 0 2 0 357
1998 22 CIN NL 26 81 73 7 16 3 0 3 13 0 0 6 10 .219 .284 .384 .668 73 28 5 1 0 1 0 /537D
1999 23 CHW AL 142 564 513 71 151 31 4 24 81 1 0 45 68 .294 .352 .511 .862 116 262 19 2 1 3 0 3D/5
2000 24 CHW AL 143 586 524 84 156 31 1 21 97 1 0 47 72 .298 .363 .481 .844 111 252 22 10 0 5 0 *3/5D
2001 25 CHW AL 156 650 582 92 164 35 0 32 99 1 0 54 89 .282 .349 .507 .856 119 295 17 9 0 5 6 *3D
2002 26 CHW AL 151 630 570 81 173 30 0 27 104 0 0 44 72 .304 .359 .498 .857 124 284 17 9 0 7 2 *3/D AS
2003 27 CHW AL 137 495 444 49 104 19 0 18 65 0 0 43 50 .234 .305 .399 .704 83 177 28 4 0 4 7 *3D
2004 28 CHW AL 155 643 563 84 156 22 0 41 117 1 0 69 107 .277 .359 .535 .894 127 301 23 6 0 5 5 *3D MVP-16
2005 29 CHW AL 158 664 575 98 163 24 0 40 100 0 0 81 109 .283 .375 .534 .909 136 307 10 5 0 3 10 *3D AS,MVP-6
2006 30 CHW AL 152 643 566 97 177 30 0 35 113 1 0 60 104 .313 .381 .551 .932 134 312 25 8 0 9 3 *3D AS,MVP-22
2007 31 CHW AL 151 636 549 71 142 34 0 31 90 0 1 78 102 .259 .351 .490 .841 116 269 21 3 0 6 9 *3D
2008 32 CHW AL 122 514 438 59 105 19 1 22 62 2 0 65 80 .240 .344 .438 .783 102 192 17 7 0 4 4 *3/D
2009 33 CHW AL 82 334 299 39 91 18 0 16 59 0 0 25 48 .304 .359 .525 .884 125 157 9 4 0 6 4 *3/D
13 Seasons 1630 6606 5847 846 1630 297 6 314 1016 7 2 628 943 .279 .352 .493 .845 116 2881 219 70 1 60 50
162 Game Avg. 162 657 581 84 162 30 1 31 101 1 0 62 94 .279 .352 .493 .845 116 286 22 7 0 6 5
CHW (11 yrs) 1549 6359 5623 825 1582 293 6 307 987 7 1 611 901 .281 .355 .499 .855 118 2808 208 67 1 57 50
LAD (2 yrs) 55 166 151 14 32 1 0 4 16 0 1 11 32 .212 .271 .298 .569 53 45 6 2 0 2 0
CIN (1 yr) 26 81 73 7 16 3 0 3 13 0 0 6 10 .219 .284 .384 .668 73 28 5 1 0 1 0
AL (11 yrs) 1549 6359 5623 825 1582 293 6 307 987 7 1 611 901 .281 .355 .499 .855 118 2808 208 67 1 57 50
NL (2 yrs) 81 247 224 21 48 4 0 7 29 0 1 17 42 .214 .275 .326 .601 60 73 11 3 0 3 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 24 CHW AL ALDS SEA L 3 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 1 0 0 0 0
2005 29 CHW AL ALDS BOS W 3 12 12 3 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .750 1.000 9
2005 29 CHW AL ALCS LAA W 5 22 21 2 6 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 4 .286 .318 .619 .937 13
2005 29 CHW AL WS HOU W 4 18 16 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 3 .250 .333 .500 .833 8
2008 32 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 4 17 16 3 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 .313 .353 .688 1.040 11 0 0 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 19 79 74 10 18 2 0 7 17 0 0 5 10 .243 .291 .554 .845 41 1 0 0 0 0
3 ALDS 10 39 37 7 8 0 0 4 6 0 0 2 3 .216 .256 .541 .797 20 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 5 22 21 2 6 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 4 .286 .318 .619 .937 13
1 WS 4 18 16 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 3 .250 .333 .500 .833 8

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 LAD NL 21 1B 1 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 13.50 3.00 1.000 9.45 8.20
1997 LAD NL 21 3B 1 1 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -125.2 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1998 TOT NL 22 1B 30 23 209.0 230 208 21 1 9 .996 2.6 14.9 2.6 2.0 0.6 0 9.86 7.63 .993 9.46 8.01
1998 TOT NL 22 3B 20 17 135.0 41 7 33 1 1 .976 0.3 2.7 0.3 1.7 -1.4 0 2.67 2.00 .956 2.73 2.37
1998 TOT NL 22 LF 18 13 107.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -16.8 -2.5 -1.3 -1.2 1 1.68 1.11 .975 1.88 1.38
1998 TOT NL 22 OF 18 13 107.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -16.8 -2.5 -1.3 -1.2 1 1.68 1.11 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 LAD NL 22 1B 23 18 165.0 186 170 15 1 8 .995 2.7 19.6 2.7 2.3 0.4 0 10.09 8.04 .993 9.46 8.01
1998 LAD NL 22 3B 11 8 61.0 21 5 15 1 1 .952 0.8 15.7 0.8 1.0 -0.2 0 2.95 1.82 .957 2.73 2.37
1998 LAD NL 22 LF 11 9 71.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -5.1 -1.3 -0.1 -1.2 1 1.52 1.09 .975 1.88 1.38
1998 LAD NL 22 OF 11 9 71.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -5.1 -1.3 -0.1 -1.2 1 1.52 1.09 .983 2.17 1.78
1998 CIN NL 22 3B 9 9 74.0 20 2 18 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -8.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 0 2.43 2.22 .955 2.72 2.37
1998 CIN NL 22 1B 7 5 44.0 44 38 6 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -2.7 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 9.00 6.29 .993 9.45 8.01
1998 CIN NL 22 LF 7 4 36.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -40.0 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 2.00 1.14 .975 1.88 1.39
1998 CIN NL 22 OF 7 4 36.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -40.0 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 2.00 1.14 .975 2.17 1.79
1998 CIN NL 22 DH 3
1999 CHW AL 23 1B 92 89 786.1 802 740 58 4 72 .995 -1.1 -1.7 -1.1 3.0 -4.1 0 9.13 8.67 .992 9.50 8.33
1999 CHW AL 23 DH 54
1999 CHW AL 23 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
2000 CHW AL 24 1B 122 121 1068.1 1128 1051 67 10 118 .991 -1.2 -1.3 -3.2 1.3 -4.6 2 9.42 9.16 .993 8.42 8.17
2000 CHW AL 24 3B 7 6 58.2 10 2 7 1 1 .900 -2.8 -57.3 -2.8 -0.8 -2.0 0 1.38 1.29 .950 2.67 2.31
2000 CHW AL 24 DH 7
2001 CHW AL 25 1B 144 144 1260.1 1375 1277 90 8 120 .994 -4.0 -3.8 -4.0 0.4 -4.4 0 9.76 9.49 .993 7.14 6.94
2001 CHW AL 25 DH 11
2002 CHW AL 26 1B 140 140 1201.0 1229 1146 75 8 113 .993 -6.6 -6.6 -6.6 -5.9 -0.6 0 9.15 8.72 .993 7.49 7.14 AS
2002 CHW AL 26 DH 7 AS
2003 CHW AL 27 1B 119 105 938.2 972 890 80 2 102 .998 6.5 8.3 4.5 3.3 1.2 2 9.30 8.15 .993 9.55 8.29
2003 CHW AL 27 DH 13
2004 CHW AL 28 1B 139 137 1177.2 1234 1149 79 6 136 .995 -11.6 -11.8 -11.6 -3.2 -8.4 0 9.38 8.83 .994 7.64 7.19 MVP-16
2004 CHW AL 28 DH 16 MVP-16
2005 CHW AL 29 1B 146 145 1272.2 1407 1320 82 5 135 .996 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -1.7 1.4 0 9.91 9.60 .994 7.07 6.85 AS,MVP-6
2005 CHW AL 29 DH 11 AS,MVP-6
2006 CHW AL 30 1B 140 139 1181.2 1241 1168 67 6 112 .995 -5.5 -5.6 -6.5 -5.3 -1.2 1 9.41 8.82 .994 7.62 7.14 AS,MVP-22
2006 CHW AL 30 DH 12 AS,MVP-22
2007 CHW AL 31 1B 141 140 1227.2 1256 1180 71 5 131 .996 -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 3.1 -5.3 0 9.17 8.87 .995 7.33 7.09
2007 CHW AL 31 DH 10
2008 CHW AL 32 1B 116 116 995.2 1092 1010 75 7 94 .994 -0.7 -0.8 -0.7 -1.2 0.5 0 9.81 9.35 .994 9.04 8.01
2008 CHW AL 32 DH 5
2009 CHW AL 33 1B 75 75 650.1 712 670 41 1 55 .999 9.84 9.48 .994 9.20 8.21
2009 CHW AL 33 DH 7
13 Seasons 1B 1405 1374 11971.1 12681 11812 806 63 1198 .995 -23.9 -2.4 -28.9 -4.2 -24.7 5 9.49 8.98 .994 8.05 7.50
12 Seasons DH 156
4 Seasons 3B 29 24 202.1 51 9 40 2 2 .961 -3.3 -19.6 -3.3 0.1 -3.4 0 2.18 1.69 .955 2.71 2.34
1 Season LF 18 13 107.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -16.8 -2.5 -1.3 -1.2 1 1.68 1.11 .975 1.88 1.38
1 Season OF 18 13 107.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -16.8 -2.5 -1.3 -1.2 1 1.68 1.11 .980 2.17 1.78
13 Seasons TOT 1452 1411 12280.2 12752 11841 846 65 1200 .995 -28.7 -2.8 -34.7 -5.4 -29.3 1 5 9.30 8.74 .988 7.91 7.32
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2002 *
2005 *
2006 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2005-AL-ALCS MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2004-AL-16-2%
2005-AL-6-33%
2006-AL-22-1%
0.36 Career Shares (524th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2004 AL--.535--10th
2005 AL--.534--9th
2006 AL--.551--9th
Active--.493--40th
Career--.493--124th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2005 AL--.909--9th
2006 AL--.932--10th
Active--.845--42nd
Career--.845--184th

Games Played s c a p y
Active--1630--36th

At Bats s c a p y
Active--5847--38th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Active--6606--36th

Runs Scored s c a p y
Active--846--43rd

Hits s c a p y
Active--1630--42nd

Total Bases s c a p y
2005 AL--307--10th
Active--2881--31st

Home Runs s c a p y
2004 AL--41--2nd
2005 AL--40--5th
2006 AL--35--8th
2007 AL--31--5th
Active--314--17th
Career--314--106th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2004 AL--117--6th
2006 AL--113--9th
2009 AL--59--6th
Active--1016--27th
Career--1016--246th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 AL--81--5th
Active--628--38th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active--943--47th

Singles s c a p y
Active--1013--47th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
Active--116--48th

Runs Created s c a p y
2005 AL--118--7th
Active--991--38th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
Active--137--41st

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
Active--12.7--42nd

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Active--617--35th

Times On Base s c a p y
Active--2328--37th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2005 AL--.681--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2000 AL--10--7th
Active--70--36th
Career--70--189th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2006 AL--9--6th
2009 AL--6--1st
Active--60--30th
Career--60--202nd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 AL--10--6th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1999 AL--19--9th
2000 AL--22--5th
2001 AL--17--6th
2002 AL--17--8th
2003 AL--28--1st
2004 AL--23--3rd
2006 AL--25--4th
2007 AL--21--7th
Active--219--6th
Career--219--56th

AB per HR s c a p y
2004 AL--13.732--2nd
2005 AL--14.375--6th
2006 AL--16.171--10th
2007 AL--17.710--6th
Active--18.621--25th
Career--18.621--83rd

Outs Made s c a p y
Active--4499--36th

Youngest s c a p y
1997 NL--born 1976-03-05--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 39 (624), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 45 (408), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (578), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Ted Kluszewski (909)
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  9. Dolph Camilli (905)
  10. Eric Karros (904)
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  3. Billy Williams (948) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1994.

July 4, 1998: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Dennys Reyes to the Cincinnati Reds for Jeff Shaw.

November 11, 1998: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Cameron.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1998Los Angeles Dodgers$170,000
1999Chicago White Sox$215,000
2000Chicago White Sox$305,000
2001Chicago White Sox$2,300,000
2002Chicago White Sox$3,800,000
2003Chicago White Sox$6,250,000
2004Chicago White Sox$8,000,000
2005Chicago White Sox$8,750,000
2006Chicago White Sox$12,000,000
2007Chicago White Sox$12,000,000
2008Chicago White Sox$12,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$65,790,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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