Paul Konerko (Paul Henry Konerko) was born on March 5, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island. He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1997 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .217 with 7 home runs and 29 RBI. Konerko played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Paul Konerko's best season was 2005, when he slugged 40 home runs, hit for a .283 average and knocked in 100 runs.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1997
LA
N
6
7
0
1
0
0
.143
.250
.143
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1998
LA
N
49
144
14
31
4
16
.215
.272
.306
1
0
10
30
2
0
0
0
5
1998
CIN
N
26
73
7
16
3
13
.219
.284
.384
3
0
6
10
1
0
0
0
5
1998
TOT
N
75
217
21
47
7
29
.217
.276
.332
4
0
16
40
3
0
0
0
10
1999
CHI
A
142
513
71
151
24
81
.294
.352
.511
31
4
45
68
2
1
1
0
19
2000
CHI
A
143
524
84
156
21
97
.298
.363
.481
31
1
47
72
10
0
1
0
22
2001
CHI
A
156
582
92
164
32
99
.282
.349
.507
35
0
54
89
9
0
1
6
17
2002
CHI
A
151
570
81
173
27
104
.304
.359
.498
30
0
44
72
9
0
0
2
17
2003
CHI
A
137
444
49
104
18
65
.234
.305
.399
19
0
43
50
4
0
0
7
28
2004
CHI
A
155
563
84
156
41
117
.277
.359
.535
22
0
69
107
6
0
1
5
23
2005
CHI
A
158
575
98
163
40
100
.283
.375
.534
24
0
81
109
5
0
0
10
9
2006
CHI
A
152
566
97
177
35
113
.313
.381
.551
30
0
60
104
8
0
1
3
25
2007
CHI
A
151
549
71
142
31
90
.259
.351
.490
34
0
78
102
3
0
0
9
21
Total
NL
81
224
21
48
7
29
.214
.275
.326
4
0
17
42
3
0
0
0
11
Total
AL
1345
4886
727
1386
269
866
.284
?
?
256
5
521
773
56
1
5
42
181
Total
1426
5110
748
1434
276
895
.281
.353
.495
260
5
538
815
59
1
5
42
192
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1997
LA
N
3B
1
1
7.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1997
LA
N
1B
1
0
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
LA
N
LF
11
9
71
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
LA
N
DH
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1998
LA
N
3B
11
8
61
5
15
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.952
1998
LA
N
1B
23
18
165
170
15
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
.995
1998
LA
N
OF
11
9
71
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
CIN
N
1B
7
5
44
38
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
CIN
N
3B
9
9
74
2
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
CIN
N
OF
7
4
36
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
CIN
N
LF
7
4
36
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
TOT
N
3B
20
17
135
7
33
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1998
TOT
N
LF
18
13
107
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
TOT
N
1B
30
23
209
208
21
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
.996
1998
TOT
N
OF
18
13
107
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1999
CHI
A
DH
46
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1999
CHI
A
3B
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1999
CHI
A
1B
92
89
786.1
740
58
4
72
0
0
0
0
0
.995
2000
CHI
A
DH
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2000
CHI
A
3B
7
6
58.2
2
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.900
2000
CHI
A
1B
122
121
1068.1
1051
67
10
118
0
0
0
0
0
.991
2001
CHI
A
DH
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2001
CHI
A
1B
144
144
1260.1
1277
90
8
120
0
0
0
0
0
.994
2002
CHI
A
1B
140
140
1201
1146
75
8
113
0
0
0
0
0
.993
2002
CHI
A
DH
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2003
CHI
A
1B
119
105
938.2
890
80
2
102
0
0
0
0
0
.998
2003
CHI
A
DH
14
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2004
CHI
A
DH
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2004
CHI
A
1B
139
137
1177.2
1149
79
6
136
1
0
0
0
0
.995
2005
CHI
A
DH
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2005
CHI
A
1B
146
145
1272.2
1321
83
5
135
0
0
0
0
0
.996
2006
CHI
A
1B
140
139
1181.2
1172
67
6
113
1
0
0
0
0
.995
2006
CHI
A
DH
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2007
CHI
A
1B
141
140
1227.2
1180
71
5
131
0
0
0
0
0
.996
2007
CHI
A
DH
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
1B
1214
1183
10325.1
10137
691
55
1050
2
0
0
0
0
.995
Total
LF
18
13
107
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
3B
29
24
202.1
9
40
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
.961
Total
OF
18
13
107
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
DH
137
129
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Transactions[]
Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 11, 1994).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Dennys Reyes to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jeff Shaw (July 4, 1998).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Mike Cameron (November 11, 1998).