Adam Dunn

Full Name: Adam Troy Dunn	Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 6"/270	First Game: July 20, 2001
Birthdate: November 9, 1979	MLB Experience: 6 years
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Position changes
3 Interesting facts
4 Scouting Report
5 Statistics
- 5.1 Batting Stats
- 5.2 Fielding Stats
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[edit] Biography

Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979 in Houston, Texas,) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

In his five-season career, Dunn owns a .901 OPS with 158 home runs and 374 runs-batted-in in 501 games.

He was elected to the 2002 National League All-Stars team.

At six feet, six inches in height and weighing 275 pounds, Dunn, who is one of the National League's most feared sluggers, invites frequent comparisons to Mark McGwire. However, the consensus among baseball pundits and fans is that Dunn is far more athletic than McGwire.

Adam Dunn's most productive season came in 2004, when he posted career highs in batting average (.266), home runs (46), RBI (102), runs (105), hits (151), doubles (34), on base percentage (.388), slugging average (.569) and OPS (.957).

Dunn made his Major League debut on July 20, 2001 and set a National League rookie record for the most home runs in a month by hitting 12 in August. On September 30, 2004, Dunn once again got his name in Major League Baseball's record book — albeit not in the manner he wished. That day, Dunn struck out three times against Chicago Cubs right-hander Mark Prior, raising his season total to 191 and surpassing Bobby Bonds' single season strikeout record of 189, set in 1970. He finished the season with 195 strikeouts.

Dunn's 46 longballs in 2004 were the fourth most in Cincinnati Reds history. That year, he joined Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan as the only Reds players to score 100 runs, drive in 100 runs, and draw 100 walks in a single season. Dunn repeated the feat the following season.

Despite the high strikeout total, Dunn often exhibits good plate discipline. He is among the major league leaders every season in number of pitches per at-bat, an indication that he generally knows when to swing and when not to. Although his career batting average is .249, he has compiled a robust .382 on-base percentage while striking out about ten times for every six walks.

[edit] Position changes

In December, 2005, Reds manager Jerry Narron informed the press that, due to the trade of popular first baseman Sean Casey to the Pittsburgh Pirates for left-handed pitcher Dave Williams, Adam Dunn would be moving to first base for the 2006 season. However, with the acquisition of free agent first baseman Scott Hatteberg (who played for the Oakland Athletics in 2005) during spring training and the March 20th trade of outfielder Wily Mo Pena to the Boston Red Sox for right-handed pitcher Bronson Arroyo, the plan to convert Dunn was scrapped and, to date, he has played only one game there. Currently, first base duties are presently handled by a platoon of the left-handed hitting Hatteberg and the right-handed hitting Rich Aurilia.

[edit] Interesting facts

In 2004 Dunn hit an estimated 535-foot home run off of the Los Angeles Dodgers' Jose Lima that cleared the stands at Great American Ball Park, bounced on Mehring Way and finally coming to rest on driftwood in the Ohio River. It ranks as one of the longest home runs of the last 30 years and has been rumored to be both the longest recorded shot in Major League Baseball history and the first one to travel to another state under its own power (Kentucky's state line is just beyond the Ohio shore.)

Dunn was one of the top high school quarterbacks in the nation, and was offered a full athletic scholarship to play at the University of Texas. However, when the school signed Chris Simms, son of former New York Giants' quarterback Phil Simms and coaches discussed moving Dunn to tight end, he opted to enter the MLB Draft instead. wrong was drafted by the reds out of high school in the 2nd round . spent the 1st summer in billing playing rookie ball.

In 2003, Dunn had three home runs, two walks and eight RBI in six plate appearances as a pinch-hitter, giving him a .833 on base percentage and 3.000 slugging percentage.

His nicknames are the Big Donkey, a joke about his speed, and Number One Dunner, a play-off the Big Tymers song Number One Stunner.

the nickname big donkey did not come from his speed. dunn was the 2nd fastest red in the reds organization while working his way up. (a guy by the name dion sanders was faster)

], when he slugged 46 home runs and knocked in 102 runs.

was an all-american high school QB out of new caney, texas. ( same year carson palmer)

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2001	CIN	N	66	244	54	64	19	43	.262	.371	.578	18	1	38	74	4	0	4	2	4
2002	CIN	N	158	535	84	133	26	71	.249	.400	.454	28	2	128	170	9	1	19	13	8
2003	CIN	N	116	381	70	82	27	57	.215	.354	.465	12	1	74	126	10	0	8	8	4
2004	CIN	N	161	568	105	151	46	102	.266	.388	.569	34	0	108	195	5	0	6	11	8
2005	CIN	N	160	543	107	134	40	101	.247	.387	.540	35	2	114	168	12	0	4	14	6
2006	CIN	N	160	561	99	131	40	92	.234	.365	.490	24	0	112	194	6	1	7	12	8
Total			821	2832	519	695	198	466	.245	.380	.513	151	6	574	927	46	2	48	60	38

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
2001	CIN	N	RF	38	38	312.1	86	3	2	1	.978
2001	CIN	N	LF	30	25	226.2	50	0	0	0	1.000
2001	CIN	N	OF	63	63	539	136	3	2	1	.986
2002	CIN	N	RF	17	9	82.1	8	2	1	0	.909
2002	CIN	N	LF	112	104	905	192	8	8	2	.962
2002	CIN	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	CIN	N	1B	44	37	352	360	22	6	30	.985
2002	CIN	N	OF	118	113	987.1	200	10	9	2	.959
2003	CIN	N	LF	99	98	830.1	205	5	9	2	.959
2003	CIN	N	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	CIN	N	1B	19	7	84.2	81	8	1	10	.989
2003	CIN	N	OF	102	100	854.2	208	5	10	2	.955
2003	CIN	N	RF	4	2	24.1	3	0	1	0	.750
2004	CIN	N	1B	10	9	58.2	76	4	0	5	1.000
2004	CIN	N	OF	156	146	1327.1	250	10	8	1	.970
2004	CIN	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	CIN	N	LF	156	146	1327.1	250	10	8	1	.970
2005	CIN	N	LF	133	126	1090.2	246	6	5	0	.981
2005	CIN	N	1B	33	27	251.1	244	11	4	31	.985
2005	CIN	N	OF	133	126	1090.2	246	6	5	0	.981
2006	CIN	N	LF	156	156	1321	279	7	12	1	.960
2006	CIN	N	1B	2	2	17	15	1	1	2	.941
2006	CIN	N	OF	156	156	1321	279	7	12	1	.960
2006	CIN	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	108	82	763.2	776	46	12	78	.986
Total			OF	728	704	6120	1319	41	46	7	.967
Total			DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	59	49	419	97	5	4	1	.962
Total			LF	686	655	5701	1222	36	42	6	.968