NAME     : Paul Konerko
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/5/1976
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : First Base
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $5,899,000 through 2003 (Extension : $5,000,000, 4 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at First Base : D  (Fielding Pct. : .994)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 5  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 8  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 10, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting BB's         : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .245 19  70 359  88 12  0  59  0  0  31  42 .313 .437 
  vs RHP        .247 17  58 291  72 10  0  46  0  0  19  29 .303 .457 
  vs LHP        .235  2  12  68  16  2  0  13  0  0  12  13 .350 .353 
  At Home       .224 10  31 174  39  7  0  27  0  0  11  21 .279 .437 
  Away          .265  9  39 185  49  5  0  32  0  0  20  21 .343 .438 
  R.I.S.P.      .262  5  46 103  27  3  0   0  0  0  16  11 .360 .437 
  Pinch Hitting .188  1   4  16   3  0  0   1  0  0   2   2 .278 .375 
  Close/Late    .179  2   7  39   7  0  0   4  0  0   8   4 .313 .333 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .286  1   2  21   6  0  0   3  0  0   4   2 .400 .429 
  Apr/Mar       .226  3  14  93  21  3  0  10  0  0   5  15 .273 .355 
  May           .255  4  11  51  13  3  0  11  0  0   5   8 .328 .549 
  June          .174  5  17  86  15  2  0  15  0  0   4   8 .228 .372 
  July          .261  5  24  92  24  4  0  17  0  0  10   7 .336 .467 
  August        .405  2   4  37  15  0  0   6  0  0   7   4 .500 .568 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1997  .143  0   0   6   7   1  0  0   0  0  0   1   2 .250 .143   LAN
  1998  .217  7  29  75 217  47  4  0  21  0  1  16  40 .270 .332   LAN,CIN
  1999  .294 24  81 142 513 151 31  4  71  1  0  45  68 .351 .511   CHA
  2000  .298 21  97 143 524 156 31  1  84  1  0  47  72 .356 .481   CHA
  2001  .282 32  99 156 582 164 35  0  92  1  0  54  89 .343 .507   CHA
  2002  .262 23  97 161 626 164 34  0  90  0  0  54  86 .321 .427   CHA
 
  Total AB  : 2828
  Total AVG : .273
  Total Hits: 771
  Total HR  : 126
  Total RBI : 473
  Total Runs: 417
  Total SB  : 3
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 6/2/2002... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/9/2002...