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 : $3,899,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  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         : 4  (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 : 8, Talent Good)
  Getting BB's         : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)
  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       .283 13  37 265  75 19  0  43  0  0  29  18 .365 .502 
  vs RHP        .285 11  29 165  47 13  0  29  0  0  15  13 .352 .564 
  vs LHP        .280  2   8 100  28  6  0  14  0  0  14   5 .376 .400 
  At Home       .271  9  28 155  42 11  0  23  0  0  15   8 .337 .516 
  Away          .300  4   9 110  33  8  0  20  0  0  14  10 .394 .482 
  R.I.S.P.      .275  3  24  51  14  5  0   0  0  0   9   3 .387 .549 
  Pinch Hitting .261  1   3  23   6  1  0   2  0  0   2   4 .320 .435 
  Close/Late    .189  2   5  37   7  1  0   2  0  0   7   6 .318 .378 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .174  1   3  23   4  1  0   3  0  0   2   1 .240 .348 
  Apr/Mar       .227  0   2  44  10  1  0   3  0  0   4   6 .292 .250 
  May           .261  3   8  46  12  3  0  10  0  0   6   2 .358 .522 
  June          .237  2   9  59  14  5  0   6  0  0  11   3 .361 .424 
  July          .353  7  15 102  36  9  0  22  0  0   6   7 .400 .647 
  August        .214  1   3  14   3  1  0   2  0  0   2   0 .313 .500 
 

  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
 
  Total AB  : 2108
  Total AVG : .282
  Total Hits: 594
  Total HR  : 97
  Total RBI : 343
  Total Runs: 311
  Total SB  : 3
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Chicago (A) to Texas on 6/10/2002... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 7/28/2002...