What years did Adam Dunn play?

Adam Dunn played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014.

Was Adam Dunn a pitcher?

No. Adam Dunn was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Adam Dunn hit?

Adam Dunn hit 462 career home runs with 1631 hits.

What was Adam Dunn's career batting average?

Adam Dunn batted .237 over his career, with 1,631 hits in 6,883 at bats.

How many RBI did Adam Dunn have?

Adam Dunn drove in 1,168 runs in his career.

What was Adam Dunn's career ERA?

Adam Dunn finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Adam Dunn

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2014)

Adam Dunn was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014 for 5 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 14 seasons. In 2,001 career games, he hit .237 with 1,631 hits, 462 home runs, and 1,168 RBI. Adam Dunn was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 25,016.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .237

HR 462

RBI 1,168

H 1,631

OPS .854

PIV 25,016

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 285 lb
Born: 11/9/1979 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-07-20
Last Game: 2014-09-28
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Adam Troy Dunn

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Career Batting Statistics

Adam Dunn — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,001	6,883	1,097	1,631	334	10	462	1,168	63	1,317	2,379	.237	.364	.490	.854	25,016

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 9.2% below league average.

Career OBP .364 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career SLG .490 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — +18.4% above league average.

Career OPS .854 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Adam Dunn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	CIN	NL	66	244	54	64	18	1	19	43	4	38	74	.262	.263 (-1%)	.332 (+12%)	.426 (+35%)	.758 (+25%)	1172.5
2002	CIN	NL	158	535	84	133	28	2	26	71	19	128	170	.249	.261 (-5%)	.331 (+21%)	.416 (+9%)	.747 (+14%)	2207.7
2003	CIN	NL	116	381	70	82	12	1	27	57	8	74	126	.215	.264 (-19%)	.332 (+6%)	.422 (+10%)	.754 (+8%)	822.0
2004	CIN	NL	161	568	105	151	34	0	46	102	6	108	195	.266	.266 (avg)	.335 (+16%)	.427 (+33%)	.762 (+25%)	3385.1
2005	CIN	NL	160	543	107	134	35	2	40	101	4	114	168	.247	.264 (-7%)	.330 (+17%)	.418 (+29%)	.749 (+24%)	3111.8
2006	CIN	NL	160	561	99	131	24	0	40	92	7	112	194	.234	.269 (-13%)	.336 (+8%)	.431 (+14%)	.768 (+11%)	1656.4
2007	CIN	NL	152	522	101	138	27	2	40	106	9	101	165	.264	.268 (-1%)	.335 (+15%)	.422 (+31%)	.758 (+24%)	2876.4
2008	CIN	NL	114	373	58	87	14	0	32	74	1	80	120	.233	.263 (-12%)	.333 (+12%)	.416 (+27%)	.749 (+20%)	1679.6
2008	ARI	NL	44	144	21	35	9	0	8	26	1	42	44	.243	.263 (-8%)	.333 (+25%)	.416 (+13%)	.749 (+19%)	1679.6
2009	WAS	NL	159	546	81	146	29	0	38	105	0	116	177	.267	.262 (+2%)	.332 (+20%)	.417 (+27%)	.750 (+24%)	3143.5
2010	WAS	NL	158	558	85	145	36	2	38	103	0	77	199	.260	.257 (+1%)	.325 (+10%)	.402 (+33%)	.728 (+23%)	2626.1
2011	CHA	AL	122	415	36	66	16	0	11	42	0	75	177	.159	.255 (-38%)	.320 (-9%)	.399 (-31%)	.719 (-21%)	-1222.3
2012	CHA	AL	151	539	87	110	19	0	41	96	2	105	222	.204	.254 (-20%)	.318 (+4%)	.405 (+15%)	.724 (+11%)	1329.9
2013	CHA	AL	149	525	60	115	15	0	34	86	1	76	189	.219	.253 (-14%)	.317 (+1%)	.396 (+11%)	.714 (+7%)	786.6
2014	CHA	AL	106	363	43	80	17	0	20	54	1	65	132	.220	.251 (-12%)	.313 (+8%)	.386 (+12%)	.700 (+10%)	843.7
2014	OAK	AL	25	66	6	14	1	0	2	10	0	6	27	.212	.251 (-16%)	.313 (+1%)	.386 (-18%)	.700 (-9%)	843.7
Career · 16 seasons			2,001	6,883	1,097	1,631	334	10	462	1,168	63	1,317	2,379	.237	—	—	—	—	26,942

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Adam Dunn — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	9.00	0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 140.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Adam Dunn — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	CHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	9.00	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Adam Dunn — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1009	3431	562	809	245	608	.236
Away	992	3452	535	822	217	560	.238

Pitching — Home / Away

Adam Dunn — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	9.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Adam Dunn — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2014-09-28	OAK	TEX	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-09-27	OAK	TEX	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	2
2014-09-26	OAK	TEX	W	5	0	1	1	2	0	3
2014-09-25	OAK	TEX	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
2014-09-24	OAK	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-09-23	OAK	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-09-22	OAK	LAA	W	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
2014-09-21	OAK	PHI	W	3	1	1	0	1	0	1
2014-09-20	OAK	PHI	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
2014-09-19	OAK	PHI	W	2	1	1	0	0	1	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Adam Dunn — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2014-08-05	CHW	TEX	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Adam Dunn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	528	490	4034	279	51	404
OF	1113	1084	1968	52	69	8
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Adam Dunn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	CIN	OF	63	63	136	3	2	1
2002	CIN	1B	44	37	360	22	6	30
2002	CIN	OF	118	114	201	10	9	2
2003	CIN	1B	19	7	81	8	1	10
2003	CIN	OF	102	100	208	5	10	2
2004	CIN	1B	10	9	76	4	0	5
2004	CIN	OF	156	146	250	10	8	1
2005	CIN	1B	33	27	244	11	4	31
2005	CIN	OF	133	126	246	6	5	0
2006	CIN	1B	2	2	15	1	1	2
2006	CIN	OF	156	156	279	7	12	1
2007	CIN	OF	144	142	244	4	6	0
2008	CIN	OF	110	110	191	5	7	1
2008	ARI	1B	19	14	123	7	3	14
2008	ARI	OF	31	30	48	0	1	0
2009	WAS	1B	67	66	531	37	8	63
2009	WAS	OF	84	83	142	2	8	0
2010	WAS	1B	153	151	1203	93	13	119
2011	CHA	1B	35	34	259	24	4	21
2011	CHA	OF	2	2	1	0	0	0
2012	CHA	1B	52	51	387	34	2	31
2012	CHA	OF	5	5	8	0	0	0
2013	CHA	1B	71	70	548	31	8	54
2013	CHA	OF	3	2	2	0	0	0
2014	CHA	1B	23	22	207	7	1	24
2014	CHA	OF	6	5	12	0	1	0
2014	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Adam Dunn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	528
Left Field	1023
Right Field	108
Designated Hitter	361

Awards & Honors

Adam Dunn — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2012	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2012	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-06-16
2005	Player of the Month	July
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-05-11

Salary History

Adam Dunn — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	CHA	AL	$15,000,000
2013	CHA	AL	$15,000,000
2012	CHA	AL	$14,000,000
2011	CHA	AL	$12,000,000
2010	WAS	NL	$12,000,000
2009	WAS	NL	$8,000,000
2008	CIN	NL	$13,000,000
2007	CIN	NL	$10,500,000
2006	CIN	NL	$7,500,000
2005	CIN	NL	$4,600,000
2004	CIN	NL	$445,000
2003	CIN	NL	$400,000
2002	CIN	NL	$250,000
Total Career Earnings			$112,695,000

Award Voting History

Adam Dunn — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2010	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	9.0	448
2005	Most Valuable Player	NL	26th	4.0	448
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	28th	2.0	448
2001	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	1.0	160

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Adam Dunn: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 20, 2001 and the final game on September 28, 2014, Adam Dunn built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (2001 to 2008), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2008), the Washington Nationals (2009 to 2010), the Chicago White Sox (2011 to 2014), and the Oakland Athletics (2014). The bio lists Dunn as an outfielder who threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Height and weight on file: 285 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame. Dunn was born on November 9, 1979, in Houston, TX, USA. Dunn's full given name, per the bio, is Adam Troy Dunn.

The batting record for Dunn: 2,001 games, 1,631 hits in 6,883 at bats, and a .237 average, plus 462 home runs, 1,168 runs batted in, and 63 stolen bases. Dunn's career OPS of .854 combines a .364 on-base mark with .490 slugging.

Frequently Asked Questions about Adam Dunn

What years did Adam Dunn play?: Adam Dunn played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014.
Was Adam Dunn a pitcher?: No. Adam Dunn was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Adam Dunn hit?: Adam Dunn hit 462 career home runs with 1631 hits.
What was Adam Dunn's career batting average?: Adam Dunn batted .237 over his career, with 1,631 hits in 6,883 at bats.
How many RBI did Adam Dunn have?: Adam Dunn drove in 1,168 runs in his career.
What was Adam Dunn's career ERA?: Adam Dunn finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.