Paul Konerko

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2014)

Paul Konerko was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2014 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 18 seasons. In 2,349 career games, he hit .279 with 2,340 hits, 439 home runs, and 1,412 RBI. Paul Konerko was a 6-time All-Star, an ALCS MVP, and a Roberto Clemente Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 22,710.

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

AVG .279
HR 439
RBI 1,412
H 2,340
OPS .841
PIV 22,710
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 220 lb
Born
3/5/1976 in Providence, RI, USA
MLB Debut
1997-09-08
Last Game
2014-09-28
Awards
6× All-Star · ALCS MVP · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Paul Henry Konerko

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Career Batting Statistics

Paul Konerko — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,349 8,393 1,162 2,340 410 8 439 1,412 9 921 1,391 .279 .354 .486 .841 22,710

Career AVG .279 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Career SLG .486 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — +16.7% above league average.

Career OPS .841 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — +12.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Paul Konerko 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
1997 LAN NL 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1998 LAN NL 49 144 14 31 1 0 4 16 0 10 30 .215 .266 (-19%) .335 (-19%) .420 (-27%) .755 (-24%) -564.4
1998 CIN NL 26 73 7 16 3 0 3 13 0 6 10 .219 .266 (-18%) .335 (-15%) .420 (-9%) .755 (-12%) -564.4
1999 CHA AL 142 513 71 151 31 4 24 81 1 45 68 .294 .271 (+9%) .344 (+2%) .433 (+18%) .778 (+11%) 1080.7
2000 CHA AL 143 524 84 156 31 1 21 97 1 47 72 .298 .270 (+10%) .344 (+5%) .437 (+10%) .782 (+8%) 913.1
2001 CHA AL 156 582 92 164 35 0 32 99 1 54 89 .282 .263 (+7%) .332 (+5%) .426 (+19%) .758 (+13%) 1567.6
2002 CHA AL 151 570 81 173 30 0 27 104 0 44 72 .304 .261 (+16%) .331 (+8%) .416 (+20%) .747 (+15%) 1705.0
2003 CHA AL 137 444 49 104 19 0 18 65 0 43 50 .234 .264 (-11%) .332 (-8%) .422 (-6%) .754 (-7%) -516.5
2004 CHA AL 155 563 84 156 22 0 41 117 1 69 107 .277 .266 (+4%) .335 (+7%) .427 (+25%) .762 (+17%) 2102.3
2005 CHA AL 158 575 98 163 24 0 40 100 0 81 109 .283 .264 (+7%) .330 (+14%) .418 (+27%) .749 (+21%) 2758.9
2006 CHA AL 152 566 97 177 30 0 35 113 1 60 104 .313 .269 (+16%) .336 (+13%) .431 (+28%) .768 (+21%) 2613.7
2007 CHA AL 151 549 71 142 34 0 31 90 0 78 102 .259 .268 (-4%) .335 (+4%) .422 (+16%) .758 (+11%) 1288.6
2008 CHA AL 122 438 59 105 19 1 22 62 2 65 80 .240 .263 (-9%) .333 (+3%) .416 (+5%) .749 (+4%) 494.7
2009 CHA AL 152 546 75 151 30 1 28 88 1 58 89 .277 .262 (+5%) .332 (+6%) .417 (+17%) .750 (+12%) 1391.0
2010 CHA AL 149 548 89 171 30 1 39 111 0 72 110 .312 .257 (+21%) .325 (+21%) .402 (+45%) .728 (+34%) 3889.0
2011 CHA AL 149 543 69 163 25 0 31 105 1 77 89 .300 .255 (+18%) .320 (+21%) .399 (+30%) .719 (+26%) 3024.2
2012 CHA AL 144 533 66 159 22 0 26 75 0 56 83 .298 .254 (+17%) .318 (+16%) .405 (+20%) .724 (+18%) 2129.4
2013 CHA AL 126 467 41 114 16 0 12 54 0 45 74 .244 .253 (-4%) .317 (-1%) .396 (-10%) .714 (-6%) -403.7
2014 CHA AL 81 208 15 43 8 0 5 22 0 10 51 .207 .251 (-18%) .313 (-19%) .386 (-18%) .700 (-18%) -610.3
Career · 19 seasons 2,349 8,393 1,162 2,340 410 8 439 1,412 9 921 1,391 .279 — — — — 22,299

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Paul Konerko — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 74 10 18 2 0 7 17 5 10 .243

Playoff Batting by Year

Paul Konerko — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 ALDS2 CHA 4 16 3 5 0 0 2 2 1 1 .312
2005 ALCS CHA 5 21 2 6 1 0 2 7 1 4 .286
2005 ALDS1 CHA 3 12 3 3 0 0 2 4 0 1 .250
2005 WS CHA 4 16 1 4 1 0 1 4 2 3 .250
2000 ALDS2 CHA 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Paul Konerko — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home116740956321185261757.289
Away118142955301155178655.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

Paul Konerko — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-09-28 CHWKCRL 300000002
2014-09-27 CHWKCRW 300000002
2014-09-26 CHWKCRL 400000001
2014-09-23 CHWDETL 401000000
2014-09-22 CHWDETW 301000002
2014-09-20 CHWTBRL 100000000
2014-09-19 CHWTBRW 400000002
2014-09-02 CHWMINW 301000020
2014-08-30 CHWDETL 400000001
2014-08-27 CHWCLEW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Paul Konerko — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1904 1869 15936 1111 83 1660
3B 29 24 9 40 2 2
OF 18 13 20 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Paul Konerko — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1997 LAN 1B 1 0 3 0 0 1
1997 LAN 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1998 LAN 1B 23 18 170 15 1 8
1998 LAN 3B 11 8 5 15 1 1
1998 LAN OF 11 9 12 0 0 0
1998 CIN 1B 7 5 38 6 0 1
1998 CIN 3B 9 9 2 18 0 0
1998 CIN OF 7 4 8 0 0 0
1999 CHA 1B 92 89 740 58 4 72
1999 CHA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 CHA 1B 122 121 1051 67 10 118
2000 CHA 3B 7 6 2 7 1 1
2001 CHA 1B 144 144 1276 90 8 120
2002 CHA 1B 140 140 1146 75 8 113
2003 CHA 1B 119 105 889 80 2 102
2004 CHA 1B 139 137 1150 78 6 136
2005 CHA 1B 146 145 1321 82 5 135
2006 CHA 1B 140 139 1173 67 6 113
2007 CHA 1B 141 140 1180 71 5 131
2008 CHA 1B 116 116 1010 75 7 94
2009 CHA 1B 134 133 1159 79 4 112
2010 CHA 1B 125 125 1069 83 7 124
2011 CHA 1B 111 110 975 68 5 89
2012 CHA 1B 105 105 818 60 1 96
2013 CHA 1B 76 76 600 48 4 70
2014 CHA 1B 23 21 168 9 0 25

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Paul Konerko Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 1904
Third Base 29
Left Field 18
Designated Hitter 345

Awards & Honors

Paul Konerko — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2014 Roberto Clemente Award
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-04-29
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-05-28
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-04-10
2010 Player of the Week Week of 2010-05-02
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-06-17
2005 ALCS MVP
2004 TSN All-Star 1B
2004 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-08-29
2002 Player of the Month June

Salary History

Paul Konerko's recorded salaries total $128,791,506 over 17 seasons, 1998 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Konerko's career ran from 1997 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 1997.

Paul Konerko — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2014 CHA AL $2,500,000
2013 CHA AL $12,501,506
2012 CHA AL $12,000,000
2011 CHA AL $12,000,000
2010 CHA AL $12,000,000
2009 CHA AL $12,000,000
2008 CHA AL $12,000,000
2007 CHA AL $12,000,000
2006 CHA AL $12,000,000
2005 CHA AL $8,750,000
2004 CHA AL $8,000,000
2003 CHA AL $6,250,000
2002 CHA AL $3,800,000
2001 CHA AL $2,300,000
2000 CHA AL $305,000
1999 CHA AL $215,000
1998 LAN NL $170,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $128,791,506

Award Voting History

Paul Konerko — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2011 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 11.0 392 0
2010 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 130.0 392 0
2006 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 3.0 392 0
2005 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 128.0 392 0
2004 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 7.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Paul Konerko (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Aramis Ramirez
    .283 avg, 386 HR
  2. 94
    Mark Teixeira
    .268 avg, 409 HR
  3. 92
    Edwin Encarnacion
    .260 avg, 424 HR
  4. 86
    Jeff Kent HOF
    .290 avg, 377 HR
  5. 85
    Gil Hodges HOF
    .273 avg, 370 HR
  6. 84
    Tino Martinez
    .271 avg, 339 HR

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Paul Konerko: the record in brief

Paul Konerko's major league career runs from a debut on September 8, 1997 to a final game on September 28, 2014. Konerko played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997 through 1998), the Cincinnati Reds (1998), and the Chicago White Sox (1999 through 2014). Listed as a first baseman, Konerko both batted and threw right-handed. Konerko is listed at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds. The birth record reads March 5, 1976, in Providence, RI, USA. Paul Konerko was the playing name; the full given name is Paul Henry.

Konerko finished with 2,340 hits from 8,393 at bats in 2,349 games, which works out to .279; the totals also include 439 home runs and 1,412 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .354 and the slugging percentage .486, for an OPS of .841. Konerko's .279 average ran 6.1% above the .263 that the league posted over the same seasons. In OPS terms, Konerko's .841 stands 12.4% above the league's .748. The home run peak was 41 in 2004 with the Chicago White Sox.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Konerko

What years did Paul Konerko play?
Paul Konerko played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2014.
Was Paul Konerko a pitcher?
No. Paul Konerko was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Paul Konerko hit?
Paul Konerko hit 439 career home runs with 2,340 hits.
What teams did Paul Konerko play for?
Paul Konerko played for 3 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997–1998), the Cincinnati Reds (1998), and the Chicago White Sox (1999–2014).
Did Paul Konerko win an MVP award?
No. Paul Konerko did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Paul Konerko win?
Paul Konerko was selected to 6 All-Star Games.
What were Paul Konerko's career stats?
In 2,349 games, Paul Konerko had 2,340 hits, 439 home runs, 1,412 RBI, 1,162 runs, and 9 stolen bases, with a .279 batting average.
How much did Paul Konerko earn in his career?
Paul Konerko's recorded salaries total $128,791,506 over 17 seasons, 1998 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Konerko's career ran from 1997 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 1997.
What was Paul Konerko's salary?
Paul Konerko's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $12,501,506, in 2013, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2014.
What position did Paul Konerko play?
Paul Konerko played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Paul Konerko and how much did he weigh?
Paul Konerko was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 220 pounds.
How many home runs did Paul Konerko hit each season?
Paul Konerko's home runs by season: 0 in 1997, 7 in 1998, 24 in 1999, 21 in 2000, 32 in 2001, 27 in 2002, 18 in 2003, 41 in 2004, 40 in 2005, 35 in 2006, 31 in 2007, 22 in 2008, 28 in 2009, 39 in 2010, 31 in 2011, 26 in 2012, 12 in 2013, and 5 in 2014. His most in one season was 41, in 2004.
What was Paul Konerko's career batting average?
Paul Konerko batted .279 over his career, with 2,340 hits in 8,393 at bats.
How many RBI did Paul Konerko have?
Paul Konerko drove in 1,412 runs in his career.