Shawon
Dunston
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 175
 
Born: March 21, 1963 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 22 NYA AL     5 5 6 5 4 5 7 7 7 1 1 1 7 6 6
1986 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 1 1 1 7 6 7
1987 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 6 5 5 8 7 8 1 1 1 7 6 7
1988 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 8 8 8 1 1 1 7 7 7
1989 26 NYA AL $ 1,707,143   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 2 1 1 7 7 7
1990 27 NYA AL $ 1,707,143   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 1 1 1 7 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 6 5 4 5 7 7 7 1 1 1 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,707,143   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 2 1 1 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1985 22 AAA   81 301 49 93 19 3 11 45 13 2 14 49 .309 .340 .502 .841 49.1  
    AA   53 211 24 70 10 2 7 21 8 0 16 26 .332 .379 .498 .876 38.2  
1986 23 NYA AL 99 241 28 72 12 4 2 24 10 4 6 28 .299 .317 .407 .724 30.8 5.5
1987 24 NYA AL 152 520 70 154 33 6 14 74 16 8 14 78 .296 .321 .463 .784 72.2 15.0
1988 25 NYA AL 146 522 84 152 48 7 11 72 12 6 10 74 .291 .308 .473 .781 67.5 12.3
1989 26 NYA AL 144 522 53 135 37 2 11 56 6 2 14 94 .259 .278 .400 .678 56.7 7.5
1990 27 NYA AL 140 448 43 103 32 4 6 30 12 7 10 66 .230 .246 .359 .606 36.0 0.8
5 Years Sim 681 2253 278 616 162 23 44 256 56 27 54 340 .273 .293 .424 .717 263.2 41.1
1 Years AAA 81 301 49 93 19 3 11 45 13 2 14 49 .309 .336 .502 .838 49.1  
1 Years AA 53 211 24 70 10 2 7 21 8 0 16 26 .332 .377 .498 .875 38.2  
2 Years Minors 134 512 73 163 29 5 18 66 21 2 30 75 .318 .353 .500 .853 87.3  
162 Game Average 535 66 146 38 5 10 60 13 6 12 80 .273 .293 .424 .717 62.6  
Career Highs 152 522 84 154 48 7 14 74 16 8 14 94 .299 .321 .473 .784 72.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1450 160 365 101 12 26 154 28 13 33 230 .252 .270 .392 .662 143.6
vs LH   803 118 251 61 11 18 102 28 14 21 110 .313 .333 .483 .817 116.5
Home 340 1103 146 312 91 11 23 130 26 8 21 164 .283 .300 .448 .748 136.9
Away 341 1150 132 304 71 12 21 126 30 19 33 176 .264 .286 .402 .688 123.2
RISP   541 0 145 36 6 12 194 0 0 18 81 .268 .286 .423 .709 63.0
Pinch Hitting   31 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .194 .265 .258 .523 2.1
Close/Late   267 41 66 12 1 8 23 0 0 2 45 .247 .256 .390 .646 25.1
Mar/Apr 109 371 34 94 30 5 3 36 6 1 4 50 .253 .259 .385 .645 34.6
May 116 377 46 100 22 4 6 35 7 5 8 61 .265 .287 .393 .679 38.4
June 115 367 47 94 20 6 12 45 10 4 8 71 .256 .275 .441 .717 43.0
July 100 306 40 85 18 1 7 38 11 7 12 49 .278 .307 .412 .719 36.2
August 120 423 53 117 36 2 10 45 7 4 14 65 .277 .304 .442 .746 52.3
Sep/Oct 121 409 58 126 36 5 6 57 15 6 8 44 .308 .322 .465 .787 55.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1986 23 NYA AL SS 45 17 211.0 43 84 2 22 .984 5.42   1.3
    2B 16 3 49.0 15 18 0 8 1.000 6.06   0.2
1987 24 NYA AL SS 115 112 957.7 133 358 26 60 .950 4.61   3.4
    2B 35 33 280.0 58 106 4 23 .976 5.27   0.8
1988 25 NYA AL SS 142 136 1215.7 174 502 32 94 .955 5.00   5.3
    2B 2 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
1989 26 NYA AL SS 143 142 1211.7 186 468 24 82 .965 4.86   3.0
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1990 27 NYA AL SS 122 116 998.0 133 399 21 72 .962 4.80   3.4
    2B 5 1 16.7 2 11 1 2 .929 7.02   0.1
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  SS 567 523 4594.0 669 1811 105 330 .959 4.86   16.4
  2B 59 37 351.7 76 137 5 33 .977 5.45   1.1
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   627 560 4947.6 745 1950 110 363 .961 4.90   17.5
Career Highs   150 145 1237.7 191 504 32 94 .988 5.54    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 25 NYA AL 9 36 7 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 6 .194 .216 .389 .605
Career Post-Season Batting 9 36 7 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 6 .194 .216 .389 .605
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1988-3-48
Triples
1987-9-6
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Tom Foley (938)
  2. Bob Meacham (925)
  3. Barry Larkin (924)
  4. Bobby Adams (922)
  5. Doc Farrell (920)
  6. Ernest Riles (919)
  7. Joe Sewell (915)
  8. Tom Brookens (914)
  9. Roy McMillan (911)
  10. Bill Mazeroski (911)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 50th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1985
Had first career hit on 4/3/1986, off Ken Dayley (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 9/28/1986, off Mark Thurmond (IND)
Drove in 6 runs against Indianapolis on 9/28/1986
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Colorado on 9/24/1987
Injured on 4/25/1988 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/28/1989 with a Fractured Foot, out for 2-3 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration
6/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,600,000 per year, for 4 years