Adam Dunn
Born November 9, 1979 in Houston, Texas
A Young major league baseball player possibly best known for his dubious distinction as the MLB strikeout king, Adam holds the major league record for strikeouts in a single season. With 195 big whiffs in 2004, Dunn shows no signs of slowing as his career progresses. Known to his teammates on the Cincinnati Reds affectionately as "Dunner." This big Texas hoss lives up to the name.
Strikeouts aren't the only thing Dunner can live up to. Adam is also one of the leagues up and coming sluggers, hitting 46 homers in 2004. His literal swing for the fences attitude gives him the backing of fans in The Queen City even as each at-bat is basically boiled down to either the despair of a strikeout or the elation of a round tripper.
It is refreshing to see a player like Adam Dunn make it big in the major leagues when so much emphasis is put on the fundamentals. Often it seems as though this 6'6" 275 lb. walking artillery unit only knows how to swing a bat really hard; and if there happens to be a ball there, it is totally fucked.
A man such as big Dunner must live in constant contentment, living in the moment. There must be a very simplistic bliss of knowing your job is simply hitting things really hard. Even if you fail miserably say, 75 percent of the time (Dunn's career batting average? .250) you are told to keep it up. If everyone in life could take that approach, there would probably be a lot more horrible disasters, but a lot more great success as people keep hacking away.
Batting Statistics
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
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2001 21 CIN NL 66 244 54 64 18 1 19 43 4 2 38 74 .262 .371 .578 141 0 0 2 4 4
2002 22 CIN NL 158 535 84 133 28 2 26 71 19 9 128 170 .249 .400 .454 243 1 3 13 9 8
2003 23 CIN NL 116 381 70 82 12 1 27 57 8 2 74 126 .215 .354 .465 177 0 4 8 10 4
2004 24 CIN NL 161 568 105 151 34 0 46 102 6 1 108 195 .266 .388 .569 323 0 0 11 5 8
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4 Seasons 501 1728 313 430 92 4 118 273 37 14 348 565 .249 .382 .512 884 1 7 34 28 24
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162 Game Avg 559 101 139 30 1 38 88 12 5 113 183 .249 .382 .512 286 0 2 11 9 8
Career High 161 568 105 151 34 2 46 102 19 9 128 195 .266 .400 .578 323 1 4 13 10 8