Adam Dunn

Adam Dunn
Dunn with the Washington Nationals in 2009
Left fielder / First baseman
Born: (1979-11-09) November 9, 1979 (age 45) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 20, 2001, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2014, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	462
Runs batted in	1,168
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (2001–2008) Arizona Diamondbacks (2008) Washington Nationals (2009–2010) Chicago White Sox (2011–2014) Oakland Athletics (2014)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2002, 2012) Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979), nicknamed "Big Donkey", is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. A two-time MLB All-Star, Dunn was known for his prodigious power and his high propensity to strike out. He hit 38 or more home runs in seven straight seasons, tied with Babe Ruth for the second-longest such streak in MLB history, and was 11th all-time in at bats per home run at the time of his retirement. In addition, in 2004, he hit the fourth-longest home run in MLB history, a 535-foot blast that landed in a different state. However, he ranks third on the all-time strikeout list, with 2,379, and still holds the American League record for most strikeouts in a single season, with 222 in 2012.

Dunn's statistical profile was highly unusual for its day; he walked, struck out, or homered in nearly half his career plate appearances. Consistent with the principles of the then-emerging sabermetric movement, Dunn helped prove that a batter could significantly contribute to his team despite an unimpressive batting average. Today, he is considered one of the better hitters of his era. However, his defense was panned by both traditional scouting methods and modern defensive metrics. Jayson Stark called Dunn "the most unique baseball player who ever lived."