Paul Konerko

First Base

1997—2014

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#95

Player Detail

Paul Henry
GIVEN NAME
Konerko
SURNAME
March 5, 1976, in Providence, RI
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1997—2014
Playing Career
Played from 21-38
PLAYING AGE
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Chicago White Sox
PRIMARY TEAM
2005
World Series titles
Paulie
NICKNAME
14
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 220
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 8, 1997
Major League Debut
September 28, 2014
FINAL GAME

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Cult hero beloved by south side Chicago fans, known as “Paulie.”

60

HITTING

60

POWER

30

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2349
2340
439
1412
.279
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
24.5
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.841
.799
105.6

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.279
.354
.486

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

Paul Konerko Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Konerko
530
148
73
26
1
28
89
58
88
1
258
212
.279
.354
.486
841
AVG 1B
528
142
73
29
2
21
60
106
4
239
208
.269
.347
.452
.799

Paul Konerko Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
95
113
89
89
73
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
82
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Paul Konerko PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
27.6
21.4
12.5
11.6
1.90
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Paul Konerko
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
266.0
159.1
102.7
80.2
18.3
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Paul Konerko
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B