Shawon Dunston
[edit] Biography
Shawon Dunston (Shawon Donnell Dunston) was born on March 21, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 9, 1985 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 4 home runs and 18 RBI. Dunston played for the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets over the course of his 18 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Shawon Dunston's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1986, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 68 runs. However, others believe that it was 1997, when he stole 32 bases, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 57 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 74
| 250
| 40
| 65
| 4
| 18
| .260
| .310
| .388
| 12
| 4
| 19
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 3
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 150
| 581
| 66
| 145
| 17
| 68
| .250
| .278
| .411
| 37
| 3
| 21
| 114
| 3
| 4
| 13
| 5
| 5
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 95
| 346
| 40
| 85
| 5
| 22
| .246
| .267
| .358
| 18
| 3
| 10
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 6
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 155
| 575
| 69
| 143
| 9
| 56
| .249
| .271
| .357
| 23
| 6
| 16
| 108
| 2
| 4
| 30
| 8
| 6
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 138
| 471
| 52
| 131
| 9
| 60
| .278
| .320
| .403
| 20
| 6
| 30
| 86
| 1
| 6
| 19
| 15
| 7
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| 146
| 545
| 73
| 143
| 17
| 66
| .262
| .283
| .426
| 22
| 8
| 15
| 87
| 3
| 4
| 25
| 1
| 9
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 142
| 492
| 59
| 128
| 12
| 50
| .260
| .292
| .407
| 22
| 7
| 23
| 64
| 4
| 4
| 21
| 5
| 9
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 18
| 73
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 2
| .315
| .342
| .384
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 10
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .400
| .400
| .600
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 88
| 331
| 38
| 92
| 11
| 35
| .278
| .313
| .435
| 19
| 0
| 16
| 48
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 127
| 477
| 58
| 141
| 14
| 69
| .296
| .317
| .472
| 30
| 6
| 10
| 75
| 6
| 7
| 10
| 3
| 8
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 82
| 287
| 27
| 86
| 5
| 25
| .300
| .331
| .408
| 12
| 2
| 13
| 40
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 8
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 18
| 71
| 14
| 28
| 5
| 16
| .394
| .389
| .690
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 114
| 419
| 57
| 119
| 9
| 41
| .284
| .300
| .411
| 18
| 4
| 8
| 64
| 3
| 3
| 29
| 0
| 7
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| 132
| 490
| 71
| 147
| 14
| 57
| .300
| .312
| .451
| 22
| 5
| 8
| 75
| 3
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 9
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 36
| 51
| 10
| 9
| 3
| 8
| .176
| .222
| .392
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 62
| 156
| 26
| 37
| 3
| 12
| .237
| .265
| .404
| 11
| 3
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 98
| 207
| 36
| 46
| 6
| 20
| .222
| .255
| .401
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 28
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 62
| 150
| 23
| 46
| 5
| 25
| .307
| .327
| .467
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 42
| 93
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 16
| .344
| .354
| .430
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| 104
| 243
| 35
| 78
| 5
| 41
| .321
| .337
| .453
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 39
| 5
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 8
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 98
| 216
| 28
| 54
| 12
| 43
| .250
| .278
| .486
| 11
| 2
| 6
| 47
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| 88
| 186
| 26
| 52
| 9
| 25
| .280
| .293
| .511
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| 72
| 147
| 7
| 34
| 1
| 9
| .231
| .250
| .286
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1752
| 5771
| 710
| 1560
| 147
| 656
| .270
| .297
| .416
| 281
| 59
| 197
| 982
| 40
| 56
| 203
| 44
| 96
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 62
| 156
| 26
| 37
| 3
| 12
| .237
| .265
| .404
| 11
| 3
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1814
| 5927
| 736
| 1597
| 150
| 668
| .269
| .296
| .416
| 292
| 62
| 203
| 1000
| 41
| 56
| 212
| 44
| 98
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 73
| 71
| 599.2
| 144
| 248
| 17
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 149
| 148
| 1312.2
| 320
| 465
| 32
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 94
| 92
| 805
| 160
| 271
| 14
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 151
| 150
| 1288.2
| 257
| 455
| 20
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 138
| 136
| 1159.1
| 213
| 379
| 17
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 144
| 143
| 1247.2
| 255
| 392
| 20
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 142
| 131
| 1192
| 261
| 383
| 21
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 18
| 17
| 143.2
| 28
| 42
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 84
| 83
| 696.2
| 121
| 218
| 12
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 125
| 123
| 1043.2
| 187
| 336
| 17
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| SS
| 78
| 77
| 634
| 116
| 217
| 15
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 18
| 18
| 150.1
| 28
| 55
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 7
| 5
| 41
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 5
| 41
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 108
| 105
| 829.2
| 163
| 227
| 12
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 126
| 123
| 980
| 191
| 282
| 15
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| SS
| 9
| 3
| 37
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| CF
| 6
| 4
| 36.1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 36.1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 24
| 19
| 162.1
| 32
| 55
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 11
| 9
| 76
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 14
| 6
| 65.1
| 13
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 12
| 9
| 80.1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| OF
| 18
| 13
| 116.2
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 2B
| 25
| 19
| 164.1
| 32
| 56
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| SS
| 23
| 9
| 102.1
| 24
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| CF
| 7
| 4
| 40.2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 51
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 2
| 26.2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| OF
| 23
| 19
| 144.1
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 1
| 30.1
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| CF
| 11
| 9
| 69.1
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| SS
| 7
| 5
| 39
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| OF
| 27
| 15
| 162
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 10.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| CF
| 16
| 13
| 117.2
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| LF
| 9
| 2
| 34
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 9
| 3
| 34.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 18
| 9
| 85
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 2
| 29.2
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 50
| 34
| 306.1
| 81
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 27
| 22
| 187
| 54
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| CF
| 9
| 5
| 45.1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| LF
| 41
| 27
| 228
| 55
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| SS
| 8
| 3
| 24
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| RF
| 13
| 5
| 54
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 1
| 19.1
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| OF
| 58
| 37
| 327.1
| 86
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| RF
| 26
| 13
| 128.1
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| CF
| 23
| 16
| 132.1
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| OF
| 60
| 34
| 310.2
| 80
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| LF
| 12
| 5
| 50
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| RF
| 22
| 8
| 91
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| LF
| 18
| 10
| 99.2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| OF
| 49
| 25
| 252
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| CF
| 9
| 7
| 61.1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 16
| 3
| 58.2
| 64
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 75
| 54
| 466.2
| 139
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 242
| 148
| 1354
| 337
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 25
| 19
| 164.1
| 32
| 56
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 70
| 29
| 307.2
| 73
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 11
| 3
| 42.2
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 107
| 65
| 579.2
| 125
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1363
| 1313
| 11276.1
| 2287
| 3731
| 205
| 708
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1995).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 9, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 2, 1996).
- Sent to Pittsburgh Pirates by Chicago Cubs for future considerations (August 31, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 16, 1998).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Jose Mesa and Alvin Morman to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Jacob Cruz and Steve Reed (July 23, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 16, 1999).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Mets in exchange for Craig Paquette (July 31, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 3, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2000).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 8, 2000).
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