Bio
Full name: Paul Henry Konerko
Age: 26 (March 5, 1976)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215
Birthplace: Providence, R.I.
Residence: Scottsdale Ariz.
Turned pro: 1994
Position: First baseman
Bats: Right Throws: Right
How acquired: Obtained from the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Mike Cameron.
Contract status: Signed through 2002.
Personal: Was voted one of Chicago’s 25 most eligible bachelors by Chicago Magazine in 2000.
Statistics
CATEGORY 2002 CAREER
Average .309 .282
On base .367 .350
Slugging .512 .486
At-bats 537 2,380
Runs 78 346
Hits 166 685
Doubles 28 129
Triples 0 5
Home runs 27 111
Runs batted in 103 409
Walks 44 207
Strikeouts 64 335
Stolen Bases 0 3
Caught Stealing 0 1
Errors 8 32
Through Monday
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Numbers
58
RBI’s that Konerko drove in to lead the lead the Northwest league in 1994
77
the number of home runs Konerko hit in his first three seasons with the Sox. Only Frank Thomas 97, Ron Kittle 93, Bill Melton 89, and Albert Belle, 79. Have hit more home runs in their first three seasons with the Sox.
339
(20-for-59) career hitter with the bases loaded, with four home runs and 63 RBI’s.
Did you know . . .
That Konerko’s inside the park home run on April 11, 2000, was the first by a White Sox player since Ron Karkovice hit one in Minnesota on Aug. 30, 1990.
