High School Career

At Chaparral High School within Scottsdale, Arizona, Konerko was named a Arizona Rupublic/Phoenix Gazette Player of the Year as the senior, when leading his team to The Class Four-A state championship.

Career Statistics

And then far around his career, Konerko's totals come considered fairly telling. Sustaining the .278 batting average, he has hit 170 home runs and 592 RBI's. Around 3420 at bats, he has 952 career hits, 172 doubles and 5 triples. He has Quatern stolen bases in 965 games. He has 592 career Run batted in's & 482 runs scored.

Career Overview

As a Minor leaguer, Konerko enjoyed some expert figures. In May 13, 1995 with the San Bernardino Spirit, he drove in the only redo of the 21-inning game. It was a yearn shutout in California League history.

When ii uncomplete seasons in the Majors, he was traded by the Reds to White Sox for Mike Cameron. When that, his career took off largely. Both season, Konerko's numbers develop been telling. Witharound 582 at bats in 2001, Konerko had the number of 164 hits, 35 doubles. He upright missed the Century Run batted in mark, receiving 99, sustaining a career high 35 at home diarrhea. His batting norm was .282. He got 92 diarrhea scored.

Around 2002, his stats improved around a few areas, & went declivitous in others. Inside 570 at bats, he got 173 hits & the .304 batting norm by owning 104 Run batted in's. He experienced Xvii less strikeouts than the month prior to at 72 & the .359 on base percentage. Sustaining people certificate, he manufactured a All-Star team. Arewhen he was non as practiced around, involved Twenty-seven front yard diarrhea, 81 diarrhea, & Xxx doubles.

Postseason

Inside 2000, with the 95-67 White Sox team, Konerko manufactured his number 1 postseason while it wasted to the Seattle Mariners in the 2002 American League Division Series (ALDS). A Jack swept a series inside Trinity games, & around Trey games & Niner at bats, he experienced Nought hits. He had aboard it used to be that in a walk.

Around 2005, a White Sox faced the Uncivilized Card Boston Red Sox in the 2005 ALDS. A White Sox swept a Red Sox around tercet games straight & were helped enormously by Konerko's hit, which involved the front yard process all over Fenway Park's Green Monster in Game 3. A White Sox defeated a Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the American League Championship Series (ALCS). Fallowing running Nought for Quaternion in the foremost game & I for Quatern in the 2nd game, Konerko hit Trinity for Little joe by owning troika RBIs in the third game of the ALCS against the Angels. 2 of the begin batted in come from either the front yard run in the number 1 frame. Inside game Triplet, Paul was Ace for Quartet by using trio Run batted in in some other number one frame home run, the 2nd around when several nights. Within game Little phoebe, Konerko went Unity for Quintuplet by owning an additional Run batted in. He was known as a series MVP on the strength of the .268 batting average, two house diarrhea & sevener Run batted in. He said, "I think you could split this four ways," refering to his feeling that a MVP should be awarded to the quatern starting pitchers who pitched quaternion sequentially complete games in the ALCS.

Highlights

All-star within 2002 & 2005 2nd withwithin the league in at home diarrhea in 2004 (41) inside 2004, he come inside Sixth in Run batted in's (117) & Sixteenth within MVP Voting 2005 American League Championship Series MVP