Shawon Dunston
Shawon Donnell Dunston
Born: March 21, 1963
Brooklyn, NY USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1985-2002
Draft: Round 1 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Brooklyn, NY)
Minor League Statistics
Shawon Dunston compiled a career batting average of .269 with 150 home runs and 668 RBI in his 1814-game career with the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Chicago Cubs |
 San Francisco Giants |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Cleveland Indians |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 New York Mets |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 74 | 272 | 250 | 40 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 42 | .260 | .310 | .388 | .698 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 611 | 581 | 66 | 145 | 37 | 3 | 17 | 68 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 114 | .250 | .278 | .411 | .690 | 239 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 95 | 359 | 346 | 40 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 68 | .246 | .267 | .358 | .626 | 124 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 599 | 575 | 69 | 143 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 108 | .249 | .271 | .357 | .627 | 205 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 512 | 471 | 52 | 131 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 86 | .278 | .320 | .403 | .724 | 190 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 1990 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 573 | 545 | 73 | 143 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 87 | .262 | .283 | .426 | .709 | 232 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1991 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 534 | 492 | 59 | 128 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 64 | .260 | .292 | .407 | .699 | 200 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| 1992 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 76 | 73 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .315 | .342 | .384 | .726 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 88 | 356 | 331 | 38 | 92 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 48 | .278 | .313 | .435 | .748 | 144 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 503 | 477 | 58 | 141 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 69 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | .296 | .317 | .472 | .788 | 225 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 82 | 307 | 287 | 27 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 40 | .300 | .331 | .408 | .739 | 117 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 114 | 437 | 419 | 57 | 119 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 64 | .284 | .300 | .411 | .710 | 172 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 74 | 71 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .394 | .389 | .690 | 1.079 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 62 | 166 | 156 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .237 | .265 | .404 | .669 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 36 | 55 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .176 | .222 | .392 | .614 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 158 | 150 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | .307 | .327 | .467 | .794 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | 42 | 97 | 93 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .344 | .354 | .430 | .784 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 231 | 216 | 28 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 47 | .250 | .278 | .486 | .764 | 105 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 88 | 193 | 186 | 26 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | .280 | .293 | .511 | .804 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 72 | 153 | 147 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | .231 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1814 | 6276 | 5927 | 736 | 1597 | 292 | 62 | 150 | 668 | 212 | 82 | 203 | 1000 | .269 | .296 | .416 | .712 | 2463 | 98 | 41 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 73 | 71 | 599.7 | 144 | 248 | 17 | 39 | .958 | 5.883 | 5.370 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 149 | 148 | 1312.7 | 320 | 465 | 32 | 96 | .961 | 5.382 | 5.268 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 94 | 92 | 805.0 | 160 | 271 | 14 | 54 | .969 | 4.819 | 4.585 |
| 1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 151 | 150 | 1288.7 | 257 | 455 | 20 | 76 | .973 | 4.973 | 4.715 |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 138 | 136 | 1159.3 | 213 | 379 | 17 | 76 | .972 | 4.596 | 4.290 |
| 1990 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 144 | 144 | 1247.7 | 255 | 392 | 20 | 77 | .970 | 4.667 | 4.493 |
| 1991 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 142 | 131 | 1192.0 | 261 | 383 | 21 | 69 | .968 | 4.862 | 4.535 |
| 1992 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 18 | 17 | 143.7 | 28 | 42 | 1 | 9 | .986 | 4.385 | 3.889 |
| 1993 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 2.500 |
| 1994 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 84 | 83 | 696.7 | 121 | 218 | 12 | 48 | .966 | 4.379 | 4.036 |
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 125 | 123 | 1043.7 | 187 | 336 | 17 | 51 | .969 | 4.510 | 4.184 |
| 1996 | NL | San Francisco Giants | SS | 78 | 77 | 634.0 | 116 | 217 | 15 | 51 | .957 | 4.727 | 4.269 |
| 1997 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 108 | 105 | 829.7 | 163 | 227 | 12 | 46 | .970 | 4.231 | 3.611 |
| 1997 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 18 | 18 | 150.3 | 28 | 55 | 3 | 8 | .965 | 4.969 | 4.611 |
| 1997 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 7 | 5 | 41.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.512 | 2.286 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 24 | 19 | 162.3 | 32 | 55 | 2 | 9 | .978 | 4.823 | 3.625 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 12 | 9 | 80.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.017 | 1.500 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 14 | 6 | 65.3 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .944 | 4.684 | 2.429 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | SS | 9 | 3 | 37.0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 3.649 | 1.667 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 6 | 4 | 36.3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 2.229 | 1.500 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 27 | 15 | 162.0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 2.444 | 1.630 |
| 1999 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 23 | 19 | 144.3 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.432 | 1.696 |
| 1999 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 7 | 5 | 39.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .929 | 3.000 | 1.857 |
| 1999 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 8 | 1 | 30.3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 4.875 |
| 1999 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 5 | 2 | 26.7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 3.375 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 58 | 37 | 327.3 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 2.365 | 1.483 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 8 | 3 | 24.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.750 | 1.250 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 6 | 1 | 19.3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .955 | 9.776 | 3.500 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 5 | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.077 | .600 |
| 2001 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 60 | 34 | 310.7 | 80 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .966 | 2.433 | 1.400 |
| 2001 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 49 | 25 | 252.0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.679 | .959 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 6.000 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1657 | 1487 | 12896.0 | 2722 | 3808 | 215 | 729 | .968 | 4.557 | 3.941 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .350 | .316 | .666 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .556 | .778 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 54 | 51 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .275 | .288 | .353 | .641 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | SS | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 5.143 | 4.800 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | CF | 2 | 2 | 10.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.097 | 3.500 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | CF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | RF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | LF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | RF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 12 | 8 | 69.3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 4.154 | 2.667 |
Awards
1989 - NL TSN All-Star SS
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