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'''Adam Troy Dunn''' (born [[November 9]], [[1979]], in [[Houston, Texas]]), is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[outfielder]] and [[first baseman]] for the [[Washington Nationals]]. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. A former standout [[quarterback]] at New Caney (Texas) High School, Dunn signed with the [[University of Texas]] however, Dunn quit football and concentrated on baseball.  The [[Cincinnati Reds]] drafted Dunn in the second round of the 1998 [[baseball draft|amateur draft]] while he was still an active collegian, and he played 1,087 games with the Reds over eight seasons before being traded to the Diamondbacks.

==Professional career==
===Cincinnati Reds===
He was elected to the {{by|2002}} [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|National League All-Star]] team. In that game, Dunn hit a ball to center field that was a few feet from being a game ending home run (the game famously ended in a tie). He also walked in his only other plate appearance.

At six feet, six inches (198 cm)  in height and weighing 275 pounds, Dunn, who is one of the [[National League]]'s most feared [[slugger]]s, invites frequent comparisons to [[Mark McGwire]].{{who|date=August 2008}} His power and size has earned him the nickname "Big Country" in baseball.{{fact}}

Adam Dunn's most productive season came in {{by|2004}}, when he posted career highs in batting average (.266), home runs (46), [[Run (baseball)|runs]] (105), [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] (151), [[on base percentage]] (.388), [[slugging average]] (.569), and [[on-base plus slugging|OPS]] (.957). He also held the single-season strikeout record (195) before [[Ryan Howard]] broke it on September 27, 2007.

Dunn made his Major League debut on [[July 20]], [[2001]] and set a National League rookie record for the most home runs in a month by hitting 12 in August. On September 30, 2004, Dunn once again got his name in Major League Baseball's record book  albeit not in the manner he wished. That day, Dunn struck out three times against [[Chicago Cubs]] right-hander [[Mark Prior]], raising his season total to 191 and surpassing [[Bobby Bonds|Bobby Bonds']] single season strikeout record of 189, set in 1970. He finished the season with 195 strikeouts. Later, Ryan Howard struck out 199 times in the 2007 season. 

Dunn's 46 longballs in 2004 were the fourth most in Cincinnati Reds history.  That year, he joined [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[second baseman]] [[Joe Morgan]] as the only Reds players to score 100 runs, drive in 100 runs, and draw 100 [[base on balls|walks]] in a single season.  Dunn repeated the feat the following season making him the only player in Reds history to do it more than once.

On [[Mother's Day (United States)|Mother's Day]], [[May 14]], [[2006]], Dunn was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a [[pink bat]] to benefit the [http://www.komen.org Breast Cancer Foundation]. 

In 2004, 2005, and 2006, he struck out 34.3%, 30.9%, and 34.6% of the time, respectively. In each season, his was the highest strikeout percentage in Major League Baseball.<ref>
*[http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2004 Baseball Leaderboard 2004 season]fangraphs.com
*[http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2005 Baseball Leaderboard 2005 season]fangraphs.com
*[http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2006 Baseball Leaderboard 2006 season]fangraphs.com</ref>  
Despite the high strikeout total, Dunn often exhibits good [[on base percentage|plate discipline]]. He is among the major league leaders every season in number of pitches per [[at bat|at-bat]], an indication that he generally knows when to swing and when not to. Although his career batting average is only .246, he has compiled a .384 on-base percentage while striking out about ten times for every six walks and averages more than one strikeout per game. He always is one of the top receivers in base on balls. However, his main weakness continues to be his tendency to strike out. Many point out that his on-base percentage is actually higher than several hitters with batting averages over .300 each year. 

Adam Dunn has the fifth-lowest career at bats per home run average in Major-League history. His 13.96 ratio (about one home run every 14 times he comes to bat) is eclipsed only by [[Mark McGwire]] (10.61), [[Babe Ruth]] (11.76), [[Barry Bonds]] (12.90), and [[Jim Thome]] (13.68).  Stretching behind Dunn are such Hall-of-Famers as [[Ralph Kiner]], [[Harmon Killebrew]], [[Ted Williams]], [[Mickey Mantle]], [[Jimmie Foxx]], and [[Mike Schmidt]], in that order.

On [[October 31]], [[2007]], Dunn's $13 million dollar option was picked up by the Reds, making him the highest-paid player on the team.

On [[June 19]], [[2008]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]] General Manager [[J. P. Ricciardi]] cited Dunn's lack of passion for baseball as a deterrent for acquiring the outfielder during a [[Fan 590|Toronto call-in radio show]]. Ricciardi later publicly apologized for his statements but has yet to speak to Dunn personally about his comments. 

On [[June 29]], [[2008]], Dunn won the Ohio Cup MVP when he went 6-for-20 in the six-game series, with 5 home runs and 10 RBI.

===Arizona Diamondbacks===
On [[August 11]], [[2008]], Dunn was traded to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] for right-handed pitcher [[Dallas Buck]] and two other players to be named later.<ref>[http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080811&content_id=3291023&vkey=news_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari Dunn deal: D-backs acquire slugger]</ref>

==Position changes==

In December 2005, Reds manager [[Jerry Narron]] informed the press that, due to the trade of popular [[first base]]man [[Sean Casey]] to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] for left-handed pitcher [[Dave Williams (baseball)|Dave Williams]], Adam Dunn would be moving to first base for the 2006 season.  However, with the acquisition of [[free agent]] first baseman [[Scott Hatteberg]] (who played for the [[Oakland Athletics]] in 2005) during spring training and the [[March 20]] trade of outfielder [[Wily Mo Peña]] to the [[Boston Red Sox]] for right-handed pitcher [[Bronson Arroyo]], the plan to convert Dunn was scrapped (Dunn had mentioned that he would rather not play 1B also) and, to date, he has only played 108 games there.

==Personal==
Dunn is married to Rachel Brown of Kentucky, and the couple have a young son, Brady, who is one year old.

==Statistics==
===Major League===
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|- style="background-color:black; color:white"
! width="35"|Year!! align="left" width="20"|Age!! align="left" width="60"|Team!! align="left" width="20"|Lg!! width="25"|[[Games played|<font color=white>G</font>]]!! width="25"|[[At bat|<font color=white>AB</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Run (baseball)|<font color=white>R</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Hit (baseball)|<font color=white>H</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Double (baseball)|<font color=white>2B</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Triple (baseball)|<font color=white>3B</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Home run|<font color=white>HR</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Run batted in|<font color=white>RBI</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Stolen base|<font color=white>SB</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Caught stealing|<font color=white>CS</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Base on balls|<font color=white>BB</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Strikeout|<font color=white>SO</font>]]!! width="30"|[[Batting average|<font color=white>BA</font>]]!! width="30"|[[On base percentage|<font color=white>OBP</font>]]!! width="30"|[[Slugging percentage|<font color=white>SLG</font>]]!! width="30"|[[On-base plus slugging#OPS (OPS)|<font color=white>OPS</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Total bases|<font color=white>TB</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Sacrifice hit|<font color=white>SH</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Sacrifice fly|<font color=white>SF</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Intentional base on balls|<font color=white>IBB</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Hit by pitch|<font color=white>HBP</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Double play|<font color=white>GDP</font>]]
|-
| [[2001 Major League Baseball season|2001]]|| align="left"|21|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
||  66|| 244||  54||  64|| 18|| 1|| 19||  43||  4||  2|| 38|| 74|| .262|| .371|| .578|| .949|| 141|| 0|| 0|| 2|| 4|| 4
|- style="background-color:#D3D3D3"
| [[2002 Major League Baseball season|2002]]|| align="left"|22|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 158|| 535||  84|| 133|| 28|| 2|| 26||  71|| 19|| 9|| 128|| 170|| .249|| .400|| .454|| .854|| 243|| 1|| 3|| 13||  9|| 8
|-
| [[2003 Major League Baseball season|2003]]|| align="left"|23|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 116|| 381||  70||  82|| 12|| 1|| 27||  57||  8|| 2||  74|| 126|| .215|| .354|| .465|| .819|| 177|| 0|| 4||  8|| 10|| 4
|- style="background-color:#D3D3D3"
| [[2004 Major League Baseball season|2004]]|| align="left"|24|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]|| align="left"|
[[National League|NL]]
|| 161|| 568|| 105|| 151|| 34|| 0|| 46|| 102||  6|| 1|| 108|| 195|| .266|| .388|| .569|| .957|| 323|| 0|| 0|| 11||  5|| 8
|-
| [[2005 Major League Baseball season|2005]]|| align="left"|25|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]|| align="left"|
[[National League|NL]]
|| 160|| 543|| 107|| 134|| 35|| 2|| 40|| 101||  4|| 2|| 114|| 168|| .247|| .387|| .540|| .927|| 293|| 0|| 2|| 14|| 12|| 6
|- style="background-color:#D3D3D3"
| [[2006 Major League Baseball season|2006]]|| align="left"|26|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]|| align="left"|
[[National League|NL]]
|| 160|| 561||  99|| 131|| 24|| 0|| 40||  92||  7|| 0|| 112|| 194|| .234|| .365|| .490|| .855|| 275|| 1|| 3|| 12||  6|| 8
|-
| [[2007 Major League Baseball season|2007]]|| align="left"|27|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]|| align="left"|
[[National League|NL]]
|| 152|| 522|| 101|| 138|| 27|| 2|| 40|| 106||  9|| 2|| 101|| 165|| .264|| .386|| .554|| .940|| 289|| 0|| 4||  8||  5|| 12
|- style="background-color:#D3D3D3"
| [[2008 Major League Baseball season|2008]]|| align="left"|28|| align="left"|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]]/[[Arizona Diamondbacks|ARI]]|| align="left"|
[[National League|NL]]
|| 114|| 373||  58||  87|| 14|| 0|| 32||  74||  1|| 1||  80|| 120|| .233|| .373|| .528|| .901|| 197|| 0|| 5||  6||  6|| 4
|- style="background-color:black; color:white"
| colspan=4 align="right" |Totals:
|| 1,087|| 3,727|| 678|| 920|| 192|| 8|| 270|| 646|| 58|| 19|| 755|| 1,212|| .247|| .380|| .520|| .900|| 1,938|| 2|| 21|| 74|| 57|| 54
|}{{small|Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through [[August 10]], [[2008 Major League Baseball season|2008]].<ref name=br-stats>{{cite web| url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dunnad01.shtml | title=Adam Dunn Statistics| work=Baseball-Reference| accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref>}}

==See also==
* [[Top 500 home run hitters of all time]]

== References ==
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==External links== 
{{commonscat|Adam Dunn}}
* {{Baseballstats  |mlb=276055 |espn=4808 |br=d/dunnad01 |fangraphs=319 |cube=d/adam-dunn}}
* [http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Dunn/Dunn_bio.html ''JockBio.com'' profile]

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