Terrible Card Tuesday: 2011 Adam Dunn

A couple weeks ago, I posted about Reid Brignac from IAL commissioner Mike Bunch’s team.  Well, here’s another entry from Mike’s Green Rock Bombers… 2011 Adam Dunn. 

Normally, players like “One-Adam” Dunn generally do well in APBA especially the Basic Game.  I’m talking about hitters who may not have a high batting average necessarily but hit for power and walk a fair amount.  Because of the Basic Game engine, they fare better in comparison to say, a hitter with high average but low walk rate and little power.  The reaosning is that good pitching doesn’t stop extra base power (again, we’re talking about Basic Game here) and unless you have a ZZ on the mound, the effect of control factor is minimal.  For some reason in my mind, these types of players are associated with low fielding.   In this case, it holds true. 

But in 2011, even Adam Dunn had hit his low point (pun intended).  The slugger who once hit 40 homers in four straight seasons hit a paltry .159 with 177 strikeouts in 2011.  His power was down as well with only 11 homeruns in 415 at-bats.  Fortunately for Mike, he managed to keep his walk rate up. 

Dunn only managed just two 0s for power numbers.  I didn’t do the math but he looks to be lucky to have only eleven 13s.  He has a total of only six hit numbers in all (0-0-8-8-9-9).  The 51-37 has to be a frustrating number for anyone used to former cards of Dunn’s. 

As I insinuated, he does have one good side.  He managed to get five 14s.  Don’t look at 35 or 42 for them, though.  You’ll find them where you expect hit numbers like 15, 25 and 31. 

Dunn fans can look forward to a great improvement in the coming year.  Dunn upped his batting average 45 points to a nifty .204.  That and the 41 homeruns of course.