Shawon Dunston Net Worth 2018: What is this baseball player worth?
Shawon Dunston is a pro baseball player who plays Shortstop. Dunston was born on March 21, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. This page will take a closer look at Shawon Dunston’s net worth.
Shawon Dunston Career, Earnings
Dunston bats Right and throws Right. Dunston debuted in the MLB on April 9, 1985 for the Chicago Cubs. In all, Dunston played for the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Francisco Giants. Dunston’s career ended with the San Francisco Giants in 2002.
Some of Dunston’s most prominent statistics in the MLB included a Batting average stat of .269, a Home runs stat of 150, and a Runs batted in stat of 668. Some of the highlights of Shawon Dunston’s career include: 2× Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Shawon Dunston Net Worth 2018
Shawon Dunston was last under contract in 2002, according to USA Today, with a 1 (2002) year package worth $1.2 million. Over the years, Dunston earned $200,000 in 1988, $600,000 in 1989, $1.3 million in 1990, $2 million in 1991, $2 million in 1992, $3 million in 1993, $2 million in 1994, $4 million in 1995, $1.5 million in 1996, $2 million in 1997, $1 million in 1998, $600,000 in 1999, $600,000 in 2000, $1 million in 2001, and $1.2 million in 2002.
Player salaries can range widely. In professional baseball, the average player earns about $3 million every year. Top MLB players can receive $25 million or more every year, and lower paid players make $1 million or less.
Shawon Dunston net worth: soccer/football salary distribution
In the minor leagues, most contracts pay less than $10,000 a year. Interesting data from Wikipedia about the contracts signed by Shawon Dunston include:
- “Opting to represent himself, Dunston signed a one-year contract with the Cubs for $100,000, and was assigned to the Cubs’ Rookie-level minor league baseball affiliate in the Gulf Coast League.”
- “Due to become a free agent after the 1991 season, Dunston instead signed a four-year, $12 million contract to remain with the Cubs without testing the open market.”
- “As a result, he signed with the San Francisco Giants for the 1996 season, receiving a one-year contract worth $1.5 million.”
- “He signed with the Cubs for the 1997 season, receiving $2 million.”
- “He became a free agent after the season, and signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians for $400,000.”
So what is baseball player Shawon Dunston’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Shawon Dunston’s net worth as of 2018 is: $25 million
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