During his 21-year career in the majors, Andre Dawson played in a total of 2,627 games, collected 2,774 hits, had 438 homers and posted a .279 batting average.

He won the Rookie of the Year award in 1977, finished in the top 25 in MVP voting nine times, winning the award in 1987, and appeared in eight All-Star games.

In 1989, while with the Chicago Cubs, his team lost in the National League Division Series to the San Francisco Giants.