Craig Counsell

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 21, 1970 in South Bend, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 11th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).

High School: Whitefish Bay HS (Whitefish Bay, WI)

School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: September 17, 1995 (Age 25-027d, 16,802nd in major league history)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 41-038d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Barry Meister

Full Name: Craig John Counsell

Nicknames: Chicken

Pronunciation: \council\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.4

4741

1208

.255

647

RBI

390

103

OBP

.342

SLG

.344

OPS

.686

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	104 (103)	Jul 29	FLA		CIN	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
2	106 (1)	Jul 31	FLA		ATL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	107	Aug 1	FLA		ATL	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
4	109 (1)	Aug 3	FLA		ATL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
5	110	Aug 4	FLA		HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
6	111	Aug 5	FLA		HOU	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
7	112	Aug 6	FLA	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
8	113	Aug 7	FLA	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS	34	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
9	114	Aug 8	FLA	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
10	115	Aug 9	FLA	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
11	116	Aug 10	FLA	@	ATL	W,4-2	GF	15	4.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
12	117	Aug 11	FLA	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	4	2	0	6	2	2B
13	119 (1)	Aug 13	FLA	@	HOU	W,8-6	GS	34	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
14	120	Aug 15	FLA		PIT	W,6-5	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
15	121	Aug 16	FLA		PIT	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
16	122	Aug 17	FLA		PIT	W,10-2	GF	10	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
17	123	Aug 18	FLA		PIT	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
18	124	Aug 19	FLA		CHC	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
19	125	Aug 20	FLA		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
20	126	Aug 22	FLA		STL	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
21	127	Aug 23	FLA		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
22	128	Aug 24	FLA		STL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
23	129	Aug 25	FLA	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
24	130	Aug 26	FLA	@	CHC	W,11-0	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
25	131	Aug 27	FLA	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
26	132	Aug 28	FLA	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	3	6	0	9	0	2B
27	133	Aug 29	FLA	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
28	134	Aug 30	FLA	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
29	135	Aug 31	FLA	@	TOR	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	136	Sep 1	FLA		BAL	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
31	137	Sep 2	FLA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
32	138	Sep 3	FLA		BAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
33	139	Sep 5	FLA	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
34	140	Sep 6	FLA	@	LAD	L,5-9	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
35	141	Sep 7	FLA	@	LAD	L,5-9	GS	38	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
36	142	Sep 8	FLA	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
37	143	Sep 9	FLA	@	SDP	L,6-7	CG	59	12.2	3	3	0	6	0	2B
38	144	Sep 10	FLA	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
39	145	Sep 12	FLA		SFG	L,0-1	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
40	146	Sep 13	FLA		SFG	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
41	147	Sep 14	FLA		SFG	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
42	148	Sep 15	FLA		COL	L,1-7	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
43	149	Sep 16	FLA		COL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
44	150	Sep 17 (1)	FLA		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
45	152 (1)	Sep 18	FLA		PHI	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
46	153	Sep 19	FLA		NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
47	155 (1)	Sep 21	FLA		NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
48	157 (1)	Sep 23	FLA	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
49	159 (1)	Sep 25	FLA	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	2	3	0	5	1	2B
50	160	Sep 26	FLA	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
51	161	Sep 27	FLA	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	5	5	0	10	3	2B
							51gm		425.2	124	149	3	276	37