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.

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	FLA		CHC	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
2	2	Apr 1	FLA		CHC	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
3	3	Apr 2	FLA		CHC	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
4	4	Apr 3	FLA		MIL	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
5	5	Apr 4	FLA		MIL	L,2-6	CG	47	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
6	6	Apr 5	FLA		MIL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
7	7	Apr 6	FLA		MIL	L,5-8	CG	48	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
8	8	Apr 7	FLA	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	55	9.2	3	4	1	8	0	2B
9	9	Apr 8	FLA	@	PHI	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
10	10	Apr 10	FLA	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
11	11	Apr 11	FLA	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
12	12	Apr 12	FLA	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
13	13	Apr 13	FLA	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
14	14	Apr 15	FLA		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
15	15	Apr 16	FLA		PHI	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
16	16	Apr 17	FLA	@	ARI	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
17	17	Apr 18	FLA	@	ARI	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
18	18	Apr 19	FLA	@	ARI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
19	19	Apr 20	FLA	@	ARI	L,4-15	GF	28	4.0	2	3	1	6	0	PH 2B
20	20	Apr 22	FLA		COL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
21	21	Apr 23	FLA		COL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
22	22	Apr 24	FLA		COL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	2B
23	23	Apr 25	FLA		ARI	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
24	24	Apr 26	FLA		ARI	W,12-6	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
25	25	Apr 27	FLA	@	COL	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
26	26	Apr 28	FLA	@	COL	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
27	27	Apr 30	FLA		SDP	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	3	7	1	11	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	28	May 1	FLA		SDP	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	1	7	1	9	1	2B
29	29	May 2	FLA		SDP	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
30	30	May 3	FLA		SDP	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
31	32 (1)	May 5	FLA		SFG	L,2-8	CG	45	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
32	33	May 6	FLA		SFG	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
33	34	May 7	FLA		LAD	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
34	35	May 8	FLA		LAD	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
35	36	May 9	FLA		LAD	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
36	37	May 10	FLA		LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
37	38	May 11	FLA	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
38	39	May 12	FLA	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	29	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
39	40	May 13	FLA	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	46	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
40	41	May 14	FLA	@	CIN	L,8-11	CG	46	8.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
41	42	May 15	FLA	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
42	43	May 16	FLA	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
43	44	May 17	FLA	@	STL	L,4-13	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
44	45	May 18	FLA	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
45	46	May 20	FLA		ARI	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
46	47	May 21	FLA		ARI	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
47	48	May 22	FLA		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
48	49	May 23	FLA		PIT	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	3	8	0	11	2	2B
49	50	May 24	FLA		PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
50	51	May 26	FLA		NYM	L,6-10	GS	35	6.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
51	53 (1)	May 29	FLA	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
52	54	May 30	FLA	@	MIL	L,4-12	CG	52	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
53	55	May 31	FLA	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	56	Jun 1	FLA	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
55	57	Jun 2	FLA	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	3	2	0	5	0	2B
56	58	Jun 3	FLA	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
57	59	Jun 5	FLA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
58	60	Jun 6	FLA	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
59	61	Jun 7	FLA	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
60	62	Jun 8	FLA		TOR	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
61	63	Jun 9	FLA		TOR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
62	64	Jun 10	FLA		TOR	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
63	65	Jun 11	FLA		NYM	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
64	66	Jun 12	FLA		NYM	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
65	68 (1)	Jun 14	FLA		NYM	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
66	70 (1)	Jun 17	FLA	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
67	71	Jun 18	FLA	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
68	72	Jun 19	FLA	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
69	73	Jun 20	FLA	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
70	75 (1)	Jun 22	FLA	@	TBD	W,3-2	CG	52	12.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
71	76	Jun 23	FLA	@	TBD	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
72	77	Jun 24	FLA		TBD	W,8-4	GF	8	1.2	1	1	0	2	1	2B
73	78	Jun 25	FLA		TBD	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
74	79	Jun 26	FLA		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
75	80	Jun 27	FLA		BOS	L,4-9	GS	25	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	2B
76	81	Jun 28	FLA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
77	82	Jun 30	FLA	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	83	Jul 1	FLA	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
79	84	Jul 2	FLA	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
80	85	Jul 3	FLA	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
81	86	Jul 4	FLA	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
82	87	Jul 5	FLA	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
83	88	Jul 9	FLA		ATL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
84	90 (1)	Jul 11	FLA		ATL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
85	91	Jul 12	FLA		ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
86	92	Jul 13	FLA		MON	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
87	93	Jul 14	FLA		MON	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
88	94	Jul 15	FLA		MON	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
89	95	Jul 17	FLA		CHC	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
90	96	Jul 18	FLA		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
91	97	Jul 19	FLA		CHC	L,6-7	CG	51	12.0	4	9	0	13	2	2B
92	99 (1)	Jul 21	FLA		MIL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
93	100	Jul 22	FLA	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
94	101	Jul 23	FLA	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
95	103 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	FLA	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	49	11.1	3	6	0	9	1	2B
96	104	Jul 25	FLA	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
97	105	Jul 26	FLA	@	PHI	L,9-10	GS	42	7.1	1	3	0	4	2	2B
98	106	Jul 27	FLA	@	HOU	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
99	107	Jul 28	FLA	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
100	109 (1)	Jul 30	FLA	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
101	110	Jul 31	FLA		CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	111	Aug 1	FLA		CIN	L,7-9	CG	53	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
103	112	Aug 2	FLA		CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
104	113	Aug 3	FLA		HOU	W,11-3	GS	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
							104gm		892.2	237	299	5	541	72