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Craig Counsell

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman 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)

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+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1992	21	0.0	Bend	NORW	A-		18	72	61	11	15	6	1	0	8	1	2	9	10	.246	.352	.377	.729	23	2	1	1	0	1
1993	22	-0.7	Central Valley	CALL	A+	COL	131	578	471	79	132	26	3	5	59	14	8	95	68	.280	.401	.380	.781	179	8	3	5	4	1
1994	23	-1.1	New Haven	EL	AA	COL	83	345	300	47	84	20	1	5	37	4	1	37	32	.280	.366	.403	.770	121	6	5	1	2	4
1995	24	-2.5	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	118	444	399	60	112	22	6	5	53	10	2	34	47	.281	.336	.404	.739	161	12	2	3	6	7
1995	24	-4.2	COL	NL	Maj	COL	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	25	-1.2	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	25	99	75	17	18	3	0	2	10	4	3	24	7	.240	.424	.360	.784	27	2	0	0	0	1
1997	26		2 Teams	NL	Maj	COL-FLA	52	189	164	20	49	9	2	1	16	1	1	18	17	.299	.376	.396	.773	65	5	3	3	1	2
1997	26	-0.5	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	96	440	376	77	126	31	6	5	63	12	2	45	38	.335	.409	.489	.898	184	6	6	7	6	3
1997	26	-2.7	COL	NL	Maj	COL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	26	-2.7	FLA	NL	Maj	FLA	51	189	164	20	49	9	2	1	16	1	1	18	17	.299	.376	.396	.773	65	5	3	3	1	2
1998	27	-1.5	FLA	NL	Maj	FLA	107	399	335	43	84	19	5	4	40	3	0	51	47	.251	.356	.373	.729	125	5	4	8	1	7
1999	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	FLA-LAD	87	195	174	24	38	7	0	0	11	1	0	14	24	.218	.274	.259	.532	45	2	0	5	2	0
1999	28	-0.9	FLA	NL	Maj	FLA	37	73	66	4	10	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	10	.152	.211	.167	.378	11	1	0	2	0	0
1999	28	-0.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	50	122	108	20	28	6	0	0	9	1	0	9	14	.259	.311	.315	.626	34	1	0	3	2	0
2000	29	2.1	Tucson	PCL	AAA	ARI	50	224	198	45	69	14	3	3	27	4	1	22	20	.349	.413	.495	.908	98	1	1	1	2	3
2000	29	-0.1	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	67	176	152	23	48	8	1	2	11	3	3	20	18	.316	.400	.421	.821	64	4	2	1	1	0
2001	30	0.7	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	141	533	458	76	126	22	3	4	38	6	8	61	76	.275	.359	.362	.721	166	9	2	6	6	3
2002	31	1.5	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	112	489	436	63	123	22	1	2	51	7	5	45	52	.282	.349	.351	.699	153	10	1	4	3	3
2003	32	4.8	Tucson	PCL	AAA	ARI	5	24	23	8	10	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.435	.458	.522	.980	12	0	0	0	0	0
2003	32	2.5	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	89	351	303	40	71	6	3	3	21	11	4	41	32	.234	.328	.304	.631	92	4	2	3	2	0
2004	33	3.6	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	140	545	473	59	114	19	5	2	23	17	4	59	88	.241	.330	.315	.645	149	5	5	5	3	9
2005	34	4.6	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	150	670	578	85	148	34	4	9	42	26	7	78	69	.256	.350	.375	.726	217	8	8	2	4	4
2006	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	ARI	3	16	14	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.357	.438	.429	.866	6	0	0	0	0	0
2006	35	8.2	Tucson	PCL	AAA	ARI	2	12	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.182	.250	.182	.432	2	0	0	0	0	0
2006	35	12.0	Lancaster	CALL	A+	ARI	1	4	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.333	2.333	4	0	0	0	0	0
2006	35	5.8	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	105	415	372	56	95	14	4	4	30	15	8	31	47	.255	.327	.347	.674	129	1	9	2	1	0
2007	36	7.0	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	122	334	282	31	62	12	2	3	24	4	2	41	47	.220	.323	.309	.632	87	7	3	6	2	4
2008	37	8.3	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	110	302	248	31	56	14	1	1	14	3	1	46	42	.226	.356	.302	.658	75	5	5	1	2	1
2009	38	9.3	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	130	459	404	61	115	22	8	4	39	3	4	42	54	.285	.358	.408	.766	165	12	6	3	4	0
2010	39	10.2	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	102	230	204	16	51	8	0	2	21	1	1	21	29	.250	.322	.319	.640	65	0	1	3	1	0
2011	40	11.2	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	107	187	157	19	28	2	1	1	9	2	1	20	21	.178	.280	.223	.503	35	1	3	5	2	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		1624	5476	4741	647	1208	218	40	42	390	103	49	589	663	.255	.342	.344	.686	1632	78	54	57	35	35
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		529	2242	1917	347	571	125	20	25	259	49	19	269	226	.298	.386	.423	.809	811	37	18	18	20	20
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2153	7718	6658	994	1779	343	60	67	649	152	68	858	889	.267	.354	.367	.721	2443	115	72	75	55	55

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		296	1243	1082	209	337	72	15	15	155	30	8	127	116	.312	.384	.447	.831	484	21	9	11	14	14
AA (1 season)					Minors		83	345	300	47	84	20	1	5	37	4	1	37	32	.280	.366	.403	.770	121	6	5	1	2	4
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		132	582	474	80	135	27	3	5	59	14	8	96	68	.285	.406	.386	.792	183	8	3	5	4	1
A- (1 season)					Minors		18	72	61	11	15	6	1	0	8	1	2	9	10	.246	.352	.377	.729	23	2	1	1	0	1