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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+

2011 Player Batting Game Log

2011 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2011-04-02	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
2	2011-04-04	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Atlanta Braves	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
3	2011-04-05	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Atlanta Braves	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	SS	0
4	2011-04-10	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Chicago Cubs	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3B	0
5	2011-04-14	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
6	2011-04-15	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Washington Nationals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
7	2011-04-17	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Washington Nationals	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
8	2011-04-17 (2)	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Washington Nationals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
9	2011-04-22	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Houston Astros	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
10	2011-04-23	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Houston Astros	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
11	2011-04-24	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Houston Astros	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
12	2011-04-25	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
13	2011-04-26	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
14	2011-04-27	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
May			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
15	2011-05-01	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
16	2011-05-02	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Atlanta Braves	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
17	2011-05-04	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Atlanta Braves	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
18	2011-05-04 (2)	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Atlanta Braves	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
19	2011-05-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
20	2011-05-08	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
21	2011-05-11	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		San Diego Padres	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
22	2011-05-13	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
23	2011-05-14	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	SS	0
24	2011-05-15	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
25	2011-05-17	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
26	2011-05-19	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	San Diego Padres	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
27	2011-05-20	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Colorado Rockies	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
28	2011-05-23	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Washington Nationals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
29	2011-05-24	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Washington Nationals	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
30	2011-05-25	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Washington Nationals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS,3B	0
31	2011-05-27	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		San Francisco Giants	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
32	2011-05-28	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		San Francisco Giants	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
33	2011-05-29	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		San Francisco Giants	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
34	2011-05-30	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
35	2011-05-31	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
June			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
36	2011-06-01	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
37	2011-06-04	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Florida Marlins	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
38	2011-06-05	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Florida Marlins	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
39	2011-06-06	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Florida Marlins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
40	2011-06-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		New York Mets	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
41	2011-06-08	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		New York Mets	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3B	0
42	2011-06-10	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	4	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
43	2011-06-11	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
44	2011-06-12	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
45	2011-06-13	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Chicago Cubs	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
46	2011-06-14	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Chicago Cubs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
47	2011-06-17	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Boston Red Sox	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	1
48	2011-06-20	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Tampa Bay Rays	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
49	2011-06-21	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Tampa Bay Rays	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
50	2011-06-24	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Minnesota Twins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
51	2011-06-25	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Minnesota Twins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
52	2011-06-28	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	New York Yankees	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
53	2011-07-02	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
54	2011-07-03	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
55	2011-07-04	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Arizona Diamondbacks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
56	2011-07-05	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Arizona Diamondbacks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
57	2011-07-06	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Arizona Diamondbacks	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
58	2011-07-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
59	2011-07-08	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
60	2011-07-09	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
61	2011-07-10	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	pdH	0
62	2011-07-15	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Colorado Rockies	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B,SS	0
63	2011-07-16	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Colorado Rockies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
64	2011-07-18	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
65	2011-07-19	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
66	2011-07-22	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	San Francisco Giants	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
67	2011-07-26	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Chicago Cubs	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
68	2011-07-27	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Chicago Cubs	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
69	2011-07-28	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Chicago Cubs	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
70	2011-07-31	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Houston Astros	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
71	2011-08-01	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
72	2011-08-02	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
73	2011-08-05	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
74	2011-08-06	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
75	2011-08-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
76	2011-08-11	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
77	2011-08-14	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
78	2011-08-17	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Los Angeles Dodgers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	pdH	0
79	2011-08-19	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	New York Mets	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
80	2011-08-21	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	New York Mets	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
81	2011-08-22	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
82	2011-08-22 (2)	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
83	2011-08-23	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2B	0
84	2011-08-24	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
85	2011-08-30	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
86	2011-08-31	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
87	2011-09-01	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
88	2011-09-02	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
89	2011-09-03	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
90	2011-09-05	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
91	2011-09-06	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
92	2011-09-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
93	2011-09-10	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Philadelphia Phillies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
94	2011-09-11	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Philadelphia Phillies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
95	2011-09-17	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
96	2011-09-21	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Chicago Cubs	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
97	2011-09-25	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Florida Marlins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
98	2011-09-26	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
99	2011-09-28	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0

2011 Player Batting Splits

2011 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	99	187	157	19	28	2	1	1	9	2	1	20	21	.178	.280	.223	.503	35	1	3	5	2	2

Home	52	92	74	12	11	2	1	0	3	2	1	12	13	.149	.281	.203	.484	15	1	2	3	1	0
Away	47	95	83	7	17	0	0	1	6	0	0	8	8	.205	.280	.241	.521	20	0	1	2	1	2

vs RHP as LHB	95	179	151		26	1	1	1	7			20	20	.172	.278	.212	.490	32	1	3	3	2	2
vs LHP as LHB	8	8	6		2	1	0	0	2			0	1	.333	.333	.500	.833	3	0	0	2	0	0

April	14	32	27	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	5	.185	.290	.185	.476	5	1	0	1	0	0
May	21	36	30	3	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	4	.233	.343	.267	.610	8	0	0	1	0	0
June	17	33	28	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	.179	.281	.286	.567	8	0	0	1	0	0
July	18	34	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.000	.030	.000	.030	0	0	1	1	1	0
August	16	27	19	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	4	.316	.482	.316	.797	6	0	2	0	1	2
September	13	25	22	4	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	2	.227	.292	.364	.655	8	0	0	1	0	0

2 outs, RISP	23	29	25		4	0	0	0	3			4	4	.160	.276	.160	.436	4	0	0	0	0	2

vs. Younger Pitchers	97	187	157		28	2	1	1	9			20	21	.178	.280	.223	.503	35	1	3	5	2	2

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