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+

Summary of 42 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 12 go ahead

3 Tms
ARI	24
MIL	13
FLA	5

Platoon
vs RHP	38
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Home	23
Away	19

Outs
0	21
1	14
2	7

19 Opps
COL	5
PHI	5
CIN	4
CHC	4
SDP	3
MON/WSN	3
STL	2
TEX	2
NYM	2
LAD	2
TOR	2
SFG	1
LAA	1
DET	1
KCR	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
FLA	1
MIL	1

40 Pitchers
Woody Williams	2
Jason Jennings	2
Doug Davis	1
Randy Williams	1
David Riske	1
Tyler Green	1
Bartolo Colón	1
Kevin Tapani	1
Johnny Cueto	1
Chan Ho Park	1
Jake Peavy	1
Denny Neagle	1
Ramón Ortiz	1
Akinori Otsuka	1
Armando Benítez	1
Matt Clement	1
Jason Marquis	1
Kyle Lohse	1
Esteban Loaiza	1
Bud Norris	1
Javier Vázquez	1
Rob Tejeda	1
Dave Coggin	1
Todd Stottlemyre	1
Brandon Duckworth	1
Justin Verlander	1
Ryan Dempster	1
Ryan Jensen	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Aaron Harang	1
Jason Grilli	1
Jason Schmidt	1
Mike Fetters	1
Wayne Gomes	1
Frank Francisco	1
Kane Davis	1
Miguel Batista	1
Dustin McGowan	1
J.D. Martin	1
Will Ohman	1

16 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	15
Am Fam Field (MIL)	5
SunLife Stad (MIA)	3
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	40
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	9
6	6
3	6
5	6
4	5
1	5
7+	5

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
123	3
1--	3
-2-	2
12-	1
--3	1
-23	1

61 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	31
1 on	6
2 on	2
3 on	3
Any on	11

Inning
1	9
2	3
3	4
4	3
5	5
6	3
7	5
8	6
9	2
Extra	2

1-3	16
4-6	11
7-end	15

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	3
+1	5
Tied	11
-1	6
-2	3
-4..	9

Ahead	13
Tied	11
Behind	18

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	8
1-0	7
0-0	5
1-2	4
1-1	4
2-1	4
2-2	4
3-1	2
0-1	2
0-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	20
SS	16
3B	5
PH	1

OrderPos
1st	20
2nd	9
8th	7
7th	3
6th	2
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1997-08-24	FLA		STL	Todd Stottlemyre	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	123	6,(1-2) CCFBFX	4	8	4	0.182	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Daulton Scores; J. Eisenreich Scores; G. Zaun Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1998-04-16	FLA		PHI	Tyler Green	ahead 2-1	b 1	2	123	5,(2-2) BCFBX	4	8	4	0.234	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Sheffield Scores; D. Lee Scores; C. Johnson Scores
3	3	2	1	1998-06-09	FLA		TOR	Woody Williams	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBBFX	1	2	4	0.107	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	1998-07-03	FLA	@	MON	Javier Vázquez	behind 1-2	t 5	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	0.231	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Lee Scores
5	5	4	1	1998-07-24 (2)	FLA	@	PHI	Wayne Gomes	tied 3-3	t 10	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	4	0.409	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2000-06-04	ARI	@	TEX	Esteban Loaiza	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	5	0.093	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	2	1	2000-06-06	ARI	@	CHC	Kevin Tapani	behind 0-4	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.009	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2001-04-11	ARI		LAD	Mike Fetters	behind 4-11	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BBCCX	1	3	6	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	2	1	2001-04-25	ARI		FLA	Jason Grilli	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	7	6	0.098	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	2001-06-04	ARI		LAD	Chan Ho Park	behind 0-7	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	7	5	0.022	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	2001-06-30	ARI		COL	Kane Davis	tied 5-5	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	0.277	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2002-05-11	ARI	@	PHI	Dave Coggin	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	12-	7,(1-2) BCCFFFX	3	8	5	0.155	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Spivey Scores; D. Miller Scores
13	13	2	1	2002-08-03 (1)	ARI	@	NYM	Armando Benítez	behind 4-5	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	1	8	PH	0.344	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2003-05-06	ARI		PHI	Brandon Duckworth	behind 3-5	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	1	6	0.123	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	2	1	2003-07-08	ARI		COL	Denny Neagle	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	1	5	0.092	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	3	1	2003-07-09	ARI		SDP	Jake Peavy	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	4	0.092	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2004-04-06	MIL	@	STL	Jason Marquis	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	9,(3-2) CBBCBFFFX	1	2	6	0.099	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	2	1	2004-07-05	MIL		CHC	Matt Clement	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	2	6	0.100	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2005-05-15	ARI	@	COL	Jason Jennings	tied 3-3	t 7	1	---	8,(3-2) CBBSFFBX	1	1	4	0.194	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	2	1	2005-05-24	ARI		SDP	Akinori Otsuka	behind 3-7	b 8	0	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	1	4	0.094	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Q. McCracken Scores
21	21	3	1	2005-06-04 (1)	ARI	@	PHI	Rob Tejeda	behind 1-10	t 8	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	2	1	4	0.003	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Tracy Scores
22	22	4	1	2005-06-12	ARI		KCR	Ryan Jensen	behind 1-2	b 10	0	---	6,(3-2) .BBCCBX	1	1	4	0.434	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	5	1	2005-06-17	ARI	@	CLE	David Riske	behind 4-13	t 6	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	4	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Clayton Scores
24	24	6	1	2005-06-28	ARI		SFG	Jason Schmidt	behind 0-2	b 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	0.107	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	7	1	2005-07-08	ARI		CIN	Ramón Ortiz	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	4	0.097	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	8	1	2005-09-09	ARI	@	COL	Randy Williams	ahead 3-0	t 7	0	---	3,(1-1) ..CBX	1	1	4	0.050	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	9	1	2005-09-14	ARI		MIL	Doug Davis	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	1	4	0.140	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2006-06-09	ARI		NYM	Steve Trachsel	behind 0-4	b 1	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	6	0.070	28%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	2	1	2006-06-24	ARI		LAA	Bartolo Colón	ahead 3-0	b 5	0	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	1	6	0.049	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	3	1	2006-07-08	ARI	@	COL	Jason Jennings	behind 0-1	t 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	6	0.234	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	4	1	2006-10-01	ARI		SDP	Woody Williams	behind 0-7	b 4	0	---	7,(3-2) CBBFFBX	1	1	6	0.025	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2007-06-10	MIL	@	TEX	Frank Francisco	ahead 5-4	t 7	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	1	4	0.132	79%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
33	33	2	1	2007-06-30	MIL	@	CHC	Will Ohman	ahead 10-4	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	2	6	0.010	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
34	34	3	1	2007-07-25	MIL	@	CIN	Kyle Lohse	behind 0-5	t 6	2	---	6,(2-2) BCCFBX	1	2	6	0.026	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2008-06-17	MIL		TOR	Dustin McGowan	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	---	7,(3-2) BCBBCFX	1	1	6	0.105	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2009-05-09	MIL		CHC	Ryan Dempster	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	0.107	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
37	37	2	1	2009-06-21	MIL	@	DET	Justin Verlander	behind 1-3	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	0.119	26%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
38	38	3	1	2009-07-18	MIL	@	CIN	Aaron Harang	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	5,(1-2) CCBFX	1	1	4	0.126	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39	39	4	1	2009-07-30	MIL		WSN	J.D. Martin	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1--	2,(0-1) 1FX	2	2	6	0.218	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); F. López Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	2010-04-18	MIL	@	WSN	Miguel Batista	ahead 6-0	t 1	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	2	6	0.040	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); G. Zaun Scores; C. Gómez Scores; R. Weeks Scores
41	41	2	1	2010-09-22	MIL		CIN	Johnny Cueto	ahead 5-1	b 2	1	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	6	0.053	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); P. Fielder Scores; C. McGehee Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2011-09-03	MIL	@	HOU	Bud Norris	ahead 4-2	t 6	0	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	0.062	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Kottaras Scores