Craig Counsell

Manager - Chicago Cubs (MLB) [2025]
High Level
MLB
Years
1989-2011 (1995-2011)
Proper Name
Craig John Counsell
Nickname
The Chicken
Positions
SS (828) ... 2B (721) ... 3B (414) ... 1B (4) ... lf (1)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 180
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
Birthdate
August 21,1970   Age:  55.148
High School
Whitefish Bay (Whitefish Bay,WI)
Colleges
University of Notre Dame (South Bend,IN)
Drafted/Signed
Service Time
14.037 (2011)
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
counc001
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Father of Jack Counsell ... Father of Brady Counsell   [1997] World Series Champion with Florida Marlins   [2001] World Series Champion with Arizona Diamondbacks   [2014] Added to the Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor
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Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1995COL30021020.0--0010001000100000030000
1997MIA5247414531190.487.2601000000248100051000000
1998MIA107101909650194.489.11100026004305510000104000000
1999MIA,LAN873524444031040.268.62501821600012103600050020000
2000ARI67333158261749.393.96035121117111215000252360000
2001ARI1411131081291351080.195.660663131211281890025538580000
2002ARI11210910711011197.398.22004039010042700001394220000
2003ARI8974708183483.194.63054916000110560021057260000
2004MIL14012912313192192.195.3504565100119388000011290000
2005ARI15014013314280293.395.050314010000107000143010000
2006ARI107878088141581.392.030168311011231300027900000
2007MIL12266651073502154.198.510055232111146360002450270000
2008MIL1106057963801254.595.011031115104101925200001938240000
2009MIL13090891192521369.298.98034147000124300005044270000
2010MIL1023534894602134.397.111021120029111055000320420000
2011MIL1072826855452026.292.9120104620351014530002514231000
Tot: 16261147107814223262413170.594.012408046825815613421523162990045743864801000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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Glossary
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1995COL32112.5001.00001000100000000000000000--010110.0300.0000--000
1997MIA521891647077.370.40749183304037921740100001016425.008807912412.1298279.06451328.89100
1998MIA107400335139155.348.388845141013056195421123102101040820.001311717825614.1590579.66882123.86700
1999MIA,LAN871951745259.267.3033814011403170097160000001100.00453728812.5207178.21592237.29300
2000ARI671771527073.395.41248202002037812110602000011218.18277618011.3186147.53542240.74600
2001ARI141535458189201.353.37612661220809722347157404000038410.531010920027612.3642497.631857842.16500
2002ARI112491436169190.344.3871234517390982212411411101005147.841961121228717.16518012.291455135.17300
2003ARI89351303114123.325.3507141230605963315136003000021314.2984612016011.3359298.081214335.54500
2004MIL140551473178204.323.370114595401608819521315520200002328.707662303056.9730446.031254132.80910
2005ARI150670578234252.349.376148788100801013449151330063000421228.5717121021529811.1687558.012809333.211000
2006ARI107415372135153.325.369953192014073144413103004000030413.3378514019513.3433399.011756336.00410
2007MIL122334282106112.317.33562413114045122310154703000024312.5088814719710.7470367.66942930.85500
2008MIL110302248107119.354.39456465209040141125060100001417.1491041281737.5407204.91723041.67300
2009MIL130459404163173.355.37711542621608122841361503100039512.82208416623215.1545539.721394431.65800
2010MIL1022302047382.317.357512111070418025301300011021733.337629113813.83213611.21521630.77500
2011MIL1071871575156.273.2992820301402421125080010009222.2234371988.2236114.66381334.21300
Tot: 162654884741185156.337.37012085895439711509082184042137135376013162303906115.64142114852111290812.067655678.38167257934.637720
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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Glossary
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1995COL321110--000110000.0000001010.0000010000
1997MIA5218916411257381.50148161117861178.9921610454211.9412826722191726
1998MIA107400335249112901.244821212501501764711.75734130135865.823541551335383844
1999MIA,LAN8719517413355551.003513712075542412.313168142296.93124311610222821
2000ARI6717715210444421.05308412057521810.1721080242615.4719161114251827
2001ARI1415354583311401141.2377191834718821107614.211455210897611.820449502252664950
2002ARI1124914363051411111.277420173111801745210.597411139108012.519639532647555062
2003ARI89351303230112861.30511619211140204329.1232111064478.519326552035383445
2004MIL1405514733561411271.115339353571943538815.972362260165945.323545672943626553
2005ARI1506705784251941631.198846294192512046910.301040290887910.1208977827455464121
2006ARI1074153722731251011.245632132491662264711.331427200141412.417455512232345063
2007MIL12233428222082920.894925182151191824714.071234131476410.914341431018234248
2008MIL11030224818981671.213422111931092124213.9183111095519.81363636616242844
2009MIL1304594042891191161.037725143061531765411.7612351916127516.012344531739465785
2010MIL10223020415459660.89272217142881112912.614227070390.01192121923193036
2011MIL10718715713057521.1026206103841032111.231147141323.1641532920132320
Tot: 1626548847413501152013201.15739336245345520332455866312.081224582057115788629.021163570667245451538593745
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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Glossary
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1995COL3200000--000000000000--00000020.00
1997MIA521891100050.0110061070191560.01203232207725.97
1998MIA10740033000100.000001174525173450.018282524315527.74
1999MIA,LAN8719511000100.00000751413122157.11502132245940.68
2000ARI671773300050.03300873421122548.0001144237331.51
2001ARI1415356510042.9880014871323244751.11185537620137.81
2002ARI1124917700158.3540123781512245642.93084756319033.16
2003ARI89351111100173.344001282541143243.852052544012332.52
2004MIL140551171610181.043011498553174438.667374235920428.92
2005ARI150670262510278.87700221071745326549.2981105928525233.73
2006ARI107415151500065.288001783832184143.961343125615336.60
2007MIL1223344400366.72110636424112544.029132943111227.68
2008MIL1103023300275.011001724633113531.434032703111926.05
2009MIL1304593300142.944001859472114524.431063536117335.26
2010MIL1022301100350.01100112621152321.71302112168219.51
2011MIL1071872200066.7110014232291464.31303101195633.93
Tot: 16265488103100301467.84946121878670102393822652243.3447117344639647203131.86
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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Glossary
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1995COL328350111214.0037.5062.5025.050.00.0012.50150.000.00010--
1997MIA52189704432272121311281513032723.7261.3638.6443.089.817.1921.43810555.62211.65183681.22
1998MIA1074001492877615237722872765905133.7358.7841.2239.586.915.8818.56519248.0389.5001491481.01
1999MIA,LAN87195763480283130391561553242853.9162.9137.0942.588.017.0420.32910051.3147.20078790.99
2000ARI67177759451308112191831372682494.2959.4240.5835.392.914.7618.1188548.0105.60046431.07
2001ARI141535212312868372931204773968096893.9760.5739.4338.185.213.8018.79429655.3417.7001551201.29
2002ARI11249119381181757252794573937246453.9560.9439.0637.489.113.0020.35826954.8397.9001571151.37
2003ARI893511503895608215423612765344914.2859.5540.4535.591.914.3018.43819355.0205.71221511251.21
2004MIL140551222513548713321095003948497264.0460.8539.1538.285.514.9217.79331256.6488.765141912020.95
2005ARI150670272916381091389786495159899044.0760.0239.9836.291.414.2518.99837455.8527.82142592571.01
2006ARI1074151563983580206543903285935343.7762.8937.1137.990.113.1821.05324057.8348.21311601680.95
2007MIL1223341296790506193712762435144363.8860.9639.0439.784.814.8918.85918455.14112.32221201240.97
2008MIL1103021281750531206542752094754154.2458.5541.4537.187.416.0816.35016454.3227.328101001080.93
2009MIL13045918011078723253693883576906103.9259.8640.1438.388.414.0519.89325756.04610.02131591970.81
2010MIL102230899546353126431931793533053.9160.7339.2739.386.414.0219.94012755.22410.4154761030.74
2011MIL107187751461290134241511433102774.0261.3838.6241.389.417.8419.04611259.9189.620270730.96
Tot: 1626548821835132058630319990548724153832773523.9860.4839.5238.188.314.6519.0872301154.94698.522243195519301.01
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%