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 (Milwaukee, WI)
School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)
Debut: September 17, 1995 (Age 25-027d, 16,816th 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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Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26 | FLA | NL | NLDS | SFG | W | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.4% | ||
| 1997 | 26 | FLA | NL | NLCS | ATL | W | 5 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .429 | .529 | .429 | .958 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.15 | 3.7% | 1.188 | 0.192 |
| 1997 | 26 | FLA | NL | WS | CLE | W | 7 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .182 | .345 | .227 | .572 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.39 | 32.5% | 2.719 | 0.404 |
| 2001 | 30 | ARI | NL | NLDS | STL | W | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .188 | .278 | .375 | .653 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.0% | ||
| 2001 | 30 | ARI | NL | WS | NYY | W | 6 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .083 | .120 | .208 | .328 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.44 | -16.7% | 1.080 | 0.107 |
| 2008 | 37 | MIL | NL | NLDS | PHI | L | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | -1.1% | ||
| 2011 | 40 | MIL | NL | NLDS | ARI | W | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | -1.3% | ||
| 2011 | 40 | MIL | NL | NLCS | STL | L | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | -0.3% | 0.000 | 0.000 |