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SS Craig Counsell #4
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R
07/14/1997
SS CRAIG COUNSELL #4 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
92 321 92 17 4 8 34 44 51 .287 .382 .439 5 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 13 12 13 13
Gap 13 13 13 13
Power 5 4 5 5
Eye 13 11 13 13
Avoid K's 14 14 15 14
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 16 1
Errors: - 18 2
Arm: - 16 1
Turn DP: - 17 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 16
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 19 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 17
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 14
Baserunning Inst.: 12
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1997 @ CLE Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/1997 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/11/1997 @ CLE Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/10/1997 @ BOS Loss, 1-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/09/1997 @ BOS Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/08/1997 @ BOS Loss, 2-13 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/06/1997 CIN Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/05/1997 CIN Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1997 CIN Loss, 5-7 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1997 BOS Win, 13-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Birthday:08/21/1970
Born in:South Bend, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Drafted:1994, 15th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 92 321 92 17 4 8 34 54 44 51 .287 .382 .439 .821 .345 .153 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 379 6 0 0 3 7 1 141 29 5 4 55.6 57.3 6.34 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   106 27 4 2 4 14 18 8 21 1 3 0 .255 .304 .443 .748
Versus Right   215 65 13 2 4 20 36 36 30 0 4 6 .302 .416 .437 .854
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 6 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
March   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
April   81 24 7 0 1 7 14 13 11 0 1 2 .296 .406 .420 .826
May   103 27 5 3 1 8 15 10 19 0 2 1 .262 .333 .398 .731
June   93 26 4 1 5 17 15 12 14 1 3 3 .280 .376 .505 .882
July   43 14 1 0 0 1 9 7 7 0 1 0 .326 .420 .349 .769
Last Year   514 126 24 9 6 53 56 60 80 2 13 9 .245 .333 .362 .695
2 Years Ago   308 64 17 1 2 30 45 41 48 3 7 7 .208 .312 .289 .601
Career   1143 282 58 14 16 117 155 145 179 6 27 22 .247 .341 .364 .705
Home   171 46 10 2 5 18 30 20 26 1 5 3 .269 .354 .439 .792
Road   150 46 7 2 3 16 24 24 25 0 2 3 .307 .412 .440 .852
Grass   273 79 16 2 7 30 47 36 41 1 5 6 .289 .383 .440 .822
Turf   48 13 1 2 1 4 7 8 10 0 2 0 .271 .375 .438 .813
Day   112 37 8 2 2 13 21 20 13 0 4 1 .330 .436 .491 .927
Night   209 55 9 2 6 21 33 24 38 1 3 5 .263 .351 .411 .763
As Starter   321 92 17 4 8 34 54 44 51 1 7 6 .287 .382 .439 .821
Close/Late   81 20 3 2 2 9 13 5 12 0 1 2 .247 .307 .407 .714
Inning 1-3   122 38 7 1 4 10 22 20 18 0 2 1 .311 .413 .484 .896
Inning 4-6   94 27 6 1 1 11 15 17 17 1 4 3 .287 .409 .404 .813
Inning 7-9   98 25 3 2 3 12 16 6 15 0 0 2 .255 .311 .418 .730
Extra Innings   7 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
0 Outs   127 35 6 1 2 4 31 18 20 0 6 1 .276 .370 .386 .756
1 Outs   92 29 8 0 2 10 12 12 16 1 1 2 .315 .402 .467 .869
2 Outs   102 28 3 3 4 20 11 14 15 0 0 3 .275 .378 .480 .859
Scoring Position   69 19 4 1 3 26 8 11 13 1 7 3 .275 .393 .493 .886
Bases Empty   203 62 12 2 4 4 41 30 29 0 0 2 .305 .400 .443 .843
Runner on 1st   49 11 1 1 1 4 5 3 9 0 0 1 .224 .283 .347 .630
Runner on 2nd   32 11 4 0 1 12 4 5 6 0 4 2 .344 .462 .563 1.024
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 1 0 1 .286 .538 .286 .824
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 3 0 0 1 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   159 40 5 2 4 18 25 21 51 0 0 1 .252 .343 .384 .726
First Pitch   39 8 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 .205 .225 .308 .533
Count 0-1   25 9 2 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 .360 .385 .640 1.025
Count 0-2   26 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 .269 .269 .269 .538
Count 1-0   32 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .294 .313 .607
Count 1-1   23 11 2 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 .478 .478 .826 1.304
Count 1-2   50 10 2 0 1 5 6 0 17 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-0   13 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .385 .357 .615 .973
Count 2-1   22 8 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .391 .500 .891
Count 2-2   49 9 0 1 2 5 6 0 14 0 0 1 .184 .200 .347 .547
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 1 0 0 1 6 12 0 0 0 0 .375 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   34 14 3 1 1 7 11 21 8 0 0 0 .412 .636 .647 1.283
Behind in Count   101 26 4 1 2 9 12 0 29 0 2 1 .257 .265 .376 .641
Ahead in Count   75 24 7 1 0 7 12 23 0 1 1 3 .320 .490 .440 .930
Batting Leadoff   177 56 8 4 4 20 33 20 25 0 4 3 .316 .395 .475 .870
Batting 2nd   31 7 2 0 0 1 3 3 8 0 0 0 .226 .294 .290 .584
Batting 7th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting 8th   103 25 7 0 4 13 17 20 15 1 3 3 .243 .378 .427 .805
Batting 9th   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   127 35 5 4 3 13 21 21 29 0 1 2 .276 .387 .449 .835
Medium Leverage   152 49 10 0 3 14 26 21 16 1 3 3 .322 .412 .447 .860
High Leverage   41 7 1 0 2 7 7 2 6 0 3 1 .171 .227 .341 .569
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 San Francisco - DBL 24 45 139 28 7 1 0 13 22 23 3 1 17 2 1 .201 .325 .266 .591 77 80 0.7
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL 24 52 169 36 10 0 2 17 23 18 4 2 31 1 2 .213 .301 .308 .608 65 69 0.7
1995 Total - DBL 24 97 308 64 17 1 2 30 45 41 7 3 48 3 3 .208 .312 .289 .601 68 72 1.2
1996 Florida - DBL 25 156 514 126 24 9 6 53 56 60 9 2 80 4 2 .245 .333 .362 .695 88 90 3.0
1997 Florida - DBL 26 92 321 92 17 4 8 34 54 44 6 1 51 5 4 .287 .382 .439 .821 123 127 3.4
Total DBL 345 1143 282 58 14 16 117 155 145 22 6 179 12 9 .247 .341 .364 .705 93 96 7.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 Portland - AAA 24 25 93 22 4 3 1 9 23 18 2 0 11 2 0 .237 .372 .376 .748 98 105 0.0
Total HBL 25 93 22 4 3 1 9 23 18 2 0 11 2 0 .237 .372 .376 .748 98 105
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL 24 6 19 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 .158 .273 .211 .483 0 0 0.0
1996 Florida - DBL 25 7 21 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 .095 .269 .095 .364 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 13 40 5 1 0 0 4 3 8 0 0 8 1 0 .125 .271 .150 .421 19 33
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 San Francisco - DBL 2B 5 4 7 8 2 16 1 .938 36.0 3.75 -0.2 .910
1995 Portland - AAA 2B 24 24 35 58 17 93 0 1.000 214.0 3.91 +4.2 1.233
1995 San Francisco - DBL 3B 39 35 17 67 7 87 3 .966 328.2 2.30 +2.4 1.046
1995 Portland - AAA 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.110
1995 San Francisco - DBL SS 4 4 3 11 3 15 1 .933 33.0 3.82 -0.2 .959
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 52 51 55 158 23 216 3 .986 461.2 4.15 +3.6 1.042
1996 Florida - DBL 2B 79 79 136 192 35 332 4 .988 695.0 4.25 +7.0 1.108
1996 Florida - DBL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.058
1996 Florida - DBL SS 78 77 64 207 20 275 4 .985 690.0 3.53 +5.4 1.040
1997 Florida - DBL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Florida - DBL 3B 7 3 1 5 0 7 1 .857 34.0 1.59 -0.5 .872
1997 Florida - DBL SS 89 89 80 234 32 317 3 .991 783.0 3.61 +6.0 1.041
TOTAL 2B 109 107 178 258 54 441 5 .989 946.0 4.15 +11.0 1.128
TOTAL 3B 48 39 18 74 7 96 4 .958 374.2 2.21 +2.0 1.034
TOTAL SS 223 221 202 610 78 823 11 .987 1967.2 3.71 +14.8 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1994 Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 12 (12).
03/27/1995 Named the #30 prospect in the DBL
07/25/1995 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with 3B Jeff King, in exchange for 3B Robin Ventura, SS Mike Bordick.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 13 (13).
03/14/1997 Injured (Wrist soreness), out for 2 weeks.
07/11/1997 Was selected to the 1997 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1996 9 2
Year SH Rank
1996 13 7
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