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Biography[]
Craig Biggio (Craig Alan Biggio) was born on December 14, 1965 in Smithtown, New York. He made his Major League debut on June 26, 1988 for the Houston Astros. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 13 home runs and 60 RBI. Biggio played for the Houston Astros for his entire 19 year career.
Most people believe that Craig Biggio's best season was 1997, when he slugged 22 home runs, stole 47 bases, hit for a .309 average and knocked in 81 runs.
Scouting Report[]
Hitting[]
Early in his career Biggio was a consummate hitter. He had extra base power to all fields, a great eye at the plate and a willingness to do everything he could to accomplish everything he needed to do. While the latter still holds true, his skills have deteriorated to the point that he's almost strictly a pull-hitter and chases bad pitches more than he ever has before. That said, each of the past two seasons he's set new career highs in home runs and is still an annual 40+ double threat. He'll spray singles to all fields but his extra base and home run power is strictly to left field. He's still capable of working counts but doesn't walk much anymore.
Baserunning and Defense[]
While Biggio no longer has the speed to steal 40+ bases a season, he still runs well enough to swipe 10-15 bases. His baserunning instincts are among the best in baseball and he rarely makes mistakes on the basepaths. He's aggressive and takes the extra base at every opportunity.
Biggio's defense has declined along with his offensive skills, but he still remains capable with the glove. He still has good hands but his range is now average at best and his arm strength has fallen well below average. He still turns a smooth double play, although credit for that may be better attributed to Adam Everett.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | HOU | N | 50 | 123 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 5 | .211 | .254 | .350 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
1989 | HOU | N | 134 | 443 | 64 | 114 | 13 | 60 | .257 | .336 | .402 | 21 | 2 | 49 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 7 |
1990 | HOU | N | 150 | 555 | 53 | 153 | 4 | 42 | .276 | .342 | .348 | 24 | 2 | 53 | 79 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 11 |
1991 | HOU | N | 149 | 546 | 79 | 161 | 4 | 46 | .295 | .358 | .374 | 23 | 4 | 53 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
1992 | HOU | N | 162 | 613 | 96 | 170 | 6 | 39 | .277 | .378 | .369 | 32 | 3 | 94 | 95 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 9 | 5 |
1993 | HOU | N | 155 | 610 | 98 | 175 | 21 | 64 | .287 | .373 | .474 | 41 | 5 | 77 | 93 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
1994 | HOU | N | 114 | 437 | 88 | 139 | 6 | 56 | .318 | .411 | .483 | 44 | 5 | 62 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 5 |
1995 | HOU | N | 141 | 553 | 123 | 167 | 22 | 77 | .302 | .406 | .483 | 30 | 2 | 80 | 85 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 6 |
1996 | HOU | N | 162 | 605 | 113 | 174 | 15 | 75 | .288 | .386 | .415 | 24 | 4 | 75 | 72 | 27 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
1997 | HOU | N | 162 | 619 | 146 | 191 | 22 | 81 | .309 | .415 | .501 | 37 | 8 | 84 | 107 | 34 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 0 |
1998 | HOU | N | 160 | 646 | 123 | 210 | 20 | 88 | .325 | .403 | .503 | 51 | 2 | 64 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 10 |
1999 | HOU | N | 160 | 639 | 123 | 188 | 16 | 73 | .294 | .386 | .457 | 56 | 0 | 88 | 107 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 5 |
2000 | HOU | N | 101 | 377 | 67 | 101 | 8 | 35 | .268 | .388 | .393 | 13 | 5 | 61 | 73 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 |
2001 | HOU | N | 155 | 617 | 118 | 180 | 20 | 70 | .292 | .382 | .455 | 35 | 3 | 66 | 100 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2002 | HOU | N | 145 | 577 | 96 | 146 | 15 | 58 | .253 | .330 | .404 | 36 | 3 | 50 | 111 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 15 |
2003 | HOU | N | 153 | 628 | 102 | 166 | 15 | 62 | .264 | .350 | .412 | 44 | 2 | 57 | 116 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
2004 | HOU | N | 156 | 633 | 100 | 178 | 24 | 63 | .281 | .337 | .469 | 47 | 0 | 40 | 94 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
2005 | HOU | N | 155 | 590 | 94 | 156 | 26 | 69 | .264 | .325 | .468 | 40 | 1 | 37 | 90 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
2006 | HOU | N | 145 | 548 | 79 | 135 | 21 | 62 | .246 | .306 | .422 | 33 | 0 | 40 | 84 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
2007 | HOU | N | 141 | 517 | 68 | 130 | 10 | 50 | .251 | .285 | .381 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 112 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 2850 | 10876 | 1844 | 3060 | 291 | 1175 | .281 | .363 | .433 | 668 | 55 | 1160 | 1753 | 285 | 101 | 414 | 68 | 151 |
Fielding Stats[]
Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | HOU | N | C | 50 | 40 | 346.1 | 292 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 0 | .991 |
1989 | HOU | N | OF | 5 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
1989 | HOU | N | CF | 4 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1989 | HOU | N | C | 125 | 119 | 1064.2 | 728 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 140 | 29 | 0 | .990 |
1989 | HOU | N | LF | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
1990 | HOU | N | C | 113 | 101 | 904.2 | 546 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 38 | 2 | .985 |
1990 | HOU | N | LF | 17 | 10 | 87.2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
1990 | HOU | N | OF | 50 | 44 | 372 | 111 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
1990 | HOU | N | RF | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1990 | HOU | N | CF | 34 | 34 | 283 | 91 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
1991 | HOU | N | 2B | 3 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
1991 | HOU | N | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1991 | HOU | N | OF | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1991 | HOU | N | C | 139 | 131 | 1175.1 | 889 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 126 | 46 | 0 | .990 |
1991 | HOU | N | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
1992 | HOU | N | 2B | 161 | 157 | 1407.2 | 344 | 413 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
1993 | HOU | N | 2B | 155 | 155 | 1352.2 | 306 | 447 | 14 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
1994 | HOU | N | 2B | 113 | 112 | 979.2 | 225 | 338 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
1995 | HOU | N | 2B | 141 | 139 | 1271.1 | 299 | 419 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
1996 | HOU | N | 2B | 162 | 160 | 1409.1 | 361 | 440 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
1997 | HOU | N | 2B | 160 | 155 | 1384.1 | 341 | 504 | 18 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
1997 | HOU | N | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
1998 | HOU | N | 2B | 159 | 154 | 1368.1 | 318 | 431 | 15 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
1998 | HOU | N | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
1999 | HOU | N | LF | 6 | 3 | 25.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1999 | HOU | N | OF | 6 | 3 | 25.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1999 | HOU | N | 2B | 155 | 153 | 1351.1 | 359 | 430 | 12 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
1999 | HOU | N | DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
2000 | HOU | N | 2B | 100 | 99 | 852.2 | 183 | 282 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
2001 | HOU | N | 2B | 154 | 152 | 1344.2 | 280 | 389 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
2001 | HOU | N | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
2002 | HOU | N | 2B | 142 | 140 | 1236.2 | 313 | 353 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
2002 | HOU | N | LF | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
2002 | HOU | N | OF | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
2003 | HOU | N | OF | 150 | 150 | 1313 | 326 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .997 |
2003 | HOU | N | CF | 150 | 150 | 1313 | 326 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .997 |
2004 | HOU | N | LF | 83 | 83 | 654.1 | 116 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .930 |
2004 | HOU | N | CF | 66 | 66 | 570.2 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
2004 | HOU | N | OF | 149 | 149 | 1225 | 250 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
2004 | HOU | N | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
2005 | HOU | N | 2B | 141 | 141 | 1172.1 | 250 | 396 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
2005 | HOU | N | DH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
2006 | HOU | N | DH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
2006 | HOU | N | 2B | 129 | 127 | 1062 | 218 | 334 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
2007 | HOU | N | 2B | 114 | 111 | 936.2 | 191 | 267 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
2007 | HOU | N | DH | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
2007 | HOU | N | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Total | CF | 255 | 254 | 2203.2 | 562 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 | ||
Total | OF | 363 | 352 | 2990 | 708 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 | ||
Total | 2B | 1989 | 1958 | 17154.2 | 3992 | 5450 | 156 | 1152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 | ||
Total | DH | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
Total | RF | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
Total | C | 428 | 392 | 3493 | 2456 | 202 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 434 | 130 | 2 | .989 | ||
Total | LF | 109 | 98 | 785 | 147 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
Transactions[]
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1987 - signed June 8, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1995).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 14, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed by Houston Astros (November 10, 2006).