Craig Biggio

Full Name: Craig Alan Biggio	Primary Position: 2B,C,OF
First Game: June 26, 1988	Birthdate: December 14, 1965
Last Game: September 29, 2007	Birthplace: Smithtown, New York
MLB Experience: 19 years	Bat/Throw: Right/Right
College: Seton Hall University

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
- 2.1 Hitting
- 2.2 Baserunning and Defense
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
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[edit] 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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

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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).

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