Craig Paquette
[edit] Biography
Craig Paquette (Craig Harold Paquette) was born on March 28, 1969 in Long Beach, California. He made his Major League debut on June 1, 1993 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1993, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 12 home runs and 46 RBI. Paquette played for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Craig Paquette's best season was 1996, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 67 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 105
| 393
| 35
| 86
| 12
| 46
| .219
| .245
| .382
| 20
| 4
| 14
| 108
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 7
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 14
| 49
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .184
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 105
| 283
| 42
| 64
| 13
| 49
| .226
| .256
| .417
| 13
| 1
| 12
| 88
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 5
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 118
| 429
| 61
| 111
| 22
| 67
| .259
| .296
| .452
| 15
| 1
| 23
| 101
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 11
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| 77
| 252
| 26
| 58
| 8
| 33
| .230
| .263
| .393
| 15
| 1
| 10
| 57
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 13
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 8
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .263
| .263
| .368
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 48
| 157
| 21
| 45
| 10
| 37
| .287
| .309
| .516
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 134
| 384
| 47
| 94
| 15
| 61
| .245
| .294
| .435
| 24
| 2
| 27
| 83
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 5
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 123
| 340
| 47
| 96
| 15
| 64
| .282
| .326
| .465
| 17
| 0
| 18
| 67
| 5
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 11
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| 72
| 252
| 20
| 49
| 4
| 20
| .194
| .223
| .306
| 14
| 1
| 10
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 2003
| DET
| A
| 11
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .152
| .152
| .152
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 313
| 900
| 118
| 240
| 40
| 162
| .267
| .308
| .459
| 49
| 2
| 51
| 194
| 7
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 25
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 502
| 1691
| 186
| 380
| 59
| 215
| .225
| .255
| .386
| 79
| 8
| 69
| 426
| 5
| 10
| 18
| 4
| 45
|
| Total
|
|
| 815
| 2591
| 304
| 620
| 99
| 377
| .239
| .274
| .411
| 128
| 10
| 120
| 620
| 12
| 17
| 27
| 6
| 70
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 104
| 100
| 888.2
| 81
| 165
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 13
| 116
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 75
| 60
| 530
| 38
| 78
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 8
| 1
| 30.2
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 20
| 12
| 111
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 18
| 12
| 105
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 51
| 34
| 343.2
| 20
| 70
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 19
| 17
| 139.2
| 148
| 13
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| LF
| 47
| 41
| 344.2
| 79
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| SS
| 11
| 6
| 73
| 14
| 16
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| OF
| 47
| 41
| 344.2
| 79
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 72
| 66
| 585.2
| 45
| 129
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 2.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| RF
| 25
| 22
| 181
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 1
| 27.1
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 7
| 65
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 19.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| OF
| 27
| 25
| 200.2
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 37.2
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| OF
| 31
| 11
| 140.1
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| RF
| 16
| 3
| 45.2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 17
| 151.1
| 129
| 9
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 13
| 8
| 75.2
| 19
| 24
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 86
| 51
| 505.1
| 41
| 88
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| LF
| 18
| 8
| 94.2
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 33
| 17
| 189
| 20
| 35
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 23
| 13
| 123.1
| 125
| 10
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| LF
| 32
| 26
| 216.1
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| OF
| 56
| 47
| 396
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| RF
| 26
| 21
| 179.2
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 11
| 98.1
| 96
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| OF
| 8
| 6
| 52
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 49
| 45
| 389.1
| 35
| 82
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 34
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| DET
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| DET
| A
| OF
| 5
| 4
| 36
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| DET
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 498
| 396
| 3638.2
| 300
| 695
| 62
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 200
| 148
| 1298.2
| 268
| 9
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 100
| 64
| 589.2
| 572
| 46
| 5
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 75
| 49
| 441.1
| 87
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 24
| 13
| 132.1
| 32
| 44
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 131
| 99
| 857.1
| 180
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 19
| 7
| 103.2
| 19
| 28
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 36th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1987).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed June 10, 1989).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (March 26, 1996).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 3, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1997).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 23, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 18, 1998).
- Traded by New York Mets to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Shawon Dunston (July 31, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 13, 2001).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (April 29, 2003).
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