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Craig Counsell

Manager

Craig John Counsell

1656 Games

882-774 Record

0.533 Win%

11 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L

Throws R

Born 8/21/1970
South Bend, IN, USA

MLB Debut 1995-09-17

Final Game 2011-09-28

📊 Career Record

1656 Games Managed

882 Wins

774 Losses

                        0.533
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

11 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Craig Counsell — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
2015	MIL	NL	137	61	76	0.445	4	N
2016	MIL	NL	162	73	89	0.451	4	N
2017	MIL	NL	162	86	76	0.531	2	N
2018	MIL	NL	163	96	67	0.589	1st 🏆	N
2019	MIL	NL	162	89	73	0.549	2	N
2020	MIL	NL	60	29	31	0.483	4	N
2021	MIL	NL	162	95	67	0.586	1st 🏆	N
2022	MIL	NL	162	86	76	0.531	2	N
2023	MIL	NL	162	92	70	0.568	1st 🏆	N
2024	CHN	NL	162	83	79	0.512	3	N
2025	CHN	NL	162	92	70	0.568	2	N

Craig Counsell as a manager

Craig Counsell managed 1656 major league games between 2015 and 2025, winning 882 and losing 774 for a .533 percentage. Counsell ran the Milwaukee Brewers (2015-2023) and the Chicago Cubs (2024-2025). Counsell's strongest year in the dugout came in 2018, when the Milwaukee Brewers went 96-67. The weakest full season was 2015, at 61-76. With the Chicago Cubs (2024-2025), the finishes read 3rd and 2nd.

The first season in the table, 2015, ended 61-76; the last, 2025, ended 92-70. Counsell's clubs finished first in 2018, 2021, and 2023. The Lg column places these seasons in the National League. In 2015, Counsell took over a club already in progress that season. Counsell was born on August 21, 1970, in South Bend, IN, USA. As a player, Counsell appears from 1995 to 2011; the player page has that record.

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