Craig Biggio

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1988-2007)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2015
AVG .281
HR 291
RBI 1,175
H 3,060
OPS .796
PIV 18,390
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 185 lb
Born
12/14/1965 in Smithtown, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1988-06-26
Last Game
2007-09-30
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2015 (BBWAA)
Awards
7× All-Star · 4× Gold Glove · 5× Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Craig Alan Biggio

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,850 10,876 1,844 3,060 668 55 291 1,175 414 1,160 1,753 .281 .363 .433 .796 18,390

Career AVG .281 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Career OBP .363 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career SLG .433 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .796 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1988 HOU NL 50 123 14 26 6 1 3 5 6 7 29 .211 .254 (-17%) .317 (-20%) .377 (-7%) .695 (-13%) -278.8
1989 HOU NL 134 443 64 114 21 2 13 60 21 49 64 .257 .254 (+1%) .319 (+5%) .375 (+7%) .694 (+6%) 576.4
1990 HOU NL 150 555 53 153 24 2 4 42 25 53 79 .276 .257 (+7%) .324 (+5%) .385 (-10%) .710 (-3%) -132.4
1991 HOU NL 149 546 79 161 23 4 4 46 19 53 71 .295 .255 (+15%) .323 (+11%) .384 (-3%) .708 (+3%) 488.6
1992 HOU NL 162 613 96 170 32 3 6 39 38 94 95 .277 .255 (+8%) .322 (+17%) .377 (-2%) .699 (+7%) 1293.8
1993 HOU NL 155 610 98 175 41 5 21 64 15 77 93 .287 .265 (+8%) .332 (+12%) .403 (+17%) .735 (+15%) 2040.8
1994 HOU NL 114 437 88 139 44 5 6 56 39 62 58 .318 .269 (+18%) .338 (+21%) .424 (+14%) .763 (+17%) 1698.0
1995 HOU NL 141 553 123 167 30 2 22 77 33 80 85 .302 .266 (+13%) .337 (+20%) .417 (+16%) .755 (+18%) 2406.0
1996 HOU NL 162 605 113 174 24 4 15 75 25 75 72 .288 .269 (+7%) .340 (+13%) .426 (-3%) .767 (+4%) 943.5
1997 HOU NL 162 619 146 191 37 8 22 81 47 84 107 .309 .266 (+16%) .336 (+23%) .419 (+19%) .756 (+21%) 3260.9
1998 HOU NL 160 646 123 210 51 2 20 88 50 64 113 .325 .266 (+22%) .335 (+20%) .420 (+20%) .755 (+20%) 3005.4
1999 HOU NL 160 639 123 188 56 0 16 73 28 88 107 .294 .271 (+8%) .344 (+12%) .433 (+5%) .778 (+8%) 1368.8
2000 HOU NL 101 377 67 101 13 5 8 35 12 61 73 .268 .270 (-1%) .344 (+12%) .437 (-10%) .782 (avg) 231.3
2001 HOU NL 155 617 118 180 35 3 20 70 7 66 100 .292 .263 (+11%) .332 (+15%) .426 (+7%) .758 (+10%) 1664.8
2002 HOU NL 145 577 96 146 36 3 15 58 16 50 111 .253 .261 (-3%) .331 (avg) .416 (-3%) .747 (-2%) -131.7
2003 HOU NL 153 628 102 166 44 2 15 62 8 57 116 .264 .264 (avg) .332 (+5%) .422 (-2%) .754 (+1%) 331.5
2004 HOU NL 156 633 100 178 47 0 24 63 7 40 94 .281 .266 (+6%) .335 (+1%) .427 (+10%) .762 (+6%) 718.5
2005 HOU NL 155 590 94 156 40 1 26 69 11 37 90 .264 .264 (avg) .330 (-2%) .418 (+12%) .749 (+6%) 643.5
2006 HOU NL 145 548 79 135 33 0 21 62 3 40 84 .246 .269 (-9%) .336 (-9%) .431 (-2%) .768 (-5%) -563.2
2007 HOU NL 141 517 68 130 31 3 10 50 4 23 112 .251 .268 (-6%) .335 (-15%) .422 (-10%) .758 (-12%) -1176.0
Career · 20 seasons 2,850 10,876 1,844 3,060 668 55 291 1,175 414 1,160 1,753 .281 — — — — 18,390

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
40 167 23 39 9 0 2 11 13 30 .234

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLCS HOU 6 24 2 8 0 0 0 3 2 3 .333
2005 NLDS2 HOU 4 19 6 6 4 0 0 1 2 5 .316
2005 WS HOU 4 18 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .222
2004 NLCS HOU 7 32 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 4 .188
2004 NLDS2 HOU 5 20 5 8 2 0 1 4 2 4 .400
2001 NLDS1 HOU 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
1999 NLDS1 HOU 4 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .105
1998 NLDS2 HOU 4 11 3 2 1 0 0 1 4 4 .182
1997 NLDS2 HOU 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home144754819481579143599.288
Away140353958961481148576.275

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-30 HOUATLW 411100000
2007-09-29 HOUATLW 412100001
2007-09-28 HOUATLL 301000011
2007-09-27 HOUCINW 100000000
2007-09-26 HOUCINW 000000010
2007-09-25 HOUCINW 311000212
2007-09-23 HOUSTLL 411000001
2007-09-22 HOUSTLL 101000000
2007-09-20 HOUSTLW 501000100
2007-09-19 HOUMILW 301000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1989 1959 3992 5448 156 1153
C 428 392 2456 202 30 20
OF 363 352 708 21 15 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1988 HOU C 50 40 292 28 3 0
1989 HOU C 125 119 728 56 8 6
1989 HOU OF 5 5 14 0 1 0
1990 HOU C 113 101 546 54 9 4
1990 HOU OF 50 44 111 6 4 0
1991 HOU 2B 3 3 5 8 1 1
1991 HOU C 139 131 889 64 10 10
1991 HOU OF 2 0 0 1 0 0
1992 HOU 2B 161 157 344 413 12 81
1993 HOU 2B 155 155 306 447 14 90
1994 HOU 2B 113 112 225 338 7 63
1995 HOU 2B 141 139 299 419 10 78
1996 HOU 2B 162 160 361 440 10 76
1997 HOU 2B 160 155 341 504 18 108
1998 HOU 2B 159 154 318 431 15 92
1999 HOU 2B 155 153 359 430 12 117
1999 HOU OF 6 3 6 1 0 0
2000 HOU 2B 100 100 181 280 6 57
2001 HOU 2B 154 152 280 389 11 86
2002 HOU 2B 142 140 313 352 8 88
2002 HOU OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
2003 HOU OF 150 150 326 9 1 1
2004 HOU OF 149 149 250 4 9 0
2005 HOU 2B 141 141 250 396 16 82
2006 HOU 2B 129 127 219 334 6 80
2007 HOU 2B 114 111 191 267 10 54
2007 HOU C 1 1 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 428
Second Base 1989
Left Field 109
Center Field 255
Right Field 2
Designated Hitter 20

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-06-30
2007 Roberto Clemente Award
2007 This Year in Baseball Moment of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2005 Hutch Award
2001 TSN All-Star 2B
1998 Silver Slugger 2B
1998 TSN All-Star 2B
1997 Branch Rickey Award
1997 Gold Glove 2B
1997 Silver Slugger 2B
1997 TSN All-Star 2B
1996 Gold Glove 2B
1995 Gold Glove 2B
1995 Player of the Week Week of 1995-05-20
1995 Silver Slugger 2B
1995 TSN All-Star 2B
1994 Gold Glove 2B
1994 Silver Slugger 2B
1994 TSN All-Star 2B
1990 Player of the Week Week of 1990-04-14
1989 Player of the Week Week of 1989-07-29
1989 Silver Slugger C

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2007 HOU NL $5,150,000
2006 HOU NL $4,000,000
2005 HOU NL $3,000,000
2004 HOU NL $3,000,000
2003 HOU NL $9,750,000
2002 HOU NL $8,750,000
2001 HOU NL $7,750,000
2000 HOU NL $6,750,000
1999 HOU NL $6,060,000
1998 HOU NL $6,145,000
1997 HOU NL $6,280,000
1996 HOU NL $2,075,000
1995 HOU NL $4,725,000
1994 HOU NL $3,500,000
1993 HOU NL $3,050,000
1992 HOU NL $1,425,000
1991 HOU NL $437,500
1990 HOU NL $240,000
1989 HOU NL $78,000
Total Career Earnings $82,165,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Seton Hall University South Orange NJ 1985, 1986, 1987

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1999 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 32.0 448 0
1998 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 163.0 448 0
1997 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 157.0 392 0
1995 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 58.0 392 0
1994 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 17.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Craig Biggio (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Derek Jeter HOF
    .310 avg, 260 HR
  2. 90
    Paul Molitor HOF
    .306 avg, 234 HR
  3. 89
    Roberto Alomar HOF
    .300 avg, 210 HR
  4. 89
    Robin Yount HOF
    .285 avg, 251 HR
  5. 81
    Ryne Sandberg HOF
    .285 avg, 282 HR
  6. 80
    Julio Franco
    .298 avg, 173 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Craig Biggio

What years did Craig Biggio play?
Craig Biggio played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2007.
Was Craig Biggio a pitcher?
No. Craig Biggio was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Craig Biggio hit?
Craig Biggio hit 291 career home runs with 3060 hits.
Is Craig Biggio in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Craig Biggio was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.