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.

What was Craig Biggio's career batting average?

Craig Biggio batted .281 over his career, with 3,060 hits in 10,876 at bats.

How many RBI did Craig Biggio have?

Craig Biggio drove in 1,175 runs in his career.

Craig Biggio

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

Craig Biggio was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2007 for the Houston Astros, a span of 20 seasons. In 2,850 career games, he hit .281 with 3,060 hits, 291 home runs, and 1,175 RBI. Craig Biggio was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 and was a 7-time All-Star, a 4-time Gold Glove, a 5-time Silver Slugger, and a Roberto Clemente Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 18,390.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

⭐ 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

Craig Biggio — 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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Craig Biggio Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Craig Biggio — 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

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

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Craig Biggio — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1447	5481	948	1579	143	599	.288
Away	1403	5395	896	1481	148	576	.275

Last 10 Games — Batting

Craig Biggio — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2007-09-30	HOU	ATL	W	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
2007-09-29	HOU	ATL	W	4	1	2	1	0	0	1
2007-09-28	HOU	ATL	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
2007-09-27	HOU	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-26	HOU	CIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-25	HOU	CIN	W	3	1	1	0	2	1	2
2007-09-23	HOU	STL	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
2007-09-22	HOU	STL	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
2007-09-20	HOU	STL	W	5	0	1	0	1	0	0
2007-09-19	HOU	MIL	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Craig Biggio — 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

Craig Biggio — 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

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Craig Biggio Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	428
Second Base	1989
Left Field	109
Center Field	255
Right Field	2
Designated Hitter	20

Awards & Honors

Craig Biggio — 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

Craig Biggio — 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

Craig Biggio — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Seton Hall University	South Orange	NJ	1985, 1986, 1987

Award Voting History

Craig Biggio — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1999	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	32.0	448
1998	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	163.0	448
1997	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	157.0	392
1995	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	58.0	392
1994	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	17.0	392

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Craig Biggio: the record in brief

The profile opens with Craig Biggio's first major league game on June 26, 1988; the last one listed came on September 30, 2007. Every season row on the page belongs to the Houston Astros, from 1988 through 2007. Biggio, born on December 14, 1965, in Smithtown, NY, USA, is listed as a second baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. Biggio's listed size is 5 feet, 11 inches and 185 pounds. The bio lists the given name Craig Alan.

Biggio finished with 3,060 hits from 10,876 at bats in 2,850 games, which works out to .281, adding 291 homers, 1,175 RBI, and 414 stolen bases. Biggio's career OPS of .796 combines a .363 on-base mark with .433 slugging. Measured against the leagues Biggio played in, the .281 career average compares with a .264 league average over the same seasons, 6.5% above the league. By OPS the gap is 6.7% above league average (.796 against .746). No season beat the 26 home runs Biggio hit in 2005.

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.
What was Craig Biggio's career batting average?: Craig Biggio batted .281 over his career, with 3,060 hits in 10,876 at bats.
How many RBI did Craig Biggio have?: Craig Biggio drove in 1,175 runs in his career.