Craig Monroe stats
Bio
- Age
- 49 yearsFeb 27, 1977
- Height
- 6' 1"
Craig Monroe played 9 MLB seasons, 2001 to 2009.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 814
- AB
- 2,691
- R
- 368
- H
- 678
- HR
- 115
- RBI
- 433
- SB
- 19
- AVG
- .252
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TEX | 27 | 52 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .212 |
| 2002 | DET | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .120 |
| 2003 | DET | 128 | 425 | 51 | 102 | 23 | 70 | 4 | .240 |
| 2004 | DET | 128 | 447 | 65 | 131 | 18 | 72 | 3 | .293 |
| 2005 | DET | 157 | 567 | 69 | 157 | 20 | 89 | 8 | .277 |
| 2006 | DET | 147 | 541 | 89 | 138 | 28 | 92 | 2 | .255 |
| 2007 |  DET/CHC | 122 | 392 | 53 | 86 | 12 | 59 | 0 | .219 |
| 2008 | MIN | 58 | 163 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 29 | 0 | .202 |
| 2009 | PIT | 34 | 79 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .215 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- AB
- 50
- R
- 11
- H
- 12
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 9
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .240
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,924
- TB
- 1,187
- XBH
- 270
- HBP
- 12
- IBB
- 12
- GIDP
- 70
- P/PA
- 3.70
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TEX | 58 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | DET | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | DET | 458 | 191 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | DET | 481 | 218 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | DET | 623 | 253 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | DET | 585 | 261 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | DET/CHC | 427 | 145 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | MIN | 179 | 66 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | PIT | 87 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 2.1
- RC
- 342.1
- RC/27
- 4.30
- ISOP
- .189
- SECA
- .259
- BB/K
- 0.32
- AB/HR
- 23.4
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TEX | 0.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | .135 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 2002 | DET | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | .160 | 0.1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2003 | DET | 0.8 | 53.1 | 4.2 | .209 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 2004 | DET | 2.3 | 70.4 | 5.7 | .195 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24.8 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | DET | 1.3 | 79.7 | 4.9 | .169 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 28.4 | 1 |
| 2006 | DET | 0.4 | 75.5 | 4.8 | .227 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 19.3 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | DET/CHC | -1.8 | 34.2 | 2.8 | .151 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 32.7 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | MIN | -0.5 | 17.3 | 3.5 | .202 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.4 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | PIT | -0.3 | 6.9 | 2.8 | .139 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 26.3 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 49 yearsFeb 27, 1977
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2001
- Birthplace
- Texarkana, TX
- Draft
- 1995Rd 8, Pk 206
Latest performance
Craig Monroe
Jun 16 · @ MIN · L 8-2
- AB
- 4
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .215
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jun 16 | at MINL 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jun 14 | vs DETW 6-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, Jun 10 | at ATLW 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Jun 08 | atATLL 7-6 F/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Jun 04 | vs NYMW 11-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Jun 02 | vsNYMW 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Craig Monroe's career stats?
Craig Monroe played 9 seasons for the Rangers, the Tigers, the Twins and the Pirates. He was a career .252 hitter with 678 hits, 115 home runs and 433 RBI. His best season was 2004: a .293 batting average, 18 home runs and 72 RBI.
More on Craig Monroe
Playoff series
Craig Monroe played 13 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 2 won, 1 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  NYY | Won 3-1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 |  ATH | Won 4-0 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 |  STL | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Craig Monroe’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Craig Monroe against each club
- vs Cleveland Guardians (88)
- vs Kansas City Royals (80)
- vs Minnesota Twins (80)
- vs Chicago White Sox (78)
- vs Athletics (42)
- vs Seattle Mariners (41)
- vs Texas Rangers (40)
- vs Boston Red Sox (39)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (39)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (37)
- vs New York Yankees (34)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (32)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (32)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (18)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (14)
- vs Colorado Rockies (13)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (13)
- vs Houston Astros (11)
- vs Detroit Tigers (10)
- vs San Diego Padres (10)
- vs New York Mets (9)
- vs Atlanta Braves (8)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (8)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6)
- vs San Francisco Giants (6)
- vs Washington Nationals (6)
- vs Miami Marlins (5)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (4)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
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