Craig Kusick Stats

Craig Kusick was born on Thursday, September 30, 1948, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kusick was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1973, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Craig Kusick baseball stats page.

"Do you have a favorite quote from or about this particular player that you would like to see here? If so, please visit the Contact option on the menu above this line, send it to us, and we'll update this page" - Baseball Almanac

Please consider sponsoring this page which is available.

Baseball Almanac started in 2000. Five years ago we averaged 255,048 hits per day, in 2011 we are averaging more than 1,800,000 hits per day. We rely on YOUR support and banner advertising (which we do our best to keep to a minimum). Please help us keep growing for another ten years.

How do you put your sponsorship here today for one full year (less than $3 per month and it REALLY does help us)? Simply click the PayPal button below, INCLUDE the player's name AND your message, and we will email you back usually within 24 hours:

Craig Kusick

Craig Kusick Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#137)

Craig Kusick Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#137)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards Videos /
Birth Name:   Craig Robert Kusick
Nickname:   Mongo
Born On:   09-30-1948  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-27-2006 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   St. Paul, Minnesota
Cemetery:   St. Germain Memorial Cemetery, St. Germain, Wisconsin
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Wisconsin State University-La Crosse
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   232
First Game:   09-08-1973 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-30-1979
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Craig Kusick

Craig Kusick Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1979 31 Blue Jays 1 0 1 0 0 .000 4.91 0 0 0 3.2 14 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 4.91 0 0 0 3.2 14 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Craig Kusick

Craig Kusick Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 25 Twins 15 48 4 12 2 0 0 0 4 7 0 9 0 0 1 0 .250 .357 .292
1974 26 Twins 76 201 36 48 7 1 8 0 26 35 1 36 0 1 1 5 .239 .353 .403
1975 27 Twins 57 156 14 37 8 0 6 0 27 21 1 23 1 0 5 3 .237 .346 .404
1976 28 Twins 109 266 33 69 13 0 11 0 36 35 0 44 1 3 1 3 .259 .344 .432
1977 29 Twins 115 268 34 68 12 0 12 0 45 49 5 60 1 4 3 14 .254 .370 .433
1978 30 Twins 77 191 23 33 3 2 4 0 20 37 2 38 0 4 1 8 .173 .305 .272
1979 31 Twins 24 54 8 13 4 0 3 0 6 3 0 11 0 0 0 1 .241 .281 .481
1979 31 Blue Jays 24 54 3 11 1 0 2 0 7 7 0 7 0 1 1 2 .204 .302 .333
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 497 1,238 155 291 50 3 46 0 171 194 9 228 3 13 13 36 .235 .342 .392
Craig Kusick

Craig Kusick Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1973 Twins 1B 11 10 261 92 8.4 91 86 5 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.41
1973 Twins LF 2 2 54 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1974 Twins 1B 75 57 1,572 523 7.0 521 479 42 2 45 n/a n/a n/a .996 8.95
1975 Twins 1B 51 40 1,134 407 8.0 403 372 31 4 45 n/a n/a n/a .990 9.60
1976 Twins 1B 23 11 381 129 5.6 126 109 17 3 16 n/a n/a n/a .977 8.93
1977 Twins 1B 23 13 363 144 6.3 140 133 7 4 9 n/a n/a n/a .972 10.41
1978 Twins 1B 27 24 573 238 8.8 235 213 22 3 14 n/a n/a n/a .987 11.07
1978 Twins LF 9 7 174 16 1.8 15 15 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.33
1979 Twins 1B 8 3 114 49 6.1 49 46 3 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.61
1979 Blue Jays 1B 20 18 429 182 9.1 178 163 15 4 14 n/a n/a n/a .978 11.20
1979 Blue Jays P 1 0 11 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 238 176 4,827 1,764 7.4 1,743 1,601 142 21 156 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.75
LF Totals 11 9 228 19 1.7 18 18 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.13
P Totals 1 0 11 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
7 Years 250 185 5,066 1,783 7.1 1,761 1,619 142 22 156 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.39
Craig Kusick

Craig Kusick Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Twins 0 0 .000 2 0 2 0.0 5.3 12.0 - - -
1974 Twins 0 0 .000 8 1 0 25.1 5.6 7.7 - - -
1975 Twins 0 0 .000 11 1 0 26.0 6.8 5.8 - - -
1976 Twins 5 1 .833 39 0 79 24.2 6.0 7.4 - - -
1977 Twins 3 1 .750 48 0 85 22.3 4.5 6.0 - - -
1978 Twins 3 2 .600 27 0 35 47.8 5.0 9.6 - - -
1979 Twins 0 0 .000 8 1 12 18.0 4.9 9.0 - - -
1979 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 3 1 1 27.0 7.7 7.7 0.00 0.00 0.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 11 4 .733 146 4 214 26.9 5.4 7.2 0.00 0.00 0.00
Craig Kusick

Craig Kusick Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Minnesota Twins 22 $15,000.00 - -
1974 Minnesota Twins 22 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Minnesota Twins 22, 2 $16,000.00 - -
1976 Minnesota Twins 22 $21,000.00 - -
1977 Minnesota Twins 22 $30,000.00 - -
1978 Minnesota Twins 22 Undetermined - -
1979 Minnesota Twins 22 Undetermined - -
1979 Toronto Blue Jays 5 Undetermined - -


Did you know that you can compare Craig Kusick to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1973 American League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.

     

Baseball Almanac on Facebook