Craig Monroe
2001–2009 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
814G
.252AVG
.301OBP
.441SLG
More career statistics
678H
115HR
433RBI
19SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 814 | 2,924 | 2,691 | 368 | 678 | 146 | 9 | 115 | 433 | 188 | 588 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 1,187 | .252 | .301 | .441 | .742 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 2006-07-24 to 2006-08-07
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 2007-06-14 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 2005-07-22 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 2003-08-23 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 403 | 1438 | 326 | 53 | 202 | 97 | 282 | .248 | .294 | .421 |
| Away | 411 | 1486 | 352 | 62 | 231 | 91 | 306 | .256 | .298 | .460 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 131 | 461 | 102 | 14 | 71 | 32 | 115 | .242 | .291 | .401 |
| May | 162 | 594 | 133 | 25 | 84 | 47 | 125 | .244 | .303 | .431 |
| June | 127 | 440 | 98 | 7 | 59 | 22 | 83 | .240 | .273 | .358 |
| July | 118 | 434 | 110 | 17 | 72 | 23 | 86 | .274 | .306 | .476 |
| August | 124 | 464 | 115 | 29 | 80 | 34 | 76 | .274 | .321 | .545 |
| September | 143 | 498 | 115 | 22 | 65 | 27 | 94 | .247 | .285 | .444 |
| October | 8 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .185 | .267 | .370 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 89 | 333 | 75 | 10 | 41 | 14 | 69 | .241 | .267 | .402 |
| kansas-city-royals | 84 | 323 | 90 | 20 | 66 | 22 | 44 | .304 | .347 | .581 |
| minnesota-twins | 80 | 302 | 92 | 13 | 48 | 14 | 55 | .321 | .351 | .540 |
| chicago-white-sox | 79 | 289 | 60 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 67 | .224 | .273 | .384 |
| los-angeles-angels | 44 | 150 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 34 | .214 | .300 | .366 |
| seattle-mariners | 41 | 150 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 30 | .248 | .293 | .409 |
| texas-rangers | 40 | 154 | 32 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 22 | .221 | .260 | .366 |
| boston-red-sox | 39 | 148 | 31 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 33 | .228 | .277 | .441 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Texas Rangers | 27 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .212 | – | – |
| 2002 |  Detroit Tigers | 13 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | .120 | – | – |
| 2003 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 425 | 102 | 23 | 70 | 4 | .240 | – | – |
| 2004 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 447 | 131 | 18 | 72 | 3 | .293 | – | – |
| 2005 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 567 | 157 | 20 | 89 | 8 | .277 | – | – |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 541 | 138 | 28 | 92 | 2 | .255 | – | – |
| 2007 | Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers | 122 | 392 | 86 | 12 | 59 | – | .219 | – | – |
| 2008 |  Minnesota Twins | 58 | 163 | 33 | 8 | 29 | – | .202 | – | – |
| 2009 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 79 | 17 | 3 | 16 | – | .215 | – | – |