My Take
Craig Biggio is one of those players who makes you rethink what "greatness" looks like — no flash, no drama, just two decades of relentless, gritty baseball for one team. Twenty seasons as a Houston Astro, which is almost unheard of in the modern era, and he reinvented himself multiple times along the way: started as a catcher, moved to second base, even played the outfield when the team needed it. Seven All-Star selections, a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger, and over 3,000 hits — the kind of career résumé that writes itself into Cooperstown, which it did in 2015. I love that he wore one uniform his whole career and still accumulated numbers that dwarf players who chased rings and paychecks everywhere. Pure Houston, pure Astros. The guy got hit by pitches 285 times over his career — which tells you everything about how hard he played the game.
Overview
Craig Alan Biggio (; born December 14, 1965) is an American former baseball second baseman, outfielder, and catcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, from 1988 to 2007. A seven-time National League (NL) All-Star often regarded as the greatest all-around player in Astros history, he is the only player ever to be named an All-Star and to be awarded Silver Slugger Award at both catch…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Craig Biggio
- Name (Japanese)
- クレイグ・ビジオ
- Reading
- くれいぐ・びじお
- Born
- December 14, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Smithtown, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Kings Park High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.