Craig Shipley

Who is Craig Shipley?

Craig Barry Shipley is an Australian-born executive and former player in Major League Baseball. On November 16, 2012, he was appointed special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers.

As a player, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and Anaheim Angels. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama. Shipley batted and threw right-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighed 175 pounds.

He helped the Padres win the 1996 National League Western Division championship, appearing in 33 games played — 21 after July 31 — and batting .315 with 29 hits, five doubles, one home run, seven runs batted in and seven stolen bases. In the field, he started at four different defensive positions: second base, third base, shortstop and right field. However, he did not appear in the postseason.

In 11 seasons Shipley played in 582 games and had 1,345 at bats, 155 runs scored, 364 hits, 63 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs, 138 RBI, 33 stolen bases, 47 bases on balls, a .271 batting average, .302 on-base percentage, .371 slugging percentage, 499 total bases, 15 sacrifice hits, nine sacrifice flies and 7 intentional walks.