John Paul (J.P.) Crawford...resides in Woodinville, Wash. with wife, Kathleen and their Huskies, Loki and Thor...graduated from Lakewood (CA) High School in 2013...is the cousin of former Major Leaguer Carl Crawford...Made his Major League debut with the Phillies on Sept. 5, 2017 at New York-NL...from 2013-18, was ranked among the Phillies Top 3 prospects by Baseball America, including being ranked as club’s No. 1 prospect from 2014-18...in 2014, received the Paul Owens Award as the best player in the Phillies Minor League system...selected by the Phillies 16th overall in the 2013 MLB Draft out of Lakewood (CA) High School.
2023
Hit .266 (142x534) with 94 runs, 35 doubles, 19 home runs, 65 RBI, 94 walks and two stolen bases, getting on base at a .380 clip and slugging .438 (.818 OPS) in 145 games...Was named a finalist for the Silver Slugger award, but did not win...also finished 17th in AL MVP voting, appearing on four ballots...named Seattle chapter of the BBWAA Mariners Unsung Hero and was Mariners finalist for the MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award...Among qualified AL hitters, ranked 6th in wRC+ (134) and T-9th in fWAR (4.9)...Among qualified MLB shortstops, ranked T-4th in fWAR (4.9), first in walk rate (14.7%), sixth in average (.266), second in on-base percentage, second in OPS (.818) and second in wRC+ (134)...His 94 walks led the American League, becoming the first player in franchise history to lead the league in walks, and the first shortstop (min. 60% of games at SS) to lead his league in walks since Pee-Wee Reese led the NL with 104 walks for the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers...Hit .688 (11x16) with three doubles, two home runs, 26 RBI and a 1.897 OPS in 17 plate appearances with the bases loaded this season...his .688 average lead the Majors and is the seventh-highest in MLB history (min. 15 PA)...With runners in scoring position and two outs, hit .317 (19x60) with 27 RBI and a .951 OPS...His 5.1 bWAR this season was the fifth-most by a shortstop in franchise history (min. 60% of games at the position), trailing only four different seasons by Alex Rodriguez (1996-98, 2000)...Became the second Mariners hitter to record extra-base hits on the first pitch of the game in consecutive contests (Aug. 6 at Los Angeles-AL and Aug. 8 vs. San Diego) and first since Ichiro Suzuki on Aug. 12-13, 2011 vs. Boston...His .380 OBP ranked fourth in the AL, trailing only Shohei Ohtani-LAA (.412), Yandy Díaz-TB (.410) and Corey Seager-TEX (.390)...Set career-highs in runs (93), HR (19), RBI (65), walks (94), on-base percentage (.380), slugging percentage (.438) and OPS (.818)...Hit a career-high 19 home runs, surpassing his previous high of nine HR in 2021...Hit six leadoff HR (June 17 vs. Chicago-AL, June 26 vs. Washington, Aug. 6 at Los Angeles-AL, Aug. 25 vs. Kansas City, Aug. 28 vs. Oakland and Sept. 27 vs. Houston), tying the franchise record for most in a season (also: Julio Rodríguez in 2022)...Walked in a career-high 10-consecutive games (July 25-Aug. 5), tying Ken Griffey Jr. (Aug. 8-24, 1993) & Jay Buhner (May 21-31, 1994) for Mariners record...Reached base safely in 16 consecutive games (April 30-May 20), getting on base at a .386 clip with 8 R, 3 2B, 9 RBI and 10 walks during that span...Picked up his 100th career double on April 3 vs. Los Angeles-AL...Was awarded the first automatic ball due to a pitch clock violation in Mariners history in the eighth inning on Opening Day, March 30 vs. Cleveland...Recorded third-career four-hit game on June 10 at Los Angeles-AL...From June 10-July 16, hit .304 (31x102) with 9 2B, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 21 BB with a .959 OPS...Hit second career grand slam at Philadelphia on April 26 in a three-hit performance...Crawford was originally drafted by the Phillies in 2013...From July 1-the end of the regular season, hit .292 (80x274) with 52 runs, 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 37 RBI, getting on base at a .404 clip and slugging.511 (.915 OPS)...Had a 14.7% walk rate, the second-highest in the AL, trailing only Shohei Ohtani-LAA (15.2%)...Crawford’s 14.7% walk rate was also the fourth-highest in the Majors, trailing Juan Soto-SD (18.6%), Kyle Schwarber-PHI (17.5%) and Ohtani...Had walk off double in the ninth inning on Sept. 28 vs. Texas scoring two runs to secure a 3-2 win and keep the Mariners AL West Division Title hopes alive...marked his fourth career walk-off hit and first while his team was trailing.
2022
Hit .243 (126x518) with 57 runs, 24 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 42 RBI and three stolen bases, with a .339 on-base percentage and .336 slugging percentage (.675 OPS)...In 21 April games hit .360 (27x75) with 11 runs, five doubles, one triple, three home runs, nine RBI and 10 walks...his 1.023 OPS in April ranked eighth in the American League during the month...Recorded four-consecutive multi-hit games from April 22-26, batting .471 (8x17) during the streak...11-game hitting streak from April 21-May 3...batted .429 (18x42) with 3 doubles, 4 home runs and 8 RBI during the streak...the streak was one game shy of his career-best mark of 12 games, which he accomplished from June 13-26, 2021...Reached base safely in 17 of 20 games in July, batting .275 (22x80) with 13 runs, four doubles, one triple, six RBI and five walks...Homered for the first time since June 1 (76 games) when he hit one into the right field seats Sept. 9 vs. Atlanta...Recorded three-consecutive two-hit games from Aug. 13-15...Had three separate streaks of 10+ games without a strikeout, the only player with three 10+-game streaks without a strikeout this season...Walked 68 times this season, setting a new career high (previous: 58 in 2021)...recorded three walks in a game twice this season, on Sept. 16 at LAA and Aug. 17 at LAA...three walks in a game are a career-high for Crawford and matched the team single-game high...Recorded 32 multi-hit games, ranking fourth among Mariners hitters...Reached base safely 2+ times in 70 games this season, setting a new career high, which he previously set in 2021 (67 times)...Recorded two extra-base hits in a game twice this season...June 22 at Oakland (2 doubles) and May 1 at Miami (1 double, 1 home run)...In 14 games from Sept. 3-19, he hit .273 (12x44) with four runs, three doubles, one triple, five RBI and nine walks while getting on-base at a .418 clip and slugging .455 (.873 OPS).
2021
Hit .273 (169x619) with 89 runs, 37 doubles, 9 home runs, 54 RBI, 3 stolen bases and 58 walks in 160 games with the Mariners. ...Setting New Highs - Posted career-highs with 160 games played (93 in 2019), 89 runs scored (43 in 2019), 169 hits (78 in 2019), 37 doubles (21 in 2019), 9 home runs (7 in 2019), 54 RBI (46 in 2019) and a .273 batting average (.255 in 2020). ...Gamer - Played in 160 games in 2021, tied for 5th-most of any player in the Majors...Crawford led the Majors in innings played with 1,412.1, ranking ahead of Marcus Semien (1,280.1). ...When He’s Hot, He’s Hot - Had 5 different on-base streaks of 10 or more games, highlighted by a career-high 22 game on-base streak from 6/11-7/6. ...Lefty Killer - Led the Majors in left-on-left hits with 69, ranking ahead of Rafael Devers (63) and Cedric Mullins (62). ...RISPY Business - Hit .298 (34x114) with 8 doubles, 2 home runs, 45 RBI and 16 walks with runners in scoring position. ...Using the Whole Field - Ranked 2nd in MLB with 126 hits that went straightaway or to the opposite field, trailing only Bo Bichette (130). ...3-Hit Wonder - Had 14 games with three or more hits, most by a Mariners player since Jean Segura had 20 such games in 2018. ...Multi-Hit Machine - Recorded 43 multi-hit games in 2021 which ranked 2nd on the team behind Ty France (45). ...At Home in the Leadoff - Batted .281 in 108 games in the leadoff spot in 2021. ...Power Push - Homered in consecutive plate appearances after homering in his last trip to the plate on 9/8 at Houston and belting a leadoff homer against Arizona on 9/10... marked the first time he had homered in back-to-back games in his career...4 Hitter - Had second career 4-hit game on Sept. 5, at Arizona...previous 4-hit game came on 6/23/19 against Baltimore. ...Good Stretch - Slashed .317/.386/.413 going 20x63 with 1 HR, 3 2B and 5 RBI over 16 games from 7/25-8/12. ...Catch 22 - Reached base safely in career-high 22 straight games from 6/11-7/6...batted .323 (30x93) with 16 R, 6 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 7 BB in that span. ...J.P. Stands For June Pop - Batted .352 (38x108) with 17 runs scored, 10 doubles, 3 home runs, 14 RBI, 10 walks and 2 stolen bases in 26 games in the month of June... reached base safely 48 times in the month, getting on-base at a .400 clip, slugging .528 with a .928 OPS...among AL players in the month of June, Crawford finished T2nd in hits (38), T1st in doubles (10), T5th in times on base (48) and 6th in average (.352)...Streaker - Career-high 12-game hitting streak, June 13-26 (.352/19x54, 7 R, 3 2B, 8 RBI)...also had 8-G streak, April 10-17 (.385/10x26, 4 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB). ...Get Out the Rye Bread - Hit his 1st career grand slam on 6/19 vs. TB. ...Leadoff Launch - Hit 3 leadoff HR this season...June 4 at LAA, June 15 vs. MIN (1st Pitch) and Sept. 10 vs. ARI. ...Career Long Ball - Leadoff home run off of Shohei Ohtani on June 4 had a projected distance of 430 feet, the longest of Crawford’s career....HR #1 - Clubbed first HR of the season in 5-4 win over Texas on May 7...went 3-for-3 in the game, his first 3-hit outing of the season.
2020
Hit .255 (52x204) with 33 runs, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, 24 RBI, three HBP, 23 walks, six steals and a .336 OBP in 53 games with Seattle...Won his first career Gold Glove, becoming just the second Mariners shortstop to ever win the award (also: Omar Vizquel, 1993)...Ranked 2nd among American League shortstops with 6 Defensive Runs Saved; trailed only Carlos Correa-HOU (8)....led AL shortstops with 62 Out of Zone plays...his 4.9 defensive WAR was 2nd-best among AL shortstops (Francisco Lindor-CLE, 8.4)...his 2.5 UZR ranked 2nd among AL shortstops (Lindor, 5.8)…all rankings via FanGraphs...Hit safely in 21 of his last 28 games, dating back to Aug. 21...over this span, hit .273 (30x110) with 18 runs, six doubles, two home runs, 18 RBI, two HBP, nine walks, two stolen bases and a .336 on-base percentage...Ended the season by hitting safely in each of his last seven games (9/21-27), gong 13-for-29 (.448) with six runs scored, one double, five RBI and one stolen base...In 33 road games, hit .298 (37x124) with 19 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, one home run, 20 RBI, 16 walks, two HBP, five stolen bases, a .385 on-base percentage and a .411 slugging percentage (.796 OPS)...in 20 home games, hit .188 (15x80) with a .258 on-base percentage and a .225 slugging percentage (.483 OPS)...Began the season by hitting safely in 7 of his first 9 games, spanning July 24 - Aug. 1...over this span, hit .364 (12x33) with 10 runs scored, one double, two triples, four RBI, seven walks, two stolen bases, a .475 on-base percentage and a .515 slugging percentage (.990 OPS)...Became the 15th Mariner in club history to record two triples in a game on July 25 at Houston...went 3-for-4 with one run scored and two triples...marked his 8th career game of at least three hits...His 14 multi-hit games were 2nd-most on the club, behind Kyle Lewis (15)...His 6 stolen bases were a career-high and 2nd-most on the club, behind Dylan Moore (12)...Eight is Great – Hit safely in a career-high eight consecutive games, Aug. 5-14, batting .303 (10x33) with four runs scored, one RBI, three walks and one stolen base over that span...On Aug. 15 at the Astros, made a pair of outstanding defensive plays in the 8th inning: a diving stop and throw to rob George Springer of a hit and a flip out of his glove to Evan White to end the inning with runners on 2nd and 3rd...on Aug. 18 at the Dodgers, while playing in a shift, fielded a ground ball and tagged a runner between first and second base before firing to first to complete the double play…on Sept. 6 vs. Texas, his relay to home nabbed Derek Dietrich to protect a one-run lead in the 7th inning...while playing in a shift on Sept. 8 at San Francisco, made two diving stops near first base and flipped the ball out of his glove to Evan White, both on Brandon Crawford…on Sept. 22 vs. Houston, robbed Alex Bregman of a base hit with a full-extension diving catch in the hole at shortstop.
2019
Hit .226 (78x345) with 43 runs, 21 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs, 46 RBI, 2 HBP, 43 walks and 5 steals in 93 games with the Mariners...Posted 1.3 WAR (Fangraphs) in 93 games…tied for the 5th-highest fWAR among Major League shortstops to appear in fewer than 100 games (also: Donovan Solano-SF)…trailed Fernando Tatis Jr.-SD (3.6), Carlos Correa-HOU (3.2), Bo Bichette-TOR (1.7) and Jon Berti-MIA (1.7)...Tied for the club lead with 21 doubles despite appearing in only 93 games…tied with Tim Beckham...Posted a .255/.333/.456 (.789 OPS) slash line against right-handed pitchers, compared to a .160/.268/.179 (.448 OPS) against lefties...Had two walk-off hits: July 28 vs. Detroit (RBI-single off José Cisnero) and September 27 vs. Oakland (RBI-double off Liam Hendriks)...Recalled by the Mariners on May 10…in his Mariners debut on May 10 at Boston, started at shortstop and singled in his first at-bat...Hit his first home run as a Mariner on May 16 vs. Minnesota...Placed on the 10-day Injured List with a left ankle sprain on May 29…appeared on a rehab assignment with High-A Modesto (3 G)…reinstated from the IL on June 14...In his first game after returning from the Injured List, June 14 at Oakland, went 2-for-5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI...Hit .338 (22x65) with 10 runs, 5 doubles, 2 triple, 2 home runs, 17 RBI, 9 walks, a .413 on-base percentage and a .569 slugging percentage (.983 OPS) in 16 games in June…among American League leaders in June, ranked 8th in batting, 10th in on-base percentage, 15th in OPS, T17th in RBI and 22nd in slugging percentage...Recorded a career-high 4 hits and a career-high 4 RBI on June 23 vs. Baltimore…went 4-for-4 with 2 runs scored, 1 home run and 4 RBI…became the 4th shortstop in club history to record at least 4 hits and 4 RBI in a game (last: Yuniesky Betancourt, 4/28/09 #2 at CWS)...Missed 11 games with a strained right hamstring, August 31 - September 12...Over the final 3 months of the season, hit .178 (39x219) with 28 walks and 50 strikeouts in 60 games…had a .572 OPS (.275 OBP/.297 SLG) over this span...Appeared in 31 games with Triple-A Tacoma, where he hit .319 (37x116) with 20 runs, 7 doubles, 3 home runs, 15 RBI, 19 walks, a .420 on-base percentage and a .457 slugging percentage (.877 OPS)…reached base safely in each of his 31 games with the Rainiers, including 27 games with a hit.
2018
The Totals - Appeared in 49 games with the Phillies, batting .214 (25x117) with 17 runs, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs and 12 RBI...For Openers - Made his first Opening Day roster and start, getting the nod on March 29 at Atlanta…batted 6th and played shortstop...Getting Defensive - Made 36 Major League starts: 27 at shortstop and 9 at 3rd base...A Season of Firsts - Belted his first career home run on April 11 vs. Cincinnati (off Luis Castillo)…collected a career-high 3 hits on Sept. 12 vs. Washington…had a career-high 3 RBI on Sept. 17 vs. New York-NL...September Surge - In 15 games in the month of September, hit .292 (7x24) with 3 runs, 1 double, 2 triples, 1 home run and 4 RBI...Extra, Extra! - In a span of 3 games, April 11-14, collected 4 extra-base hits (2 2B, 2 HR)...Down Time - Limited by two stints on the 10-day disabled list: April 29-June 6 (strained right elbow) and June 20-Aug. 10 (fractured left hand)…appeared on rehab assignments with High-A Clearwater, Triple-A Lehigh Valley and GCL Phillies East...Minor Thing - Optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Aug. 13 before being recalled for remainder of the season on Sept. 4.
2017
Began the season with Lehigh Valley (AAA)... Led the International League in walks (79), T-3rd in triples (6) and T-4th in runs (75)... Set professional highs in HR (15), RBI (63), XBH (41), walks, runs and games (127)... From 6/22 through the end of the minor league season, batted .283 (73-258), 15 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 37 RBI, 43 BB, .387 OBP, .531 SLG %, .918 OPS in 69 games... Named Phillies Minor League Co-Hitter of the Month for July (.281 AVG, 4 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 18 RBI, 16 BB)... Hit an inside-the-park grand slam, 7/26 vs Gwinnett... Did not commit an error in his final 29 minor league games of the season, 8/6-9/4... Made 6 starts at 3rd base and 5 at 2nd base, 8/20-30; all other minor league starts in 2017 were at SS... Slugged a 2-run HR in Lehigh Valley's final game of the season, a 4-3 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, to help the club clinch the division... Had his contract selected on 9/5... Made 21 ML starts: 11 at 3rd base, 6 at SS and 4 at 2nd base... Made his ML debut, 9/5 at NYM, in a start at 3rd base and collected his 1st ML hit (single off Justin Smoker)... Had 14 walks in his final 13 games after walking twice through his first 10 ML games... Led all NL hitters in walks (14) from 9/16 through the end of the season (13 G)... Following the season, was named the top prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America for the 4th straight year.
2016
Was a non-roster invitee to Phillies spring training...Began the season with Reading (AA)...Hit safely in 9 of his first 10 games...Posted a .398 OBP in 36 games before being promoted to Lehigh Valley (AAA) on 6/2...Did not commit an error through his first 29 triple-A games...Batted .300 (30-100), 4 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI over 26 July games...Following the season, was named the top prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America for the 3rd straight year and the No. 2 overall minor league prospect by MLB.com
2015
Began the season with Clearwater (A)... Missed nearly a month while on the DL with a left oblique strain, 4/9-5/4... Promoted to Reading on 5/30; was the youngest player in the Eastern League at the time of his promotion... Named an EL midseason All-Star... Appeared in his 2nd consecutive All-Star Futures Game; went 1-for-3, R, RBI for Team USA on 7/12 at Great American Ball Park... T-2nd in the EL in triples (7) and ranked 8th in walks (49)... Hit .379 (11-29), HR, 3 RBI, 6 R with a league-best .486 OBP in 8 postseason games... Following the season, was named the top prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America for the 2nd straight year... Played for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League.
2014
Was the Paul Owens Award winner as the best player in the Phillies minor league system... Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Month for May (.367 AVG, .447 OBP, .522 SLG %) and Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 4/28-5/4... Led the Phillies minor league system in walks (65)... Began the season with Lakewood (A)... Named a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star... Promoted to Clearwater on 6/18... Played for Team USA in the All-Star Futures Game, 7/13 at Target Field (1-2, R, SB)... Batted .291 (53-182) over his final 50 games for Clearwater... Following the season, was named the top prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America... Participated in Florida Instructional League.
2013
Began his pro career with the Gulf Coast League Phillies (R)... Selected as a GCL All-Star... Led the league in AVG (.345) and OBP (.443) and ranked 5th in SLG % (.465)... Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 8/5-11... Promoted to Lakewood on 8/18... Following the season, was named the 3rd-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America... Participated in FIL.