more plunk management

Yesterday's discussion of managers may have left you, the reader, with a number of questions like "Yeah, but which managers has Craig Biggio played against and been hit by a pitch against the most?" or "How many different managers has Biggio played against and how many hit him?" or "Who cares about any of this?". Well, some of those questions will be answered today. But not the last one.

Biggio has faced 76 opposing managers in his 2,717 career games, and he's been hit by a pitch against 58 of them. He hasn't played more than 26 games against any manager without getting plunked at least once - Don Zimmer holds that record. 11 different managers have overseen Biggio's plunkings for more than one team, but Davey Johnson is the only manager to watch his team plunk Biggio from three different teams dugouts (Reds, Mets, and Dodgers). Biggio has been hit the most in games against Tony LaRussa's Cardinals - 21 times, but he's also played more games against LaRussa than any other manager (156). Not surprisingly, Biggio has had more hits against LaRussa than any other manager (170).

Here's the full list of managers Biggio has played against, with HBPs and Hits against each one, and the teams they've each managed. The number in parenthesis is the breakdown of plunks by team, where applicable.

Opp. Manager	Games	HBP	Hits	Team (HBP)
Tony LaRussa	156	21	170	Cardinals
Dusty Baker	148	20	165	Giants (17), Cubs (3)
Don Baylor	97	17	128	Rockies (13), Cubs (4)
Jim Leyland	126	13	158	Pirates (8), Marlins (5), Rockies (0), Tigers (0)
Bruce Bochy	97	12	106	Padres
Lloyd McClendon	72	11	77	Pirates
Davey Johnson	69	11	55	Dodgers (5), Reds (4), Mets (2)
Clint Hurdle	27	11	39	Rockies
Jim Riggleman	88	10	96	Cubs (8), Padres (2)
Felipe Alou	113	9	125	Expos (9), Giants (0)
Jack McKeon	80	9	64	Reds (6), Marlins (3), Padres (0)
Bobby Cox	154	8	155	Braves
Terry Francona	33	8	33	Phillies
Buddy Bell	27	8	31	Rockies (8), Tigers, Royals
Buck Showalter	48	7	58	Rangers (4), D-backs (3)
Bobby Valentine	43	6	40	Mets
Davey Lopes	25	6	30	Brewers
Ned Yost	57	5	60	Brewers
Phil Garner	23	5	30	Brewers (5, 1 in AL), Tigers (0)
Jim Fregosi	66	4	75	Phillies
Joe Torre	58	4	82	Cardinals (3), Yankees (1)
Dallas Green	34	4	39	Mets
Dave Miley	31	4	40	Reds
Frank Robinson	30	4	28	Expos (3), Nationals (1)
Bob Melvin	18	4	17	D-backs (4), Mariners (0)
Art Howe	15	4	11	Mets (3), A's (1)
Tom Lasorda	107	3	116	Dodgers
Gene Lamont	37	3	31	Pirates
Rene Lachemann	32	3	40	Marlins
Jim Lefebvre	31	3	31	Cubs (3), Brewers (0)
John Boles	22	3	20	Marlins
Bob Brenly	17	3	13	D-backs
Tony Muser	12	3	14	Royals
Roger Craig	74	2	84	Giants
Lou Piniella	58	2	57	Reds (2), Mariners (0), Devil Rays (0), Cubs (0)
Bob Boone	46	2	54	Reds (2), Royals (0)
Jim Tracy	47	2	54	Dodgers (2), Pirates (0)
Jerry Narron	32	2	38	Rangers (1), Reds (1)
Jeff Torborg	25	2	22	Marlins (2), Expos (0), Mets (0)
Larry Bowa	24	2	29	Phillies
Bill Russell	21	2	21	Dodgers
Willie Randolph	16	2	14	Mets
Mike Jorgensen	9	2	8	Cardinals
Terry Bevington	3	2	4	White Sox
Greg Riddoch	41	1	43	Padres
Buck Rodgers	27	1	19	Expos
Ray Knight	21	1	22	Reds
Charlie Manuel	18	1	18	Indians (1), Phillies (0)
Whitey Herzog	17	1	15	Cardinals
Bud Harrelson	17	1	17	Mets
Tom Kelly	14	1	19	Twins
Jerry Royster	13	1	13	Brewers
Pete Rose	12	1	6	Reds
Mike Hargrove	12	1	15	Baltimore (1), Indians (0)
Tom Runnells	10	1	10	Expos
Bruce Kimm	9	1	10	Cubs
Al Pedrique	6	1	7	D-backs
Lee Mazzilli	3	1	2	Baltimore
Don Zimmer	26	0	25	Cubs
Russ Nixon	23	0	19	Braves
Nick Leyva	19	0	20	Phillies
Tom Trebelhorn	12	0	20	Cubs
Jerry Manuel	9	0	12	White Sox
Grady Little	8	0	7	Red Sox, Dodgers
Jim Essian	7	0	9	Cubs
Lee Elia	7	0	7	Phillies
Tony Perez	7	0	9	Reds, Marlins
Joe Girardi	6	0	4	Marlins
Tommy Helms	6	0	7	Reds
Ron Gardenhire	3	0	2	Twins
Pete Mackanin	3	0	1	Pirates
Larry Parrish	3	0	6	Tigers
John Gibbons	3	0	3	Blue Jays
Ozzie Guillen	2	0	3	White Sox
Mike Scioscia	2	0	3	Angels
Glenn Hoffman	2	0	3	Dodgers