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Mark Kotsay

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Full Name: Mark Steven Kotsay Primary Position: OF,CF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/180 First Game: July 11, 1997
Birthdate: December 2, 1975 MLB Experience: 10 years
Birthplace: Whittier, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Scouting Report
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Batting Stats
    • 3.2 Fielding Stats
  • 4 Transactions
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
    • 8.1 Recent Mark Kotsay ArmchairGM Stories
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Mark Kotsay (Mark Steven Kotsay) was born on December 2, 1975 in Whittier, California. He made his Major League debut on July 11, 1997 for the Florida Marlins. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 11 home runs and 68 RBI. Kotsay played for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Mark Kotsay's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2004, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .314 average and knocked in 63 runs. However, others believe that it was 2000, when he hit for a .298 average and knocked in 57 runs.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1997 FLA N 14 52 5 10 0 4 .192 .250 .250 1 1 4 7 0 1 3 0 1
1998 FLA N 154 578 72 161 11 68 .279 .318 .403 25 7 34 61 1 7 10 2 17
1999 FLA N 148 495 57 134 8 50 .271 .306 .402 23 9 29 50 0 2 7 5 11
2000 FLA N 152 530 87 158 12 57 .298 .347 .443 31 5 42 46 0 2 19 2 17
2001 SD N 119 406 67 118 10 58 .291 .366 .441 29 1 48 58 2 1 13 1 11
2002 SD N 153 578 82 169 17 61 .292 .359 .452 27 7 59 89 3 2 11 0 10
2003 SD N 128 482 64 128 7 38 .266 .343 .384 28 4 56 82 1 1 6 3 8
2004 OAK A 148 606 78 190 15 63 .314 .370 .459 37 3 55 70 2 5 8 5 6
2005 OAK A 139 582 75 163 15 82 .280 .325 .421 35 1 40 51 1 2 5 3 13
2006 OAK A 129 502 57 138 7 59 .275 .332 .386 29 3 44 55 2 4 6 1 18
2007 OAK A 56 206 20 44 1 20 .214 .279 .296 14 0 19 20 0 0 1 3 4
Total NL 868 3121 434 878 65 336 .281 .338 .418 164 34 272 393 7 16 69 13 75
Total AL 472 1896 230 535 38 224 .282 .336 .410 115 7 158 196 5 11 20 12 41
Total 1340 5017 664 1413 103 560 .282 .337 .415 279 41 430 589 12 27 89 25 116

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1997 FLA N OF 14 12 113 31 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 FLA N CF 14 12 113 31 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 FLA N OF 145 136 1227.2 347 20 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1998 FLA N 1B 3 0 3.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 FLA N RF 107 99 888.2 208 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1998 FLA N CF 46 37 339 134 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1999 FLA N 1B 19 12 99.1 104 8 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 FLA N OF 129 108 986 245 19 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1999 FLA N RF 129 108 986 247 19 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .982
2000 FLA N RF 139 113 1052.1 267 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
2000 FLA N CF 9 8 55 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 FLA N OF 142 121 1107.1 287 14 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .990
2000 FLA N 1B 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 SD N OF 111 99 878 277 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2001 SD N LF 1 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 SD N CF 106 98 862 269 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2001 SD N RF 5 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2002 SD N OF 147 143 1229.1 352 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
2002 SD N CF 147 143 1229.1 352 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
2003 SD N OF 126 120 1055.1 323 13 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .991
2003 SD N CF 126 120 1055.1 324 13 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .991
2004 OAK A CF 145 140 1255 347 11 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .984
2004 OAK A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 OAK A OF 145 140 1255 347 11 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .984
2005 OAK A CF 137 137 1184.1 299 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .987
2005 OAK A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 OAK A OF 137 137 1184.1 299 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .987
2006 OAK A CF 127 116 1047 281 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
2006 OAK A 1B 4 4 24 28 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .933
2006 OAK A OF 127 116 1047 281 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
2006 OAK A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 OAK A OF 56 53 472.2 141 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2007 OAK A CF 56 53 472.2 141 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986
Total 1B 28 16 129.2 136 9 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 .986
Total LF 1 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total CF 913 864 7612.2 2198 65 27 22 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total OF 1279 1185 10555.2 2930 112 39 31 0 0 0 0 0 .987
Total DH 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 380 320 2935 725 47 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 .985

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed August 15, 1996).
  • Traded by Florida Marlins with Cesar Crespo to San Diego Padres in exchange for Matt Clement, Eric Owens and Omar Ortiz (March 28, 2001).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Terrence Long and Ramon Hernandez (November 26, 2003).

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