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Mark Kotsay
Mark Steven Kotsay

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School California State University, Fullerton

Debut July 11, 1997

Born December 2, 1975 in Whittier, CA

Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 1996. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 21 FLA NL  14   52    5   10   1  1   0    4   3  0   4   7  .192  .250  .250   35   13   1   0   0   0   1
 1998 22 FLA NL 154  578   72  161  25  7  11   68  10  5  34  61  .279  .318  .403   94  233   7   3   2   1  17
 1999 23 FLA NL 148  495   57  134  23  9   8   50   7  6  29  50  .271  .306  .402   83  199   2   9   5   0  11
 2000 24 FLA NL 152  530   87  158  31  5  12   57  19  9  42  46  .298  .347  .443  104  235   2   4   2   0  17
 2001 25 SDP NL 119  406   67  118  29  1  10   58  13  5  48  58  .291  .366  .441  116  179   1   3   1   2  11
 2002 26 SDP NL 153  578   82  169  27  7  17   61  11  9  59  89  .292  .359  .452  122  261   2   4   0   3  10
 2003 27 SDP NL 128  482   64  128  28  4   7   38   6  3  56  82  .266  .343  .384   97  185   1   1   3   1   8
 2004 28 OAK AL 148  606   78  190  37  3  15   63   8  5  55  70  .314  .370  .459  116  278   5   5   5   2   6 MVP-14
 2005 29 OAK AL 139  582   75  163  35  1  15   82   5  5  40  51  .280  .325  .421   97  245   2   4   3   1  13
 2006 30 OAK AL 129  502   57  138  29  3   7   59   6  3  44  55  .275  .332  .386   88  194   4   6   1   2  18
 2007 31 OAK AL  56  206   20   44  14  0   1   20   1  1  19  20  .214  .279  .296   57   61   0   1   3   0   4
 2008 32 ATL NL  84  307   38   91  16  3   6   37   2  3  23  32  .296  .344  .427  105  131   1   1   1   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1424 5324  702 1504 295 44 109  597  91 54 453 621  .282  .338  .416  100 2214  28  41  26  12 127
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        606   80  171  34  5  12   68  10  6  52  71  .282  .338  .416  100  252   3   5   3   1  14
 Career High    154  606   87  190  37  9  17   82  19  9  59  89  .314  .370  .459  122  278   7   9   5   3  18
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 21 FLA NL   57   44    4   2.4   104| .192  .264| .250  .335| .250  .415| .500  .750|  35  .220  -5.1  -0.5 100%
 1998 22 FLA NL  623  449   70   4.2   102| .279  .262| .318  .331| .403  .413| .721  .744|  94  .433  -6.2  -0.6  66%
 1999 23 FLA NL  535  389   59   4.1   109| .271  .267| .306  .341| .402  .430| .708  .771|  83  .380 -12.8  -1.2  53%
 2000 24 FLA NL  578  404   78   5.2   111| .298  .266| .347  .342| .443  .434| .790  .777| 104  .485   3.0   0.3  67%
 2001 25 SDP NL  460  308   66   5.7   103| .291  .258| .366  .327| .441  .422| .807  .749| 116  .559  12.3   1.2  72%
 2002 26 SDP NL  646  434   94   5.8    98| .292  .254| .359  .326| .452  .404| .811  .730| 122  .586  19.0   1.8  55%
 2003 27 SDP NL  541  367   65   4.7   101| .266  .258| .343  .328| .384  .413| .727  .741|  97  .482   0.1   0.0  66%
 2004 28 OAK AL  673  437  106   6.5   109| .314  .269| .370  .337| .459  .432| .829  .769| 116  .602  15.2   1.4  61%
 2005 29 OAK AL  629  443   77   4.6   106| .280  .269| .325  .332| .421  .427| .746  .759|  97  .475  -3.3  -0.3  50%
 2006 30 OAK AL  558  395   63   4.2   108| .275  .272| .332  .336| .386  .432| .718  .768|  88  .407  -7.5  -0.7  66%
 2007 31 OAK AL  226  168   17   2.7   101| .214  .262| .279  .329| .296  .410| .575  .739|  57  .241 -12.0  -1.1  50%
 2008 32 ATL NL  332  232   42   4.9   104| .296  .262| .344  .334| .427  .420| .771  .753| 105  .498   1.8   0.2  40%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5858 4070  741   4.9   105| .282  .264| .338  .333| .416  .422| .754  .756| 100  .484   4.6   0.5  62%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 21 FLA NL CF 14 30 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.29 2.03 2.55 2.40 12 113.0 1998 22 FLA NL OF 145 342 20 6 2 .984 .980 2.50 1.78 2.65 2.17 136 1227.7 RF 107 213 15 4 1 .983 .976 2.13 1.66 2.31 2.08 99 888.7 CF 46 132 5 2 1 .986 .987 2.98 2.15 3.64 2.53 37 339.0 1B 3 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.33 8.00 10.91 9.55 0 3.3 1999 23 FLA NL RF 129 247 20 5 5 .982 .981 2.07 1.72 2.44 2.16 108 986.0 1B 19 104 8 0 9 1.000 .993 5.89 7.64 10.15 9.20 12 99.3 2000 24 FLA NL OF 142 287 14 3 3 .990 .981 2.12 1.86 2.45 2.25 121 1107.3 RF 139 266 13 3 3 .989 .979 2.01 1.75 2.39 2.18 113 1052.3 CF 9 20 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 2.24 3.44 2.63 8 55.0 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 7.75 3.00 9.30 0 3.0 2001 25 SDP NL OF 111 277 4 4 1 .986 .982 2.53 1.86 2.88 2.20 99 878.0 CF 106 269 4 4 1 .986 .986 2.58 2.18 2.85 2.59 98 862.0 RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.72 3.38 2.14 0 8.0 LF 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 1.50 5.62 1.91 1 8.0 2002 26 SDP NL CF 147 349 11 4 3 .989 .988 2.45 2.13 2.64 2.57 143 1228.3 2003 27 SDP NL CF 126 323 13 3 4 .991 .988 2.67 2.14 2.87 2.50 120 1055.3 2004 28 OAK AL CF 145 347 11 6 4 .984 .988 2.47 2.35 2.57 2.64 140 1255.0 DH 1 2005 29 OAK AL CF 137 298 7 4 3 .987 .989 2.23 2.38 2.32 2.69 137 1184.3 DH 2 2006 30 OAK AL CF 127 281 6 2 2 .993 .989 2.26 2.29 2.47 2.65 116 1047.0 1B 4 28 0 2 6 .933 .993 7.00 8.00 10.50 9.53 4 24.0 DH 1 2007 31 OAK AL CF 56 141 5 2 3 .986 .989 2.61 2.42 2.78 2.71 53 472.7 2008 32 ATL NL CF 81 164 3 0 1 1.000 .989 2.06 2.28 2.23 2.62 77 672.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 22 FLA NL 1B 3 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.33 8.00 10.91 9.55 0 3.3 1999 23 FLA NL 1B 19 104 8 0 9 1.000 .993 5.89 7.64 10.15 9.20 12 99.3 2000 24 FLA NL 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 7.75 3.00 9.30 0 3.0 2006 30 OAK AL 1B 4 28 0 2 6 .933 .993 7.00 8.00 10.50 9.53 4 24.0 1997 21 FLA NL CF 14 30 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.29 2.03 2.55 2.40 12 113.0 1998 22 FLA NL CF 46 132 5 2 1 .986 .987 2.98 2.15 3.64 2.53 37 339.0 2000 24 FLA NL CF 9 20 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 2.24 3.44 2.63 8 55.0 2001 25 SDP NL CF 106 269 4 4 1 .986 .986 2.58 2.18 2.85 2.59 98 862.0 2002 26 SDP NL CF 147 349 11 4 3 .989 .988 2.45 2.13 2.64 2.57 143 1228.3 2003 27 SDP NL CF 126 323 13 3 4 .991 .988 2.67 2.14 2.87 2.50 120 1055.3 2004 28 OAK AL CF 145 347 11 6 4 .984 .988 2.47 2.35 2.57 2.64 140 1255.0 2005 29 OAK AL CF 137 298 7 4 3 .987 .989 2.23 2.38 2.32 2.69 137 1184.3 2006 30 OAK AL CF 127 281 6 2 2 .993 .989 2.26 2.29 2.47 2.65 116 1047.0 2007 31 OAK AL CF 56 141 5 2 3 .986 .989 2.61 2.42 2.78 2.71 53 472.7 2008 32 ATL NL CF 81 164 3 0 1 1.000 .989 2.06 2.28 2.23 2.62 77 672.7 2004 28 OAK AL DH 1 2005 29 OAK AL DH 2 2006 30 OAK AL DH 1 2001 25 SDP NL LF 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 1.50 5.62 1.91 1 8.0 1997 21 FLA NL OF 14 31 2 0 1 1.000 .979 2.36 1.77 2.63 2.13 12 113.0 1998 22 FLA NL OF 145 342 20 6 2 .984 .980 2.50 1.78 2.65 2.17 136 1227.7 1999 23 FLA NL OF 129 246 19 5 5 .981 .981 2.05 1.86 2.42 2.26 108 986.0 2000 24 FLA NL OF 142 287 14 3 3 .990 .981 2.12 1.86 2.45 2.25 121 1107.3 2001 25 SDP NL OF 111 277 4 4 1 .986 .982 2.53 1.86 2.88 2.20 99 878.0 2002 26 SDP NL OF 147 352 11 4 3 .989 .983 2.47 1.84 2.66 2.19 143 1229.3 2003 27 SDP NL OF 127 324 13 3 4 .991 .984 2.65 1.85 2.87 2.17 121 1055.3 2004 28 OAK AL OF 145 347 11 6 4 .984 .985 2.47 2.05 2.57 2.30 140 1255.0 2005 29 OAK AL OF 137 299 7 4 3 .987 .986 2.23 2.05 2.33 2.30 137 1184.3 2006 30 OAK AL OF 127 281 6 2 2 .993 .986 2.26 1.99 2.47 2.30 116 1047.0 2007 31 OAK AL OF 56 141 5 2 3 .986 .987 2.61 2.00 2.78 2.30 53 472.7 1998 22 FLA NL RF 107 213 15 4 1 .983 .976 2.13 1.66 2.31 2.08 99 888.7 1999 23 FLA NL RF 129 247 20 5 5 .982 .981 2.07 1.72 2.44 2.16 108 986.0 2000 24 FLA NL RF 139 266 13 3 3 .989 .979 2.01 1.75 2.39 2.18 113 1052.3 2001 25 SDP NL RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.72 3.38 2.14 0 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1280 2927 112 39 31 .987 .983 2.37 1.91 2.59 2.24 1186 10555.7 1 994 380# CF* 994 2354 68 27 23 .989 .988 2.44 2.25 2.63 2.61 941 8284.3 RF* 380 729 48 12 9 .985 .979 2.04 1.71 2.38 2.14 320 2935.0 1B* 28 136 9 2 15 .986 .993 5.18 7.74 10.06 9.26 16 129.7 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 1.50 5.62 1.91 1 8.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1308 3063 121 41 46 .987 .984 2.43 2.03 2.68 2.33 1202 10685
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2006   ALDS  OAK MIN     W   3  14   2   2  0  0  1   2   0   2  .143  .143  .357   0  0             
        ALCS  OAK DET     L   4  16   3   4  2  0  0   0   2   3  .250  .333  .375   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   7  30   5   6  2  0  1   2   2   5  .200  .250  .367   0  0             
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2004-AL-14-0.02
Car-1314-0.02 shares

Batting Average
2004 AL-.314-8

Hits
2004 AL-190-5

Triples
1998 NL-7-8
1999 NL-9-5
2002 NL-7-6

Singles
2002 NL-118-10
2004 AL-135-3

Sac. Flies
1999 NL-9-3

Grounded into Double Plays
2000 NL-17-10

At Bats per Strikeout
1998 NL-9.5-9
1999 NL-9.9-7
2000 NL-11.5-4
2004 AL-8.7-9
2005 AL-11.4-2
Act-8.6-17

Youngest Player
1997 NL-21-8

     

Gray Ink: Batting - 10 (1363) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.3 (1313) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (1414) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 1996.

March 28, 2001: Traded by the Florida Marlins with Cesar Crespo to the San Diego Padres for Matt Clement, Eric Owens, and Omar Ortiz (minors).

November 26, 2003: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Terrence Long and Ramon Hernandez.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Florida Marlins$171,000
1999Florida Marlins$280,000
2000Florida Marlins$324,000
2001San Diego Padres$2,125,000
2002San Diego Padres$3,050,000
2003San Diego Padres$4,450,000
2004Oakland Athletics$5,500,000
2005Oakland Athletics$6,500,000
2006Oakland Athletics$7,000,000
2007Oakland Athletics$8,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$37,400,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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