CF Mark Kotsay #11
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/23/2011
OA: 45 POT: 45
CF MARK KOTSAY #11 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
110 393 93 24 2 8 47 29 75 .237 .292 .369 11 -1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 55 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 50
Errors: - 25 70
Arm: 20 25 80
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/11/2011 @ MIN Loss, 1-10 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/2011 @ MIN Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/2011 @ MIN Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2011 @ MIL Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/06/2011 @ MIL Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/05/2011 @ MIL Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/2011 @ MIN Loss, 1-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/06/2011 @ MIN Win, 16-5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/2011 @ MIN Win, 6-4 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
08/04/2011 @ CWS Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Exceptionally unexceptional.
Low: Leader
Birthday:12/02/1975
Born in:Whittier, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 137 Days
Service This Yr:137 Days
40-Man Service:14 Years, 137 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1995, 4th Pick in Round 1
BALCO-92 2011 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 110 393 93 24 2 8 47 43 29 75 .237 .292 .369 .661 .285 .132 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 109 428 3 4 0 4 1 3 145 34 11 2 84.6 44.4 3.87 -1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   121 25 11 0 3 14 13 5 22 0 0 0 .207 .238 .372 .610
Versus Right   272 68 13 2 5 33 30 24 53 3 1 3 .250 .315 .368 .682
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
April   89 21 8 0 2 12 12 6 19 2 1 0 .236 .278 .393 .672
May   96 22 6 0 2 10 9 6 17 0 0 0 .229 .275 .354 .629
June   80 23 4 1 1 10 8 4 10 1 0 0 .287 .318 .400 .718
July   79 19 4 0 3 10 13 10 18 0 0 3 .241 .348 .405 .753
August   25 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .120 .154 .240 .394
September   21 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 .190 .227 .238 .465
Spring Training   54 11 1 1 3 6 4 6 15 1 0 0 .204 .279 .426 .705
Last Year   524 145 27 3 14 76 70 46 63 3 3 0 .277 .333 .420 .753
2 Years Ago   549 150 37 1 3 70 75 59 107 3 3 3 .273 .345 .361 .706
Career   8781 2459 522 49 182 1065 1215 796 1229 52 22 28 .280 .340 .413 .753
Home   170 40 11 1 4 22 18 11 27 3 1 2 .235 .285 .382 .667
Road   223 53 13 1 4 25 25 18 48 0 0 1 .238 .298 .359 .656
Grass   352 87 21 1 8 44 41 28 67 3 1 2 .247 .304 .381 .685
Turf   41 6 3 1 0 3 2 1 8 0 0 1 .146 .186 .268 .454
Day   152 43 11 0 3 21 18 9 25 1 0 1 .283 .325 .414 .740
Night   241 50 13 2 5 26 25 20 50 2 1 2 .207 .272 .340 .612
As Starter   392 93 24 2 8 47 43 29 75 3 1 3 .237 .293 .370 .663
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   89 24 4 0 0 9 12 12 15 0 0 0 .270 .356 .315 .671
Inning 1-3   112 20 6 0 3 14 7 4 25 1 0 0 .179 .205 .312 .518
Inning 4-6   144 35 8 2 5 22 18 8 25 2 1 3 .243 .293 .431 .724
Inning 7-9   129 38 10 0 0 11 18 17 23 0 0 0 .295 .377 .372 .749
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   136 31 10 1 0 6 16 10 35 0 1 1 .228 .286 .316 .602
1 Outs   129 35 6 0 5 24 14 12 18 3 0 1 .271 .331 .434 .765
2 Outs   128 27 8 1 3 17 13 7 22 0 0 1 .211 .257 .359 .617
Scoring Position   97 27 7 1 4 40 16 11 16 3 1 1 .278 .348 .495 .843
Bases Empty   228 48 12 1 2 2 19 11 51 0 0 2 .211 .253 .298 .551
Runner on 1st   68 18 5 0 2 5 8 7 8 0 0 0 .265 .333 .426 .760
Runner on 2nd   33 8 1 0 2 8 7 7 6 0 1 0 .242 .375 .455 .830
Runner on 3rd   10 4 1 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 7 3 1 1 11 4 1 7 0 0 0 .241 .267 .517 .784
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 .375 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 .375 .400 .500 .900
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Two Strikes   169 35 12 0 6 19 18 9 75 0 0 0 .207 .247 .385 .632
First Pitch   68 18 6 0 0 11 9 2 0 1 0 3 .265 .311 .353 .664
Count 0-1   37 13 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .351 .342 .459 .802
Count 0-2   25 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 17 0 0 0 .200 .200 .280 .480
Count 1-0   40 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .150 .146 .175 .321
Count 1-1   34 9 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 .286 .382 .668
Count 1-2   56 11 3 0 2 7 7 0 24 0 0 0 .196 .196 .357 .554
Count 2-0   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Count 2-1   26 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .192 .192 .385
Count 2-2   51 8 5 0 2 5 5 0 23 0 0 0 .157 .157 .373 .529
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 1 1 1 4 5 10 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 1.100 1.850
Full Count   37 11 2 0 2 6 5 9 11 0 0 0 .297 .435 .514 .948
Behind in Count   118 29 6 0 3 12 11 0 41 1 0 0 .246 .244 .373 .617
Ahead in Count   85 18 3 1 1 11 12 17 0 1 1 0 .212 .340 .306 .646
Batting Leadoff   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 6th   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 7th   156 35 11 0 2 16 17 11 34 2 1 0 .224 .272 .333 .606
Batting 8th   224 55 11 2 5 29 25 18 39 1 0 3 .246 .309 .379 .688
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Low Leverage   163 37 11 1 4 9 18 13 33 0 0 1 .227 .288 .380 .669
Medium Leverage   162 40 10 0 3 20 17 8 33 1 0 1 .247 .285 .364 .649
High Leverage   66 15 2 1 1 18 7 8 9 2 1 1 .227 .312 .333 .645
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 St. Louis - MLB 21 157 609 170 39 8 19 78 100 60 2 1 76 11 8 .279 .345 .463 .808 117 117 2.8
1998 St. Louis - MLB 22 158 604 197 54 5 17 87 96 67 0 3 65 11 11 .326 .392 .517 .908 142 142 5.3
1999 St. Louis - MLB 23 159 608 195 40 4 20 86 115 92 1 1 40 21 7 .321 .410 .498 .909 135 135 5.5
2000 St. Louis - MLB 24 158 632 221 53 2 19 110 115 65 0 7 58 24 3 .350 .406 .530 .936 137 140 6.7
2001 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 646 181 36 3 14 85 103 42 3 7 84 5 2 .280 .324 .410 .734 90 90 2.3
2002 St. Louis - MLB 26 157 617 185 35 4 12 59 79 47 1 4 98 5 1 .300 .348 .428 .776 115 116 2.6
2003 St. Louis - MLB 27 159 629 160 32 3 11 72 85 40 3 5 80 4 1 .254 .300 .367 .667 79 78 -0.8
2004 St. Louis - MLB 28 151 585 151 37 3 12 64 72 49 2 3 72 5 1 .258 .316 .393 .709 87 87 1.0
2005 St. Louis - MLB 29 157 607 144 26 3 11 52 81 65 2 4 101 16 4 .237 .311 .344 .656 84 85 0.7
2006 St. Louis - MLB 30 156 599 159 24 3 7 69 58 42 2 1 93 11 8 .265 .315 .351 .666 74 76 -1.3
2007 St. Louis - MLB 31 158 584 140 26 0 3 35 50 50 2 4 121 26 3 .240 .300 .300 .600 76 75 0.1
2008 Baltimore - MLB 32 148 595 168 32 5 12 75 73 43 4 3 96 7 2 .282 .333 .413 .747 101 102 2.7
2009 Baltimore - MLB 33 148 549 150 37 1 3 70 75 59 3 3 107 4 2 .273 .345 .361 .706 92 91 1.1
2010 Houston - MLB 34 142 524 145 27 3 14 76 70 46 0 3 63 11 5 .277 .333 .420 .753 108 108 3.1
2011 Detroit - MLB 35 110 393 93 24 2 8 47 43 29 3 3 75 11 2 .237 .292 .369 .661 86 81 -1.1
Total MLB 2274 8781 2459 522 49 182 1065 1215 796 28 52 1229 172 60 .280 .340 .413 .753 102 102 30.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1996 Louisville - AAA 20 140 537 133 33 3 20 66 89 82 0 1 81 22 5 .248 .347 .432 .779 108 107 2.7
Total IL 140 537 133 33 3 20 66 89 82 0 1 81 22 5 .248 .347 .432 .779 108 107
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2004 St. Louis - MLB 28 10 36 7 1 0 0 2 4 3 1 1 5 1 0 .194 .268 .222 .491 32 33 -0.1
2006 St. Louis - MLB 30 7 29 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 .138 .194 .172 .366 -3 -7 -1.6
2007 St. Louis - MLB 31 10 39 7 2 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 10 2 0 .179 .273 .282 .555 63 53 -1.0
2010 Houston - MLB 34 18 72 20 4 0 0 6 6 5 0 0 9 1 1 .278 .325 .333 .658 83 84 0.6
Total MLB 45 176 38 8 1 0 13 13 15 1 1 31 4 1 .216 .280 .273 .553 54 52
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1996 Louisville - AAA CF 136 136 443 10 1 455 2 .996 1206.2 3.38 -1.6 1.000
1996 Louisville - AAA RF 5 1 6 0 0 7 1 .857 15.0 3.60 -0.5 .861
1997 St. Louis - MLB CF 139 139 388 10 1 400 2 .995 1240.0 2.89 -9.2 .970
1997 St. Louis - MLB RF 8 8 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 68.0 2.65 +0.5 .985
1998 St. Louis - MLB LF 5 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 40.2 0.66 -0.1 .971
1998 St. Louis - MLB CF 70 56 158 8 1 168 2 .988 526.1 2.84 -1.1 1.000
1998 St. Louis - MLB RF 90 89 179 6 0 188 3 .984 762.0 2.19 +1.7 1.016
1999 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.1 .968
1999 St. Louis - MLB CF 24 18 72 1 0 73 0 1.000 175.0 3.75 -0.7 .983
1999 St. Louis - MLB RF 130 130 313 10 2 327 4 .988 1180.0 2.46 +5.5 1.018
2000 St. Louis - MLB LF 152 152 284 9 2 295 2 .993 1286.1 2.05 +6.9 1.021
2000 St. Louis - MLB CF 21 0 9 0 0 10 1 .900 26.0 3.12 -1.6 .809
2000 St. Louis - MLB RF 7 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 +0.7 1.311
2001 St. Louis - MLB LF 151 151 346 17 8 363 0 1.000 1330.0 2.46 +6.4 1.012
2001 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 .981
2001 St. Louis - MLB RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 .991
2002 St. Louis - MLB LF 17 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.1 2.33 -0.1 .978
2002 St. Louis - MLB CF 150 147 447 14 3 464 3 .994 1296.0 3.20 -9.3 .963
2002 St. Louis - MLB RF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 33.0 2.18 -0.6 .986
2003 St. Louis - MLB LF 29 11 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 113.2 2.22 -1.0 1.055
2003 St. Louis - MLB CF 101 98 294 15 3 311 2 .994 832.0 3.34 -8.1 .968
2003 St. Louis - MLB RF 8 4 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 41.0 2.63 +0.1 .906
2004 St. Louis - MLB LF 41 10 33 1 0 34 0 1.000 118.0 2.59 -0.0 1.015
2004 St. Louis - MLB CF 132 128 370 19 3 392 3 .992 1116.2 3.14 -6.6 .968
2004 St. Louis - MLB RF 8 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 64.0 2.25 -0.0 .988
2005 St. Louis - MLB LF 69 13 65 1 0 68 2 .971 256.1 2.32 -0.2 .964
2005 St. Louis - MLB CF 140 136 315 8 2 324 1 .997 1080.1 2.69 -3.4 .973
2005 St. Louis - MLB RF 7 3 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 38.1 2.82 +0.1 .986
2006 St. Louis - MLB CF 151 151 407 13 2 425 5 .988 1346.2 2.81 -13.9 .969
2007 St. Louis - MLB LF 10 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 +0.6 1.223
2007 St. Louis - MLB CF 154 150 368 9 1 379 2 .995 1331.2 2.55 -10.9 .967
2008 Baltimore - MLB LF 5 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 30.1 1.78 -0.3 .829
2008 Baltimore - MLB CF 4 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 21.0 4.29 +0.5 1.083
2008 Baltimore - MLB RF 143 143 312 14 3 328 2 .994 1247.1 2.35 +2.1 1.009
2009 Baltimore - MLB CF 24 24 75 4 0 79 0 1.000 216.0 3.29 -3.9 .940
2009 Baltimore - MLB RF 124 124 257 9 2 266 0 1.000 1100.2 2.18 +5.3 1.012
2010 Houston - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Houston - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Houston - MLB RF 141 139 250 15 1 267 2 .993 1245.2 1.91 +7.4 1.045
2011 Detroit - MLB CF 109 109 284 11 2 296 1 .997 967.2 2.74 -18.8 .891
TOTAL LF 480 345 775 30 10 809 4 .995 3222.0 2.25 +12.3 1.012
TOTAL CF 1356 1293 3642 122 19 3788 24 .994 11384.0 2.98 -88.4 .966
TOTAL RF 679 652 1393 56 8 1461 12 .992 5821.0 2.24 +22.4 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
11/19/1995 Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/28/1995 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $2,000,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
03/31/1996 Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
06/16/1996 Was selected to the 1996 International League All-Star Game.
06/30/1996 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1996 Was selected to the 1996 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game.
10/27/1996 Named the #56 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
04/06/1997 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
06/16/1997 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1997 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/25/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $139,200.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
05/18/1998 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/23/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $142,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
11/25/1999 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,680,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
07/16/2000 Was selected to the 2000 BALCO-92 All-Star Game.
09/18/2000 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/17/2000 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,250,000.
11/18/2000 Wins the 2000 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at LF.
11/18/2000 Wins the 2000 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award.
11/24/2000 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $37,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/10/2004 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
10/28/2006 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
11/23/2007 Became a free agent.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/14/2008 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
07/16/2008 Collects his 2000th career BALCO-92 hit!
08/05/2008 Scores his 1000th career BALCO-92 run!
11/30/2008 Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $8,000,000.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
12/01/2009 Became a free agent.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/26/2010 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,600,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
08/08/2010 Collects his 1000th career BALCO-92 RBI!
08/09/2010 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/03/2010 Wins the 2010 World Series with the Houston Astros.
11/04/2010 Exercised his contract opt-out.
11/04/2010 Released by the Houston Astros.
11/04/2010 Houston Astros have executed the contract year option.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/29/2011 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
09/27/2011 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1997 609 8
2000 632 9
2001 646 5
Year H Rank
1998 197 10
2000 221 4
2002 185 8
Year TB Rank
2000 335 6
Year 2B Rank
1997 39 8
1998 54 2
2000 53 3
Year 3B Rank
1997 8 8
Year IBB Rank
1999 11 3
Year EBH Rank
1998 76 9
2000 74 8
Year AVG Rank
2000 .350 5
Year OBP Rank
2000 .406 9
Year RC Rank
2000 141.99 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2000 8.87 6
Year wOBA Rank
2000 .404 10
Year WAR Rank
2000 6.7 2
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