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Kent Bottenfield
Kent Dennis Bottenfield

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 237 lb.

Debut July 6, 1992
  vs. LAD 4.7 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 9, 2001
Born November 14, 1968 in Portland, OR

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1992 23 MON NL   1   2  10   4   0   0   2  1   32.3   26    9    8   1   11   14   1   0   135   1   0  2.23  3.47  156 1.144
 1993 24 TOT NL   5  10  37  25   1   0   2  0  159.7  179  102   90  24   71   63   6   4   710   3   1  5.07  4.48   88 1.566
         MON NL   2   5  23  11   0   0   2  0   83.0   93   49   38  11   33   33   5   4   373   2   1  4.12  4.21  102 1.518
         COL NL   3   5  14  14   1   0   0  0   76.7   86   53   52  13   38   30   1   0   337   1   0  6.10  4.77   78 1.617
 1994 25 TOT NL   3   1  16   1   0   0   3  1   26.3   33   18   18   2   10   15   2   2   121   0   0  6.15  4.91   80 1.633
         COL NL   3   1  15   1   0   0   3  1   24.7   28   16   16   1   10   15   2   2   112   0   0  5.84  4.98   85 1.541
         SFG NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.7    5    2    2   1    0    0   0   0     9   0   0 10.80  3.96   37 3.000
 1996 27 CHC NL   3   5  48   0   0   0  10  1   61.7   59   25   18   3   19   33   3   2   258   4   0  2.63  4.35  166 1.265
 1997 28 CHC NL   2   3  64   0   0   0  20  2   84.0   82   39   36  13   35   74   2   2   361   7   0  3.86  4.29  111 1.393
 1998 29 STL NL   4   6  44  17   0   0  11  4  133.7  128   72   66  13   57   98   4   3   578   3   2  4.44  4.24   95 1.384
 1999 30 STL NL  18   7  31  31   0   0   0  0  190.3  197   91   84  21   89  124   5   1   843   5   0  3.97  4.61  116 1.503 AS
 2000 31 TOT      8  10  29  29   1   1   0  0  171.7  185  106  103  30   77  106   3   1   765   4   0  5.40  4.97   92 1.526
         ANA AL   7   8  21  21   0   0   0  0  127.7  144   82   81  25   56   75   3   1   571   4   0  5.71  5.07   89 1.567
         PHI NL   1   2   8   8   1   1   0  0   44.0   41   24   22   5   21   31   0   0   194   0   0  4.50  4.68  104 1.409
 2001 32 HOU NL   2   5  13   9   0   0   1  1   52.0   61   44   37  16   16   39   2   1   235   0   0  6.40  4.62   72 1.481
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .484  46  49 292 116   2   1  49 10  911.7  950  506  460 123  385  566  28  16  4006  27   3  4.54  4.52  100 1.464
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   8  48  19   0   0   8  1  151.7  158   84   76  20   64   94   4   2   667   4   0  4.54  4.52  100 1.464
 Career High     18  10  64  31   1   1  20  4  190.3  197  106  103  30   89  124   6   4   843   7   2  2.63  4.97  166 1.265
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 23 MON NL  10    8    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .375  .375  .375  115    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1993 24 TOT NL  37   50    2   11   0  0   0    3   1  0   1  15  .220  .250  .220   22   11   3   0   0   1   0
         MON NL  23   24    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .167  .200  .167   -2    4   1   0   0   1   0
         COL NL  14   26    1    7   0  0   0    3   1  0   1  10  .269  .296  .269   44    7   2   0   0   0   0
 1994 25 TOT NL  16    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         COL NL  15    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1996 27 CHC NL  48    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  163    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1997 28 CHC NL  64    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   4   0   0   0   0
 1998 29 STL NL  42   34    3    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   9  .088  .088  .088  -53    3   5   0   0   0   0
 1999 30 STL NL  30   61    4    9   3  0   0    5   0  0   1  26  .148  .161  .197  -10   12   8   0   0   0   0 AS
 2000 31 TOT      9   17    3    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .118  .118  .118  -40    2   3   0   0   0   0
         ANA AL   1    3    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .667  .667  .667  238    2   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL   8   14    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   3   0   0   0   0
 2001 32 HOU NL  12   14    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .143  .143  .143  -28    2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      268  191   13   31   3  0   0   10   1  0   2  66  .162  .175  .178   -9   34  26   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        115    8   19   2  0   0    6   1  0   1  40  .162  .175  .178   -9   21  16   0   0   1   0
 Career High     64   61    4   11   3  0   0    5   1  0   1  26                          12   8   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 23 MON NL    9    6    1   4.5    91| .375  .258| .375  .323| .375  .380| .750  .703| 115  .539   0.1   0.0   0%
 1993 24 TOT NL   55   42    3   1.9   113| .220  .284| .250  .350| .220  .432| .470  .783|  22  .165  -6.0  -0.6 100%
         MON NL   26   21    1   1.3   108| .167  .277| .200  .343| .167  .422| .367  .765|  -2  .087  -3.6  -0.4   0%
         COL NL   29   21    2   2.6   117| .269  .290| .296  .358| .269  .442| .565  .800|  44  .251  -2.3  -0.2 100%
 1994 25 TOT NL    1    1    0   0.0   123| .000  .294| .000  .363| .000  .460| .000  .823|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         COL NL    1    1    0   0.0   123| .000  .294| .000  .363| .000  .460| .000  .823|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1996 27 CHC NL    3    2    1  13.4   109| .500  .274| .500  .343| .500  .428|1.000  .770| 163  .866   0.2   0.0   0%
 1997 28 CHC NL    8    8    0   0.0   110| .000  .273| .000  .345| .000  .428| .000  .773|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1998 29 STL NL   39   36    0   0.0   107| .088  .269| .088  .339| .088  .424| .176  .764| -53  .000  -7.7  -0.7   0%
 1999 30 STL NL   70   60    2   0.9   117| .148  .277| .161  .352| .197  .446| .358  .798| -10  .037 -10.6  -1.0   0%
 2000 31 TOT      20   18    1   1.5   116| .118  .274| .118  .351| .118  .447| .236  .798| -40  .087  -3.7  -0.3   0%
         ANA AL    3    1    1  26.7   117| .667  .279| .667  .352| .667  .448|1.334  .800| 238  .947   0.6   0.1   0%
         PHI NL   17   17    0   0.0   116| .000  .273| .000  .351| .000  .446| .000  .797|-100  .000  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 2001 32 HOU NL   15   13    0   0.0   117| .143  .277| .143  .349| .143  .453| .286  .802| -28  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       220  186    8   1.2   113| .162  .276| .175  .348| .178  .436| .353  .784|  -9  .064 -32.0  -3.0 100%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1992 23 MON NL P 10 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.60 1.11 1.95 4 32.3 1993 24 TOT NL P 37 9 32 2 5 .953 .953 1.11 0.54 2.31 1.84 25 159.7 MON NL P 23 8 10 1 4 .947 .952 0.78 0.54 1.95 1.84 11 83.0 COL NL P 14 1 22 1 1 .958 .954 1.64 0.54 2.70 1.84 14 76.7 1994 25 TOT NL P 16 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.19 0.54 1.02 1.88 1 26.4 COL NL P 15 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.20 0.54 1.09 1.86 1 24.7 SFG NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 2.12 0 1.7 1996 27 CHC NL P 48 6 12 0 2 1.000 .952 0.38 0.52 2.63 1.84 0 61.7 1997 28 CHC NL P 64 5 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.52 1.07 1.85 0 84.0 1998 29 STL NL P 44 3 27 0 0 1.000 .962 0.68 0.54 2.02 1.85 17 133.7 1999 30 STL NL P 31 10 30 0 3 1.000 .950 1.29 0.48 1.89 1.72 31 190.3 AS 2000 31 TOT P 29 8 26 1 1 .971 .958 1.17 0.47 1.78 1.65 29 171.7 ANA AL P 21 6 18 0 1 1.000 .956 1.14 0.46 1.69 1.62 21 127.7 PHI NL P 8 2 8 1 0 .909 .962 1.25 0.47 2.05 1.74 8 44.0 2001 32 HOU NL P 13 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.38 0.46 0.87 1.75 9 52.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1992 23 MON NL P 10 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.60 1.11 1.95 4 32.3 1993 24 TOT NL P 37 9 32 2 5 .953 .953 1.11 0.54 2.31 1.84 25 159.7 MON NL P 23 8 10 1 4 .947 .952 0.78 0.54 1.95 1.84 11 83.0 COL NL P 14 1 22 1 1 .958 .954 1.64 0.54 2.70 1.84 14 76.7 1994 25 TOT NL P 16 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.19 0.54 1.02 1.88 1 26.4 COL NL P 15 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.20 0.54 1.09 1.86 1 24.7 SFG NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 2.12 0 1.7 1996 27 CHC NL P 48 6 12 0 2 1.000 .952 0.38 0.52 2.63 1.84 0 61.7 1997 28 CHC NL P 64 5 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.52 1.07 1.85 0 84.0 1998 29 STL NL P 44 3 27 0 0 1.000 .962 0.68 0.54 2.02 1.85 17 133.7 1999 30 STL NL P 31 10 30 0 3 1.000 .950 1.29 0.48 1.89 1.72 31 190.3 2000 31 TOT P 29 8 26 1 1 .971 .958 1.17 0.47 1.78 1.65 29 171.7 ANA AL P 21 6 18 0 1 1.000 .956 1.14 0.46 1.69 1.62 21 127.7 PHI NL P 8 2 8 1 0 .909 .962 1.25 0.47 2.05 1.74 8 44.0 2001 32 HOU NL P 13 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.38 0.46 0.87 1.75 9 52.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 292 44 141 4 11 .979 .955 0.63 0.52 1.83 1.78 116 911.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 292 44 141 4 11 .979 .955 0.63 0.52 1.83 1.78 116 912
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1999   STL NL      0  0  0   1     1   2   2   1   2  0   1  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1999   STL NL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1                                                                              
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1999 *

Wins
1999 NL-18-4

Won-Loss %
1999 NL-.720-3

Shutouts
2000 NL-1-9

Home Runs Allow.
1993 NL-24-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1999 NL-89-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 8 (1573) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (956) (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 2, 1986: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.

July 16, 1993: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Colorado Rockies for Butch Henry.

June 27, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

June 29, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 8, 1994: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

April 3, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

March 9, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 20, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 23, 2000: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Adam Kennedy to the Anaheim Angels for Jim Edmonds.

July 29, 2000: Traded by the Anaheim Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Gant.

October 30, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 3, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 7, 2001: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Montreal Expos$113,500
1994Colorado Rockies$187,500
1996Chicago Cubs$111,000
1997Chicago Cubs$195,000
1998St. Louis Cardinals$800,000
1999St. Louis Cardinals$850,000
2000Anaheim Angels$4,000,000
2001Houston Astros$2,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,257,000

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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