George Kottaras

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: May 10, 1983 in Scarborough, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Connors State College (Warner, OK).

High School: Milliken Mills HS (Markham, ON)

School: Connors State College (Warner, OK)

Debut: September 13, 2008 (Age 25-126d, 19,460th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2014 (Age 31-141d)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Lapa/Leventhal

Full Name: George Kottaras

Pronunciation: \cuh-TEAR-us\

Twitter: @GeorgeKottaras

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.9

722

155

.215

RBI

101

OBP

.326

SLG

.411

OPS

.737

OPS+

Summary of 32 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 7 tying, 6 go ahead

5 Tms
MIL	17
OAK	6
KCR	5
CLE	3
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHP	29
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	16
Away	16

Outs
0	12
2	11
1	9

16 Opps
PIT	4
BOS	4
CHC	3
SEA	3
CHW	3
STL	2
TEX	2
NYM	2
HOU	2
OAK	1
LAA	1
CIN	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
CLE	1
FLA	1

30 Pitchers
André Rienzo	2
Mark Lowe	2
Jair Jurrjens	1
Cody Allen	1
Jeremy Hefner	1
Félix Hernández	1
Brad Lincoln	1
Fernando Nieve	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Jon Lester	1
Matt Garza	1
Jorge Sosa	1
Allen Webster	1
Jeff Karstens	1
Hisashi Iwakuma	1
Daniel Bard	1
A.J. Griffin	1
Dylan Axelrod	1
Vicente Padilla	1
Ryan Dempster	1
D.J. Carrasco	1
Bud Norris	1
Kyle McClellan	1
Bronson Arroyo	1
Zach Duke	1
Rodrigo López	1
Nelson Figueroa	1
Blake Hawksworth	1
Zack Greinke	1
Nick Martinez	1

15 Parks
Am Fam Field (MIL)	7
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1

Where Hit
9	23
89	6
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	7
5	6
1	5
6	4
2	4
4	3
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
-2-	4
1--	3
12-	2

43 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	23
1 on	7
2 on	2
Any on	9

Inning
2	8
3	3
4	6
5	4
6	2
7	4
8	2
9	1
Extra	2

1-3	11
4-6	12
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	3
+1	6
Tied	4
-1	9
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	13
Tied	4
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	6
0-0	5
2-2	5
3-2	4
3-1	4
2-1	3
1-0	2
0-1	2
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	31
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	16
9th	7
7th	6
6th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-07-03	BOS		SEA	Mark Lowe	behind 5-7	b 11	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	9	2	0.036	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2010-04-22	MIL	@	PIT	D.J. Carrasco	ahead 7-0	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	7	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	2	1	2010-04-27	MIL		PIT	Jeff Karstens	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.231	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
4	4	3	1	2010-05-14	MIL		PHI	Jamie Moyer	behind 2-3	b 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.116	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
5	5	4	1	2010-05-29	MIL		NYM	Fernando Nieve	ahead 4-2	b 2	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	2	0.082	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	5	1	2010-06-02	MIL	@	FLA	Jorge Sosa	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	-2-	7,(3-2) 1BS1>FB>B.>FX	2	7	2	0.186	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Gómez Scores
7	7	6	1	2010-07-01	MIL	@	STL	Blake Hawksworth	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.165	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Escobar Scores
8	8	7	1	2010-07-11	MIL		PIT	Brad Lincoln	behind 2-3	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.142	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
9	9	8	1	2010-07-21	MIL	@	PIT	Zach Duke	behind 1-2	t 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.110	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	9	1	2010-08-07	MIL		HOU	Nelson Figueroa	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	7,(2-2) .CCFFBBX	1	8	2	0.053	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2011-06-16	MIL	@	CHC	Matt Garza	tied 2-2	t 2	1	1--	2,(0-1) C1X	2	8	2	0.192	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Hart Scores
12	12	2	1	2011-06-18	MIL	@	BOS	Jon Lester	tied 2-2	t 3	0	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	9	2	0.110	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	3	1	2011-08-26	MIL		CHC	Rodrigo López	behind 0-2	b 4	2	---	5,(2-2) FBSBX	1	8	2	0.118	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	2011-09-03	MIL	@	HOU	Bud Norris	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.122	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
15	15	5	1	2011-09-16	MIL	@	CIN	Bronson Arroyo	ahead 4-1	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.045	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2012-04-06	MIL		STL	Kyle McClellan	behind 2-11	b 9	1	12-	7,(3-2) .BCF*BBFX	3	9	PH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Gamel Scores; J. Lucroy Scores
17	17	2	1	2012-04-11	MIL	@	CHC	Ryan Dempster	behind 0-1	t 7	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	7	2	0.340	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Gamel Scores
18	18	3	1	2012-04-13	MIL	@	ATL	Jair Jurrjens	ahead 2-1	t 2	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	2	0.103	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19	19	4	1	2012-08-08	OAK		LAA	Zack Greinke	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	6	2	0.185	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Carter Scores
20	20	5	1	2012-08-31	OAK		BOS	Daniel Bard	ahead 8-1	b 6	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	2	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	6	2	2012-08-31	OAK		BOS	Vicente Padilla	ahead 18-2	b 8	1	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	2	8	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Rosales Scores
22	22	7	1	2012-09-07	OAK	@	SEA	Félix Hernández	tied 1-1	t 4	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	8	2	0.272	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Donaldson Scores; S. Drew Scores
23	23	8	1	2012-09-08	OAK	@	SEA	Hisashi Iwakuma	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	-2-	3,(1-1) CB.X	2	8	2	0.192	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Donaldson Scores
24	24	9	1	2012-09-25	OAK	@	TEX	Mark Lowe	tied 2-2	t 10	0	---	6,(3-2) .CBBBFX	1	9	2	0.329	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2013-04-21 (2)	KCR	@	BOS	Allen Webster	behind 1-3	t 5	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.111	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	2	1	2013-06-23	KCR		CHW	Dylan Axelrod	behind 1-4	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.097	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	3	1	2013-07-04	KCR		CLE	Cody Allen	behind 4-5	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	7	2	0.183	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
28	28	4	1	2013-07-07	KCR		OAK	A.J. Griffin	behind 0-5	b 2	2	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	7	2	0.048	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
29	29	5	1	2013-08-03	KCR	@	NYM	Jeremy Hefner	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	6,(2-2) CCBFBX	1	8	2	0.129	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2014-05-04	CLE		CHW	André Rienzo	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	6,(3-2) CCBBBX	1	9	2	0.125	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
31	31	2	2	2014-05-04	CLE		CHW	André Rienzo	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	9	2	0.113	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
32	32	3	1	2014-06-09	CLE	@	TEX	Nick Martinez	ahead 3-1	t 2	1	---	6,(2-2) BCCBFX	1	9	2	0.086	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)