Mark Kotsay

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 220lb (183cm, 99kg)

Born: December 2, 1975 in Whittier, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th) of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA).

High School: Santa Fe HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

School: California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: July 11, 1997 (Age 21-221d, 17,094th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2013 (Age 37-301d)
vs. SFG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Greg Genske • Previously: Jeff Moorad

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Mark Steven Kotsay

Nicknames: Kots

Pronunciation: \KAH-tsay\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.3

6464

1784

127

.276

790

RBI

720

OBP

.332

SLG

.404

OPS

.737

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 30	ATL	@	WSN	L,2-3	CG	30	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
2	2	Mar 31	ATL		PIT	L,11-12	CG	60	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 2	ATL		PIT	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 3	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 5	ATL		NYM	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 6	ATL		NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
7	7	Apr 7	ATL	@	COL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 8	ATL	@	COL	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 9	ATL	@	COL	L,6-12	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 11	ATL	@	WSN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 12	ATL	@	WSN	W,10-2	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 13	ATL	@	WSN	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 15	ATL	@	FLA	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 16	ATL	@	FLA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	15	Apr 17	ATL	@	FLA	W,8-0	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	16	Apr 18	ATL		LAD	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	Apr 19	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	18	Apr 20	ATL		LAD	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	20 (1)	Apr 22	ATL		WSN	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	21	Apr 23	ATL		FLA	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	24 (2)	Apr 26	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	25	Apr 27	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	26	Apr 29	ATL	@	WSN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	27	Apr 30	ATL	@	WSN	L,2-3	CG	46	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	28	May 2	ATL		CIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	29	May 3	ATL		CIN	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	30	May 4	ATL		CIN	W,14-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
28	31	May 6	ATL		SDP	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	32	May 7	ATL		SDP	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	33	May 8	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	34	May 9	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	35	May 10	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	37 (1)	May 12 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	38	May 13	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	39	May 14	ATL	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	40	May 15	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-5	GS	22	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	41	May 16	ATL		OAK	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
38	42	May 17	ATL		OAK	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	43	May 18	ATL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	44	May 20 (1)	ATL		NYM	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	45	May 20 (2)	ATL		NYM	W,6-2	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	46	May 21	ATL		NYM	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	47	May 22	ATL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	48	May 23	ATL		ARI	L,1-11	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	49	May 24	ATL		ARI	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	50	May 25	ATL		ARI	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	84 (33)	Jul 1	ATL		PHI	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	85	Jul 2	ATL		PHI	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	87 (1)	Jul 4	ATL		HOU	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	88	Jul 5	ATL		HOU	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	89	Jul 6	ATL		HOU	W,7-6	GF	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
52	90	Jul 7	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
53	91	Jul 8	ATL	@	LAD	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	92	Jul 9	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	93	Jul 11	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	94	Jul 12	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	95	Jul 13	ATL	@	SDP	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	96	Jul 18	ATL		WSN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	98 (1)	Jul 20	ATL		WSN	L,6-15	CG	54	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	99	Jul 21	ATL	@	FLA	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	100	Jul 22	ATL	@	FLA	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	102 (1)	Jul 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	103	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	L,9-10	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	104	Jul 27	ATL	@	PHI	L,10-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	105	Jul 28	ATL		STL	L,3-12	GS	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	106	Jul 29	ATL		STL	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	108 (1)	Jul 31	ATL		STL	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	109	Aug 1	ATL		MIL	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	111 (1)	Aug 3	ATL		MIL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	112	Aug 4	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	113	Aug 5	ATL	@	SFG	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	114	Aug 6	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	115	Aug 7	ATL	@	ARI	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	117 (1)	Aug 9	ATL	@	ARI	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	118	Aug 10	ATL	@	ARI	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	119	Aug 13 (1)	ATL		CHC	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	121 (1)	Aug 14	ATL		CHC	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	122	Aug 15	ATL		SFG	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	124 (1)	Aug 17	ATL		SFG	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	125	Aug 18	ATL		SFG	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	127 (1)	Aug 20	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	128	Aug 21	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	129	Aug 22	ATL	@	STL	L,3-18	GS	44	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	130	Aug 23	ATL	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Boston Red Sox
85	133	Aug 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	134	Aug 29	BOS		CHW	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	135	Aug 30	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	136	Aug 31	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	138 (1)	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	W,14-2	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
90	139	Sep 3	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
91	140	Sep 5	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
92	141	Sep 6	BOS	@	TEX	L,8-15	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
93	143 (1)	Sep 8	BOS		TBR	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	144	Sep 9	BOS		TBR	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	145	Sep 10	BOS		TBR	L,2-4	CG	59	14.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	146	Sep 12	BOS		TOR	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	148 (1)	Sep 13 (2)	BOS		TOR	W,7-5	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	RF 1B
98	151 (2)	Sep 16	BOS	@	TBR	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	152	Sep 17	BOS	@	TBR	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	153	Sep 19	BOS	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	155 (1)	Sep 21	BOS	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	156	Sep 22	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
103	158 (1)	Sep 24	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	GS	40	9.0	9	1	1	11	3	1B RF
104	159	Sep 25	BOS		CLE	W,6-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	160	Sep 26	BOS		NYY	L,8-19	GS	29	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
106	161	Sep 28 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
							109gm		886.2	240	6	1	247	8