Casey Kotchman

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: February 22, 1983 in St. Petersburg, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (13th) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seminole HS (Seminole, FL).

High School: Seminole HS (Seminole, FL)

Debut: May 9, 2004 (Age 21-077d, 18,437th in major league history)
vs. TBD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 8, 2013 (Age 30-106d)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management

National Team: us USA (Pro,16U)

Full Name: Casey John Kotchman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

3071

799

.260

322

RBI

388

OBP

.326

SLG

.385

OPS

.711

OPS+

Summary of 71 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 6 tying, 23 go ahead

6 Tms
LAA	31
CLE	12
TBR	10
SEA	9
ATL	8
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHP	61
vs LHP	10

Home/Road
Away	39
Home	32

Outs
0	27
2	25
1	19

21 Opps
BOS	9
TEX	6
MIN	5
TBD/TBR	5
SEA	5
DET	5
KCR	5
PHI	5
NYY	4
BAL	4
CLE	3
OAK	2
LAA	2
CIN	2
FLA	2
TOR	2
CHC	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

61 Pitchers
Kevin Millwood	3
Cole Hamels	3
Max Scherzer	3
Alfredo Aceves	2
Seth McClung	2
Kyle Davies	2
Doug Waechter	2
Trevor Cahill	1
Tim Collins	1
Chris Ray	1
Craig Hansen	1
Armando Galarraga	1
Tim Wakefield	1
Koji Uehara	1
Justin Verlander	1
Gil Meche	1
CC Sabathia	1
Brad Bergesen	1
Ángel Guzmán	1
Josh Johnson	1
Radhames Liz	1
Paul Byrd	1
Josh Beckett	1
Tyler Clippard	1
Félix Hernández	1
Daisuke Matsuzaka	1
Bronson Arroyo	1
Josh Tomlin	1
Héctor Ambriz	1
Jeff Weaver	1
Hideki Okajima	1
Louis Coleman	1
Carl Pavano	1
Jeremy Bonderman	1
Jesse Chavez	1
José Contreras	1
J.A. Happ	1
Braden Looper	1
Brian Burres	1
Brian Bass	1
Dan Wheeler	1
Boof Bonser	1
Franklin Morales	1
Jorge Campillo	1
Hisanori Takahashi	1
Carlos Villanueva	1
Joba Chamberlain	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1
A.J. Burnett	1
Scott Baker	1
Carlos Silva	1
Dustin Moseley	1
Jeremy Guthrie	1
Aníbal Sánchez	1
Nick Blackburn	1
Mat Latos	1
Blake Wood	1
Justin Duchscherer	1
Jeff Harris	1
James Shields	1
Brad Lidge	1

22 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	13
TropicanaFld (STP)	8
Progressive (CLE)	7
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	7
Fenway Pk (BOS)	5
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	4
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
CitizensBank (PHI)	3
Comerica Pk (DET)	3
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	54
89	12
8	4
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	22
3	14
1	13
4	12
6	5
5	4
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	67
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	16
-2-	11
12-	3
123	2
-23	1
1-3	1

114 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	37
1 on	27
2 on	5
3 on	2
Any on	34

Inning
1	2
2	13
3	8
4	12
5	10
6	13
7	2
8	7
9	4

1-3	23
4-6	35
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	5
+2	7
+1	8
Tied	18
-1	9
-2	5
-3	3
-4..	8

Ahead	28
Tied	18
Behind	25

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	18
0-0	13
1-1	8
2-0	6
3-2	5
2-1	5
1-2	4
0-1	4
2-2	3
3-0	3
3-1	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	67
DH	4

OrderPos
6th	25
7th	17
5th	13
8th	9
2nd	4
3rd	2
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	29
Low Lev	31

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2005-08-05	LAA		TBD	Doug Waechter	ahead 4-3	b 7	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	3	0.098	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2005-08-07	LAA		TBD	Seth McClung	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	7	3	0.108	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	2	2005-08-07	LAA		TBD	Seth McClung	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	7	3	0.173	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. DaVanon Scores; G. Anderson Scores; J. Rivera Scores
4	4	4	1	2005-08-14	LAA	@	SEA	Gil Meche	behind 0-3	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	DH	0.080	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2005-08-18	LAA		BOS	Tim Wakefield	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	6	DH	0.104	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	2005-08-27	LAA	@	TBD	Doug Waechter	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	DH	0.106	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	2005-09-04	LAA		SEA	Jeff Harris	tied 0-0	b 2	0	12-	4,(3-0) BBBX	3	6	3	0.177	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Guerrero Scores; J. Rivera Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2006-05-04	LAA	@	DET	Justin Verlander	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	6	3	0.132	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2007-04-02	LAA		TEX	Kevin Millwood	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	1	6	3	0.088	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	2	1	2007-04-27	LAA	@	CHW	José Contreras	behind 1-3	t 6	2	1--	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	5	3	0.242	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Anderson Scores
11	11	3	1	2007-05-14	LAA	@	TEX	Kevin Millwood	tied 0-0	t 1	1	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	5	3	0.213	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Willits Scores; V. Guerrero Scores; G. Matthews Scores
12	12	4	1	2007-05-25	LAA	@	NYY	Tyler Clippard	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	0.103	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	5	1	2007-05-30	LAA		SEA	Félix Hernández	ahead 3-1	b 1	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBBFX	1	5	3	0.075	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
14	14	6	1	2007-06-04	LAA		MIN	Boof Bonser	ahead 3-1	b 6	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	6	3	0.073	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	7	1	2007-06-05	LAA		MIN	Scott Baker	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	3	0.077	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	8	1	2007-06-12	LAA	@	CIN	Bronson Arroyo	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	0.118	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	9	1	2007-07-01	LAA	@	BAL	Jeremy Guthrie	behind 1-2	t 4	2	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	5	3	0.215	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Guerrero Scores
18	18	10	1	2007-09-23	LAA		SEA	Jeff Weaver	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	5	3	0.099	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	11	1	2007-09-24	LAA	@	TEX	Armando Galarraga	behind 3-4	t 5	2	1--	7,(3-2) BC1BBF>F>X	2	3	DH	0.257	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); O. Cabrera Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2008-04-01	LAA	@	MIN	Brian Bass	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	3	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	2	1	2008-04-09	LAA		CLE	Paul Byrd	ahead 5-0	b 3	2	---	4,(1-2) BSFX	1	6	3	0.030	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	3	1	2008-04-12	LAA	@	SEA	Carlos Silva	behind 0-2	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	3	0.213	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Hunter Scores
23	23	4	1	2008-04-15	LAA	@	TEX	Kevin Millwood	behind 0-4	t 4	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BFFBX	2	6	3	0.109	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Anderson Scores
24	24	5	1	2008-04-22	LAA	@	BOS	Hideki Okajima	behind 5-6	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	6	3	0.230	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
25	25	6	1	2008-04-23	LAA	@	BOS	Craig Hansen	tied 4-4	t 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	3	0.163	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
26	26	7	1	2008-06-15	LAA		ATL	Jorge Campillo	tied 0-0	b 5	1	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	6	3	0.199	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Guerrero Scores
27	27	8	1	2008-06-22	LAA	@	PHI	Cole Hamels	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	3	0.158	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); G. Matthews Scores
28	28	9	1	2008-07-13	LAA	@	OAK	Justin Duchscherer	behind 1-3	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	3	0.085	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	10	1	2008-07-25	LAA	@	BAL	Brian Burres	ahead 3-0	t 2	1	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	2	3	0.105	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Figgins Scores
30	30	11	1	2008-07-26	LAA	@	BAL	Radhames Liz	behind 2-3	t 3	0	1--	5,(3-1) 11BBFBX	2	2	3	0.175	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Figgins Scores
31	31	12	1	2008-07-28	LAA	@	BOS	Daisuke Matsuzaka	behind 1-2	t 6	0	-2-	2,(0-1) >C.X	2	2	3	0.205	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Figgins Scores
32	32	13	1	2008-09-18	ATL		PHI	Cole Hamels	behind 1-2	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	3	0.111	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
33	33	14	1	2008-09-23	ATL	@	PHI	Cole Hamels	ahead 2-1	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0.133	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2009-05-07	ATL	@	FLA	Aníbal Sánchez	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	3	0.108	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
35	35	2	1	2009-05-08	ATL	@	PHI	Brad Lidge	behind 3-10	t 9	0	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	3	0.008	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. McCann Scores; J. Francoeur Scores
36	36	3	1	2009-07-02	ATL		PHI	J.A. Happ	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	3	0.213	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Diaz Scores
37	37	4	1	2009-07-08	ATL	@	CHC	Ángel Guzmán	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	6	3	0.119	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	5	1	2009-07-26	ATL	@	MIL	Braden Looper	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	12-	5,(2-2) BSBFX	3	7	3	0.140	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Anderson Scores; M. Diaz Scores
39	39	6	1	2009-07-29	ATL	@	FLA	Josh Johnson	behind 0-4	t 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	1	7	3	0.060	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
40	40	7	1	2009-08-06	BOS	@	NYY	Joba Chamberlain	tied 1-1	t 4	0	1--	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	8	3	0.175	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Lowell Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2010-04-09	SEA	@	TEX	Chris Ray	behind 1-6	t 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	0.013	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
42	42	2	1	2010-04-18	SEA		DET	Max Scherzer	behind 1-3	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	3	0.128	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	3	1	2010-04-19	SEA		BAL	Brad Bergesen	ahead 5-0	b 3	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BSX	2	7	3	0.038	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Bradley Scores/unER; C. Kotchman Scores/unER
44	44	4	1	2010-07-04	SEA	@	DET	Jeremy Bonderman	ahead 4-1	t 5	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	3	0.123	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Branyan Scores; F. Gutiérrez Scores
45	45	5	1	2010-07-07	SEA		KCR	Kyle Davies	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.120	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
46	46	6	2	2010-07-07	SEA		KCR	Kyle Davies	tied 1-1	b 6	2	1--	4,(1-2) C1PF1X	2	6	3	0.301	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); F. Gutiérrez Scores
47	47	7	1	2010-07-11	SEA		NYY	Dustin Moseley	behind 1-8	b 9	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
48	48	8	1	2010-08-14	SEA	@	CLE	Héctor Ambriz	ahead 7-2	t 6	2	-2-	4,(1-2) F>B.FX	2	6	3	0.029	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Gutiérrez Scores
49	49	9	1	2010-08-25 (1)	SEA	@	BOS	Josh Beckett	behind 1-4	t 7	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	5	3	0.154	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. López Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	2011-04-28 (1)	TBR	@	MIN	Nick Blackburn	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	3	0.081	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
51	51	2	1	2011-05-27	TBR		CLE	Josh Tomlin	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	3	0.172	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Joyce Scores
52	52	3	1	2011-06-16	TBR		BOS	Alfredo Aceves	behind 1-3	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	0.129	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
53	53	4	1	2011-07-15	TBR		BOS	Dan Wheeler	ahead 7-3	b 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) B11CX	2	6	3	0.034	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); B. Upton Scores
54	54	5	1	2011-08-03	TBR		TOR	Carlos Villanueva	ahead 4-1	b 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	0.057	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
55	55	6	1	2011-08-07	TBR		OAK	Trevor Cahill	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	5	3	0.134	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
56	56	7	1	2011-08-08	TBR		KCR	Blake Wood	tied 1-1	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	5	3	0.370	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
57	57	8	1	2011-08-12	TBR	@	NYY	CC Sabathia	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	3	0.110	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
58	58	9	1	2011-09-10	TBR		BOS	Alfredo Aceves	tied 3-3	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0.167	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
59	59	10	1	2011-09-15	TBR	@	BOS	Franklin Morales	ahead 4-1	t 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	3	0.097	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); J. Damon Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	2012-04-14	CLE	@	KCR	Tim Collins	ahead 6-2	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0.040	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
61	61	2	1	2012-04-15	CLE	@	KCR	Louis Coleman	ahead 10-5	t 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	6	3	0.015	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Duncan Scores
62	62	3	1	2012-05-14	CLE	@	MIN	Carl Pavano	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	-2-	4,(1-2) FBFX	2	8	3	0.135	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. López Scores
63	63	4	1	2012-06-06	CLE	@	DET	Max Scherzer	ahead 3-1	t 4	1	-2-	6,(3-2) BFF>B.BX	2	7	3	0.123	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Damon Scores
64	64	5	1	2012-06-16	CLE		PIT	A.J. Burnett	behind 1-2	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	3	0.167	54%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
65	65	6	1	2012-06-18	CLE		CIN	Mat Latos	behind 4-5	b 4	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	3	0.262	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Brantley Scores
66	66	7	1	2012-07-04	CLE		LAA	Hisanori Takahashi	ahead 6-1	b 2	2	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	3	0.053	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Kipnis Scores; M. Brantley Scores
67	67	8	1	2012-07-08	CLE		TBR	James Shields	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	7	3	0.050	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
68	68	9	1	2012-07-14	CLE	@	TOR	Jesse Chavez	behind 6-11	t 8	0	1--	6,(2-2) BFBFFX	2	8	3	0.040	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Duncan Scores
69	69	10	1	2012-07-25	CLE		DET	Max Scherzer	behind 0-3	b 3	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	3	0.169	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Damon Scores
70	70	11	1	2012-08-14	CLE	@	LAA	LaTroy Hawkins	behind 4-9	t 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	3	0.022	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Brantley Scores
71	71	12	1	2012-08-31	CLE		TEX	Koji Uehara	behind 1-5	b 9	0	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	3	0.044	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Santana Scores