Henry Cotto
Henry Cotto
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 5, 1961 in New York, NY
High School: Col. Bautista de Caguas (Col. Bautista de Caguas, PR)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1984
Final Game: September 30, 1993
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 CHC NL 23 OF 88 28 338.1 122 117 3 2 1 .984 7.8 27.7 6.8 0.5 6.4 1 3.19 1.36 .979 2.27 1.91
1984 CHC NL 23 LF 47 0 72.1 30 27 1 2 1 .933 2.0 33.2 2.0 0.0 2.1 0 3.48 0.60 .973 2.03 1.53
1984 CHC NL 23 CF 34 23 209.1 78 76 2 0 0 1.000 5.2 29.8 4.2 -0.1 4.3 1 3.35 2.29 .987 2.71 2.41
1984 CHC NL 23 RF 10 5 56.2 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 12.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.22 1.40 .979 2.06 1.69
1985 NYY AL 24 OF 30 15 147.2 44 41 2 1 0 .977 -1.4 -11.4 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 0 2.62 1.43 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 NYY AL 24 CF 20 7 81.0 24 22 1 1 0 .958 -2.5 -37.0 -2.5 0.7 -3.2 0 2.56 1.15 .987 2.91 2.56
1985 NYY AL 24 LF 14 8 65.2 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 9.1 0.5 -1.1 1.6 0 2.60 1.36 .979 2.25 1.77
1985 NYY AL 24 RF 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 720.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
1986 NYY AL 25 OF 29 19 192.1 60 59 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -9.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 -1 2.81 2.07 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 NYY AL 25 CF 19 12 125.0 38 37 1 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -28.8 -2.0 -0.9 -1.1 -1 2.74 2.00 .987 2.83 2.47
1986 NYY AL 25 LF 11 7 67.1 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 26.7 1.5 0.8 0.7 0 2.94 2.00 .977 2.25 1.77
1986 NYY AL 25 DH 1
1987 NYY AL 26 OF 57 33 330.2 92 89 2 1 0 .989 3.6 13.1 2.6 1.2 1.3 1 2.48 1.60 .979 2.31 2.00
1987 NYY AL 26 CF 41 25 242.0 76 74 1 1 0 .987 5.1 25.3 4.1 2.4 1.7 1 2.79 1.83 .986 2.70 2.34
1987 NYY AL 26 LF 15 8 84.2 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -19.8 -1.4 -1.2 -0.3 0 1.70 1.07 .975 2.12 1.73
1987 NYY AL 26 RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.75
1988 SEA AL 27 CF 120 95 879.2 265 256 6 3 0 .989 -3.6 -4.9 -8.6 -4.8 -3.8 5 2.68 2.18 .985 2.91 2.52
1988 SEA AL 27 OF 120 95 879.2 261 253 6 2 0 .992 -3.6 -4.9 -8.6 -4.8 -3.8 5 2.65 2.16 .979 2.47 2.14
1988 SEA AL 27 DH 2
1989 SEA AL 28 OF 90 66 623.0 164 153 9 2 3 .988 -0.9 -1.7 -2.9 -2.3 -0.6 2 2.34 1.80 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 SEA AL 28 LF 57 36 348.0 89 82 5 2 2 .978 2.8 9.7 0.8 -0.5 1.3 2 2.25 1.53 .978 2.16 1.83
1989 SEA AL 28 CF 30 22 201.1 62 58 4 0 1 1.000 0.8 4.8 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 1 2.77 2.07 .984 2.78 2.46
1989 SEA AL 28 RF 14 8 73.2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -4.5 -73.3 -3.5 -2.5 -1.0 -1 1.10 0.64 .978 2.33 1.90
1989 SEA AL 28 DH 2
1990 SEA AL 29 OF 118 80 766.1 200 194 4 2 1 .990 1.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 -0.6 -1 2.33 1.68 .981 2.39 2.04
1990 SEA AL 29 RF 68 46 438.1 108 104 3 1 0 .991 -0.5 -1.4 1.5 0.9 0.6 -2 2.20 1.57 .978 2.23 1.81
1990 SEA AL 29 LF 41 23 227.1 67 66 0 1 0 .985 -0.6 -3.2 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 0 2.61 1.61 .978 2.19 1.74
1990 SEA AL 29 CF 18 11 100.2 26 25 1 0 1 1.000 2.8 33.4 1.8 1.8 0.0 1 2.32 1.44 .985 2.74 2.42
1990 SEA AL 29 DH 3
1991 SEA AL 30 OF 56 38 355.2 108 104 2 2 1 .981 -10.1 -34.1 -8.1 -1.2 -6.9 -2 2.68 1.89 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 SEA AL 30 LF 38 20 184.0 52 51 0 1 0 .981 2.2 14.3 3.2 1.7 1.5 -1 2.49 1.34 .979 2.17 1.72
1991 SEA AL 30 CF 19 12 126.2 43 41 1 1 1 .977 -10.6 -100.4 -9.6 -2.1 -7.5 -1 2.98 2.21 .988 2.76 2.40
1991 SEA AL 30 RF 8 6 45.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -45.3 -1.7 -0.8 -0.9 0 2.60 1.63 .977 2.20 1.76
1991 SEA AL 30 DH 6
1992 SEA AL 31 OF 92 63 598.2 172 170 2 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -4.0 -4.0 -2.9 -1.1 2 2.59 1.87 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 SEA AL 31 LF 63 44 402.1 116 114 2 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -3.9 -3.3 -0.9 -2.4 2 2.59 1.84 .981 2.29 1.94
1992 SEA AL 31 CF 30 15 162.1 50 50 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -5.2 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 0 2.77 1.67 .986 2.90 2.60
1992 SEA AL 31 RF 6 4 34.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.2 1.2 0 1.85 1.17 .986 2.22 1.87
1992 SEA AL 31 DH 3
1993 TOT MLB 32 OF 80 51 483.0 148 144 1 3 0 .980 2.2 5.5 3.2 0.4 2.8 -1 2.70 1.81 .981 2.37 2.04
1993 TOT MLB 32 LF 36 15 150.0 39 37 0 2 0 .949 1.9 15.2 0.9 -0.1 1.0 1 2.22 1.03 .985 2.21 1.79
1993 TOT MLB 32 RF 25 17 161.2 46 45 1 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -8.9 0.8 -1.2 2.0 -2 2.56 1.84 .976 2.18 1.79
1993 TOT MLB 32 CF 24 19 171.1 65 64 0 1 0 .985 1.5 10.5 1.5 1.7 -0.2 0 3.36 2.67 .985 2.76 2.40
1993 SEA AL 32 OF 34 22 203.1 60 59 0 1 0 .983 2.2 13.0 2.2 1.0 1.2 0 2.61 1.74 .983 2.41 2.09
1993 SEA AL 32 LF 23 14 121.0 33 32 0 1 0 .970 3.0 29.8 2.0 0.7 1.3 1 2.38 1.39 .985 2.23 1.84
1993 SEA AL 32 DH 15
1993 SEA AL 32 CF 9 7 69.1 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -6.9 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 2.73 2.33 .986 2.76 2.44
1993 SEA AL 32 RF 4 1 13.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -36.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 -1 4.15 1.50 .983 2.22 1.85
1993 FLA NL 32 OF 46 29 279.2 88 85 1 2 0 .977 0.0 0.0 1.0 -0.6 1.6 -1 2.77 1.87 .980 2.34 2.00
1993 FLA NL 32 RF 21 16 148.2 40 39 1 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -6.5 0.2 -1.8 2.0 -1 2.42 1.90 .975 2.17 1.78
1993 FLA NL 32 CF 15 12 102.0 44 43 0 1 0 .977 1.9 22.4 1.9 2.0 -0.1 0 3.79 2.87 .984 2.75 2.37
1993 FLA NL 32 LF 13 1 29.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -1.1 -45.5 -1.1 -0.8 -0.3 0 1.55 0.38 .983 2.11 1.69
10 Seasons OF 760 488 4715.1 1371 1324 32 15 6 .989 -4.2 -1.1 -10.2 -5.7 -4.5 6 2.59 1.78 .980 2.40 2.07
10 Seasons CF 355 241 2299.1 727 703 17 7 3 .990 -5.0 -2.6 -12.0 -1.4 -10.6 7 2.82 2.03 .986 2.83 2.47
9 Seasons LF 322 161 1601.2 450 433 9 8 3 .982 7.6 5.7 3.6 -0.7 4.3 4 2.48 1.37 .979 2.20 1.77
8 Seasons RF 134 86 814.1 199 193 5 1 0 .995 -6.8 -10.0 -1.8 -3.6 1.8 -5 2.19 1.48 .978 2.21 1.81
7 Seasons DH 32
10 Seasons TOT 760 488 4715.1 1371 1324 32 15 6 .989 -4.2 -1.1 -10.2 -5.7 -4.5 6 2.59 1.78 .970 2.40 2.07
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 CHC NL 23 105 28 105 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 34 10 89 0 20 16
1985 NYY AL 24 34 15 34 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 1 30 0 5 3
1986 NYY AL 25 35 19 35 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 19 0 29 0 3 5
1987 NYY AL 26 68 33 68 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 41 2 57 0 14 7
1988 SEA AL 27 133 95 133 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 120 0 9 9
1989 SEA AL 28 100 66 100 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 30 14 90 0 21 4
1990 SEA AL 29 127 80 127 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 18 68 118 0 35 3
1991 SEA AL 30 66 39 66 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 19 8 57 1 16 6
1992 SEA AL 31 108 65 108 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 30 6 92 2 21 4
1993 FLA NL 32 54 29 54 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 21 46 0 13 4
1993 SEA AL 32 54 25 54 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 9 4 34 3 13 9
10 Seasons 884 494 884 762 0 0 0 0 0 0 322 355 134 762 6 170 70
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 CHC NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 7 0 10 8 80.0% 2 0 0.0% 2 922 48% 80% 24% 78 97%
1985 NYY AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 356 59% 79% 28% 30 73%
1986 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 20 5 25.0% 14 1 5.0% 0 568 63% 80% 31% 76 50%
1987 NYY AL 26 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 0 5 1 0 24 9 37.5% 14 1 4.2% 0 1044 61% 78% 29% 123 61%
1988 SEA AL 27 3 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 3 28 24 0 35 8 1 18 7 2 15 1 0 22 14 0 118 54 45.8% 61 3 2.5% 3 3962 54% 76% 39% 486 54%
1989 SEA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 10 6 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 25 9 36.0% 15 1 4.0% 3 874 49% 76% 41% 112 54%
1990 SEA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 1 444 66% 75% 39% 47 53%
1991 SEA AL 30 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 3 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 18 5 27.8% 12 1 5.6% 0 574 59% 78% 42% 65 63%
1992 SEA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 733 60% 75% 39% 61 82%
1993 FLA NL 32 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 4 36.4% 7 0 0.0% 0 505 58% 78% 41% 69 62%
1993 SEA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 303 64% 73% 38% 42 50%
10 Seasons 7 0 5 2 1 17 0 5 4 6 69 48 0 80 16 4 25 11 2 35 4 0 50 32 1 259 111 42.9% 141 7 2.7% 10 10285 56% 77% 36% 1189 60%
MLB Averages 41.6% 1.9% 56% 77% 35% 64%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 CHC NL 23 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 318 47% 80% 25% 28 96%
1985 NYY AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 3 42.9% 3 1 14.3% 0 282 45% 73% 24% 34 56%
1986 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 14 7 50.0% 7 0 0.0% 0 305 70% 77% 30% 44 50%
1987 NYY AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 9 75.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 406 59% 75% 30% 42 38%
1989 SEA AL 28 2 0 1 1 1 5 0 3 0 1 15 14 0 15 4 1 5 4 0 2 0 0 6 5 1 43 27 62.8% 14 2 4.7% 3 1525 56% 77% 39% 165 52%
1990 SEA AL 29 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 7 4 0 12 8 0 4 1 0 4 4 0 42 28 66.7% 14 0 0.0% 0 1040 59% 73% 37% 133 50%
1991 SEA AL 30 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 0 3 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 12 60.0% 8 0 0.0% 0 804 60% 75% 42% 82 62%
1992 SEA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16 15 0 7 3 0 11 10 0 9 2 0 11 11 0 54 41 75.9% 13 0 0.0% 2 1872 64% 75% 41% 192 60%
1993 SEA AL 32 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 6 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14 11 78.6% 3 0 0.0% 0 549 62% 73% 37% 63 51%
1993 FLA NL 32 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 130 49% 75% 42% 16 31%
9 Seasons 8 0 4 4 2 9 0 5 0 2 73 64 0 50 16 2 40 32 0 24 5 0 28 26 1 215 143 66.5% 69 3 1.4% 6 7231 59% 75% 37% 799 55%
MLB Averages 59.6% 2.6% 56% 77% 35% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 CHC NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 252 46% 77% 26% 21 67%
1985 NYY AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 100% 100% 2 100%
1987 NYY AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 67% 80% 27% 0
1989 SEA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 2 20.0% 8 0 0.0% 0 340 59% 75% 38% 33 27%
1990 SEA AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 15 6 0 13 3 1 3 2 0 9 0 0 8 5 0 48 16 33.3% 31 1 2.1% 2 1935 59% 73% 35% 183 58%
1991 SEA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 200 61% 75% 39% 19 68%
1992 SEA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 161 59% 78% 43% 12 58%
1993 FLA NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 4 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 18 6 33.3% 11 1 5.6% 0 712 49% 74% 37% 82 50%
1993 SEA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 56 84% 59% 34% 9 67%
8 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 32 16 0 26 5 2 5 2 0 14 0 0 15 8 0 92 31 33.7% 59 2 2.2% 3 3674 57% 74% 35% 361 55%
MLB Averages 44.1% 2.7% 56% 77% 35% 59%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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