Henry Cotto

Henry Cotto

Position: Outfielder
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
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Yankees/Cubs/Marlins 1984-1993
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 LF-CF-RF 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 47-34-10
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 14-20-1
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 11-19-0
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 15-41-2
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 0-120-0
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 57-30-14
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 41-18-67
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 38-19-8
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 63-30-6
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 36-24-25
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 23-9-4
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 13-15-21
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 2.07 644-710-267
10 Seasons (incomplete) 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 (incomplete) 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 (incomplete) 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 811 488 4715.1 1376 1329 31 16 6 .988 -4.2 -1.1 -10.2 -5.7 -4.5 6 2.60 1.68 .971 2.51 2.08 644-710-267
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF 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 1920 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% 2 883 50% 84% 26% 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% 1 344 61% 82% 29% 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% 0 547 65% 83% 32% 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 1004 64% 81% 30% 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 3782 57% 79% 40% 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% 3 852 50% 78% 42% 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% 1 422 70% 78% 41% 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% 0 552 61% 81% 44% 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% 0 711 62% 77% 40% 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% 0 475 62% 83% 43% 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% 0 294 66% 76% 39% 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 9866 59% 80% 38% 1189 60%
MLB Averages 41.6% 1.9% 58% 80% 36% 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% 1 306 48% 83% 26% 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% 0 273 46% 76% 25% 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% 0 294 72% 80% 31% 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% 0 381 63% 80% 32% 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 1471 58% 80% 40% 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 1003 62% 75% 38% 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% 0 776 62% 78% 43% 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 1801 67% 78% 42% 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% 0 529 65% 76% 38% 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% 0 126 51% 77% 43% 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 6960 62% 78% 39% 799 55%
MLB Averages 59.6% 2.6% 58% 80% 36% 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% 0 238 49% 81% 27% 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% 0 329 61% 78% 39% 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 1843 62% 77% 36% 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% 1 194 63% 77% 40% 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% 0 157 61% 80% 44% 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% 0 676 52% 78% 39% 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 3511 59% 77% 37% 361 55%
MLB Averages 44.1% 2.7% 58% 80% 36% 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 1920 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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