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Neal Cotts
Neal James Cotts
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 25, 1980 in Belleville, IL
High School: Lebanon (Lebanon, IL)
School: Illinois State University
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 2003
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2003 23 CHW AL 1 1 .500 8.10 4 4 0 0 0 0 13.1 15 12 12 1 17 0 10 0 0 0 69 57 2.400 10.1 0.7 11.5 6.8 0.59
2004 24 CHW AL 4 4 .500 5.65 56 1 12 0 0 0 65.1 61 45 41 13 30 2 58 3 0 8 281 84 1.393 8.4 1.8 4.1 8.0 1.93
2005 25 CHW AL 4 0 1.000 1.94 69 0 10 0 0 0 60.1 38 16 13 1 29 5 58 4 0 3 248 232 1.110 5.7 0.1 4.3 8.7 2.00
2006 26 CHW AL 1 2 .333 5.17 70 0 14 0 0 1 54.0 64 33 31 12 24 6 43 3 0 3 251 92 1.630 10.7 2.0 4.0 7.2 1.79
2007 27 CHC NL 0 1 .000 4.86 16 0 4 0 0 0 16.2 15 9 9 1 9 0 14 3 0 0 76 95 1.440 8.1 0.5 4.9 7.6 1.56
2008 28 CHC NL 0 2 .000 4.29 50 0 7 0 0 0 35.2 38 18 17 7 13 2 43 1 0 3 160 107 1.430 9.6 1.8 3.3 10.9 3.31
2009 29 CHC NL 0 2 .000 7.36 19 0 3 0 0 0 11.0 14 9 9 3 9 0 9 1 0 0 55 61 2.091 11.5 2.5 7.4 7.4 1.00
7 Seasons 10 12 .455 4.63 284 5 50 0 0 1 256.1 245 142 132 38 131 15 235 15 0 17 1140 100 1.467 8.6 1.3 4.6 8.3 1.79
162 Game Avg. 2 3 .455 4.63 67 1 12 0 0 0 60 58 33 31 9 31 4 55 4 0 4 268 100 1.467 8.6 1.3 4.6 8.3 1.79
CHW (4 yrs) 10 7 .588 4.52 199 5 36 0 0 1 193.0 178 106 97 27 100 13 169 10 0 14 849 103 1.440 8.3 1.3 4.7 7.9 1.69
CHC (3 yrs) 0 5 .000 4.97 85 0 14 0 0 0 63.1 67 36 35 11 31 2 66 5 0 3 291 92 1.547 9.5 1.6 4.4 9.4 2.13
AL (4 yrs) 10 7 .588 4.52 199 5 36 0 0 1 193.0 178 106 97 27 100 13 169 10 0 14 849 103 1.440 8.3 1.3 4.7 7.9 1.69
NL (3 yrs) 0 5 .000 4.97 85 0 14 0 0 0 63.1 67 36 35 11 31 2 66 5 0 3 291 92 1.547 9.5 1.6 4.4 9.4 2.13

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2005 25 CHW AL ALDS W BOS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 25 CHW AL ALCS W LAA 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 25 CHW AL WS W HOU 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 13.5 2.00
2008 28 CHC NL NLDS L LAD 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 16.2 3.00
2 Seasons (4 Series) 1 0 1.000 0.00 8 0 3 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 16 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 11.3 2.50
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 16.2 3.00
1 ALDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 13.5 2.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2004 24 CHW AL 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 650 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 25 CHW AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 26 CHW AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 27 CHC NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 28 CHC NL 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 29 CHC NL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 89 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 272 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 272 4 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (3 yrs) 79 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (4 yrs) 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 650 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 79 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 650 2 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2005 25 CHW AL WS HOU W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 28 CHC NL NLDS LAD L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 CHW AL 23 P 4 4 13.1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.35 0.50 .950 1.76 0.50
2004 CHW AL 24 P 56 1 65.1 10 1 8 1 1 .900 1.24 0.16 .950 1.65 0.45
2005 CHW AL 25 P 69 0 60.1 16 2 14 0 2 1.000 2.39 0.23 .950 1.69 0.46
2006 CHW AL 26 P 70 0 54.0 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.17 0.19 .954 1.57 0.41
2007 CHC NL 27 P 16 0 16.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.13 .950 1.67 0.40
2008 CHC NL 28 P 50 0 35.2 8 2 4 2 0 .750 1.51 0.12 .962 1.74 0.43
2009 CHC NL 29 P 19 0 11.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.64 0.11 .950 1.72 0.42
7 Seasons P 284 5 256.1 53 10 40 3 6 .943 1.76 0.18 .953 1.66 0.43
7 Seasons TOT 284 5 256.1 53 10 40 3 6 .943 1.76 0.18 .896 1.66 0.43

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y
2006 AL--70--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (925), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2001.

December 16, 2002: Sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal made on December 3, 2002. The Oakland Athletics sent players to be named later and Billy Koch to the Chicago White Sox for Keith Foulke, Mark L. Johnson, Joe Valentine and cash.

November 16, 2006: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Carlos Vasquez (minors) and David Aardsma.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2004Chicago White Sox$301,000
2005Chicago White Sox$330,000
2006Chicago White Sox$400,000
2007Chicago Cubs$825,000
2009Chicago Cubs$1,100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,956,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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