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Mark Kotsay

Mark Steven Kotsay

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: December 2, 1975 in Whittier, CA
High School: Santa Fe Springs (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
School: California State University, Fullerton
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed August 15, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1997
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Marlins/Padres/WhiteSox/Brewers/... 1997-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$800k (11), 1 yr/$1.25M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 14.018, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Greg Genske, previously: Jeff Moorad [*]
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #942. Royce Clayton… #943. Dave Martinez… #944. Nelson Cruz… #945. MARK KOTSAY… #946. Del Unser… #947. Pete Ward… #948. Ben Zobrist… 

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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
1997 21 FLA NL 14 57 52 5 10 1 1 0 4 3 0 4 7 .192 .250 .250 .500 35 13 1 0 1 0 0
1998 22 FLA NL 154 623 578 72 161 25 7 11 68 10 5 34 61 .279 .318 .403 .721 94 233 17 1 7 3 2 */3
1999 23 FLA NL 148 535 495 57 134 23 9 8 50 7 6 29 50 .271 .306 .402 .708 83 199 11 0 2 9 5 *3
2000 24 FLA NL 152 578 530 87 158 31 5 12 57 19 9 42 46 .298 .347 .443 .791 104 235 17 0 2 4 2 */3
2001 25 SDP NL 119 460 406 67 118 29 1 10 58 13 5 48 58 .291 .366 .441 .807 116 179 11 2 1 3 1 *
2002 26 SDP NL 153 646 578 82 169 27 7 17 61 11 9 59 89 .292 .359 .452 .810 122 261 10 3 2 4 0 *
2003 27 SDP NL 128 541 482 64 128 28 4 7 38 6 3 56 82 .266 .343 .384 .726 97 185 8 1 1 1 3 *
2004 28 OAK AL 148 673 606 78 190 37 3 15 63 8 5 55 70 .314 .370 .459 .829 116 278 6 2 5 5 5 * MVP-14
2005 29 OAK AL 139 629 582 75 163 35 1 15 82 5 5 40 51 .280 .325 .421 .746 97 245 13 1 2 4 3 *
2006 30 OAK AL 129 558 502 57 138 29 3 7 59 6 3 44 55 .275 .332 .386 .719 88 194 18 2 4 6 1 */3
2007 31 OAK AL 56 226 206 20 44 14 0 1 20 1 1 19 20 .214 .279 .296 .575 56 61 4 0 0 1 3
2008 32 TOT MLB 110 436 402 45 111 25 4 6 49 2 4 32 45 .276 .329 .403 .732 92 162 14 0 1 1 3 89/3
2008 32 BOS AL 22 91 84 6 19 8 1 0 12 0 1 7 11 .226 .286 .345 .631 62 29 1 0 0 0 1 /3
2008 32 ATL NL 88 345 318 39 92 17 3 6 37 2 3 25 34 .289 .340 .418 .758 100 133 13 0 1 1 2 /3
2009 33 TOT AL 67 206 187 16 52 9 0 4 23 3 2 15 21 .278 .327 .390 .717 84 73 6 0 1 3 3 39/87D
2009 33 BOS AL 27 79 74 4 19 2 0 1 5 2 1 4 12 .257 .291 .324 .615 59 24 1 0 0 1 1 3/897
2009 33 CHW AL 40 127 113 12 33 7 0 3 18 1 1 11 9 .292 .349 .434 .783 101 49 5 0 1 2 2 3/9D78
2010 34 CHW AL 107 359 327 30 78 17 2 8 31 1 3 32 36 .239 .306 .376 .683 84 123 9 0 0 0 3 3/
2011 35 MIL NL 104 255 233 18 63 13 1 3 31 3 0 21 27 .270 .329 .373 .703 91 87 4 0 0 1 3 9738
15 Seasons 1728 6782 6166 773 1717 343 48 124 694 98 60 530 718 .278 .335 .410 .745 97 2528 149 12 29 45 37
162 Game Avg. 162 636 578 72 161 32 5 12 65 9 6 50 67 .278 .335 .410 .745 97 237 14 1 3 4 3
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
OAK (4 yrs) 472 2086 1896 230 535 115 7 38 224 20 14 158 196 .282 .336 .410 .747 96 778 41 5 11 16 12
FLA (4 yrs) 468 1793 1655 221 463 80 22 31 179 39 20 109 164 .280 .322 .411 .733 92 680 46 1 12 16 9
SDP (3 yrs) 400 1647 1466 213 415 84 12 34 157 30 17 163 229 .283 .355 .426 .782 112 625 29 6 4 8 4
BOS (2 yrs) 49 170 158 10 38 10 1 1 17 2 2 11 23 .241 .288 .335 .624 60 53 2 0 0 1 2
CHW (2 yrs) 147 486 440 42 111 24 2 11 49 2 4 43 45 .252 .318 .391 .708 88 172 14 0 1 2 5
ATL (1 yr) 88 345 318 39 92 17 3 6 37 2 3 25 34 .289 .340 .418 .758 100 133 13 0 1 1 2
MIL (1 yr) 104 255 233 18 63 13 1 3 31 3 0 21 27 .270 .329 .373 .703 91 87 4 0 0 1 3
AL (7 yrs) 668 2742 2494 282 684 149 10 50 290 24 20 212 264 .274 .330 .402 .732 93 1003 57 5 12 19 19
NL (9 yrs) 1060 4040 3672 491 1033 194 38 74 404 74 40 318 454 .281 .338 .415 .753 101 1525 92 7 17 26 18

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1997 21 FLA NL 57 -5 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 0.1 -2 -0.2 0.3 $
1998 22 FLA NL 623 -8 3 0 0 25 -4 18 34 3.4 9 0.9 2.5 $171,000 */3
1999 23 FLA NL 535 -15 -2 -2 0 14 -6 15 4 0.5 -10 -1.0 1.5 $280,000 *3
2000 24 FLA NL 578 1 0 0 -1 9 -6 16 20 2.1 10 1.0 1.1 $324,000 */3
2001 25 SDP NL 460 15 1 -1 -1 8 2 13 36 3.6 29 2.9 0.7 $2,125,000 *
2002 26 SDP NL 646 23 0 0 2 -10 2 18 35 3.6 45 4.7 -1.1 $3,050,000 *
2003 27 SDP NL 541 -6 2 -1 1 8 2 15 21 2.1 13 1.3 0.8 $4,450,000 *
2004 28 OAK AL 673 11 -2 -1 2 8 2 21 41 4.1 33 3.3 0.8 $5,500,000 * MVP-14
2005 29 OAK AL 629 -2 0 0 1 -2 2 20 19 1.9 21 2.1 -0.2 $6,500,000 *
2006 30 OAK AL 558 -4 -2 -2 -1 -17 2 18 -5 -0.5 11 1.1 -1.6 $7,000,000 */3
2007 31 OAK AL 227 -15 1 1 0 1 1 8 -3 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $8,000,000
2008 32 ATL NL 345 -2 1 -1 -1 -4 1 10 4 0.4 8 0.8 -0.4 $7,000,000 /3
2008 32 BOS AL 91 -5 0 0 0 -3 -1 3 -6 -0.6 -3 -0.3 -0.3 $ /3
2009 33 BOS AL 79 -4 0 0 0 -2 -1 3 -4 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $1,500,000 3/897
2009 33 CHW AL 127 0 -0 -0 0 -7 -2 4 -5 -0.5 1 0.1 -0.6 $ 3/9D78
2010 34 CHW AL 359 -9 -3 -1 1 -4 -7 12 -11 -1.1 -8 -0.8 -0.3 $1,500,000 3/
2011 35 MIL NL 255 -3 1 -1 0 -5 -2 7 -1 -0.1 3 0.3 -0.4 $800,000 9738
15 Seasons 6783 -28 -0 -9 5 23 -15 203 179 18.4 155 15.6 2.8 $48,200,000
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
OAK (4 yrs) 2087 -10 -3 -2 2 -9 7 67 52 5.2 61 6.1 -0.9 $27,000,000
FLA (4 yrs) 1793 -27 1 -2 0 51 -16 51 59 6.1 7 0.7 5.4 $775,000
SDP (3 yrs) 1647 32 3 -2 2 5 6 46 92 9.3 87 8.9 0.4 $9,625,000
BOS (2 yrs) 170 -9 0 0 0 -5 -2 6 -10 -0.9 -5 -0.5 -0.4 $1,500,000
CHW (2 yrs) 486 -9 -4 -2 1 -10 -9 16 -17 -1.6 -7 -0.7 -0.9 $1,500,000
ATL (1 yr) 345 -2 1 -1 -1 -4 1 10 4 0.4 8 0.8 -0.4 $7,000,000
MIL (1 yr) 255 -3 1 -1 0 -5 -2 7 -1 -0.1 3 0.3 -0.4 $800,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2006 30 OAK AL ALDS MIN W 3 14 14 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .357 .500 5 1 0 0 0 0
2006 30 OAK AL ALCS DET L 4 18 16 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 .333 .375 .708 6 2 0 0 0 0
2008 32 BOS AL ALDS LAA W 3 10 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 1 0 0 0 0
2008 32 BOS AL ALCS TBR L 7 30 30 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 .233 .333 .567 10 0 0 0 0 0
2011 35 MIL NL NLDS ARI W 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 35 MIL NL NLCS STL L 5 11 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .111 .273 .444 .717 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (6 Series) 26 87 82 9 17 5 0 2 3 0 0 5 12 .207 .253 .341 .594 28 4 0 0 0 1
1 NLDS 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 ALDS 6 24 24 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .208 .208 .333 .542 8 2 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 5 11 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .111 .273 .444 .717 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 11 48 46 4 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .239 .271 .348 .619 16 2 0 0 0 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 FLA NL 21 OF 14 33 31 2 0 1 1.000 3 2.36 .980 2.12
1997 FLA NL 21 CF 14 12 11 113.0 33 31 2 0 1 1.000 3 32 2.63 2.36 .983 2.41 2.39
1998 FLA NL 22 OF 145 373 347 20 6 2 .984 25 2.53 .980 2.16
1998 FLA NL 22 1B 3 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 1.33 .992 9.40
1998 FLA NL 22 RF 107 99 90 888.2 227 208 15 4 1 .982 14 19 2.26 2.08 .976 2.08 2.07
1998 FLA NL 22 CF 46 37 32 339.0 141 134 5 2 1 .986 11 39 3.69 3.02 .987 2.54 2.53
1999 FLA NL 23 OF 129 269 245 19 5 5 .981 14 2.05 .981 2.24
1999 FLA NL 23 1B 19 112 104 8 0 9 1.000 0 5.89 .993 9.13
1999 FLA NL 23 RF 129 108 90 986.0 270 246 19 5 5 .981 14 17 2.42 2.05 .981 2.16 2.14
2000 FLA NL 24 OF 142 305 288 14 3 3 .990 9 2.13 .981 2.22
2000 FLA NL 24 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0.50 .990 9.15
2000 FLA NL 24 RF 139 113 106 1052.1 283 267 13 3 3 .989 10 11 2.39 2.01 .979 2.19 2.16
2000 FLA NL 24 CF 9 8 3 55.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -4 3.44 2.33 .987 2.63 2.62
2001 SDP NL 25 OF 111 285 277 4 4 1 .986 8 2.53 .982 2.18
2001 SDP NL 25 CF 106 98 87 862.0 277 269 4 4 1 .986 6 9 2.85 2.58 .986 2.59 2.56
2001 SDP NL 25 RF 5 0 0 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 60 3.38 0.60 .980 2.14 2.08
2001 SDP NL 25 LF 1 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1 135 5.62 5.00 .980 1.91 1.90
2002 SDP NL 26 OF 147 364 349 11 4 3 .989 -10 2.45 .983 2.17
2002 SDP NL 26 CF 147 143 125 1229.1 367 352 11 4 3 .989 -10 -10 2.66 2.47 .988 2.57 2.55
2003 SDP NL 27 OF 126 340 324 13 3 4 .991 8 5 2.67 .984 2.15
2003 SDP NL 27 CF 127 121 109 1055.1 340 324 13 3 4 .991 8 5 9 6 2.87 2.65 .988 2.50 2.48
2004 OAK AL 28 OF 145 364 347 11 6 4 .984 8 7 2.47 .985 2.28 MVP-14
2004 OAK AL 28 CF 145 140 128 1255.0 364 347 11 6 4 .984 8 7 8 7 2.57 2.47 .988 2.64 2.62 MVP-14
2005 OAK AL 29 OF 137 310 299 7 4 3 .987 -2 6 2.23 .986 2.28
2005 OAK AL 29 CF 137 137 125 1184.1 310 299 7 4 3 .987 -2 6 -2 6 2.33 2.23 .989 2.69 2.66
2005 OAK AL 29 DH 2 2
2006 OAK AL 30 OF 127 289 281 6 2 2 .993 -16 -7 2.26 .986 2.27
2006 OAK AL 30 1B 4 30 28 0 2 6 .933 -0 -1 7.00 .994 9.40
2006 OAK AL 30 CF 127 116 112 1047.0 289 281 6 2 2 .993 -16 -7 -19 -8 2.47 2.26 .989 2.65 2.61
2006 OAK AL 30 DH 1 1
2007 OAK AL 31 OF 56 148 141 5 2 3 .986 1 0 2.61 .987 2.28
2007 OAK AL 31 CF 56 53 51 472.2 148 141 5 2 3 .986 1 0 3 0 2.78 2.61 .989 2.71 2.68
2008 TOT MLB 32 OF 103 208 205 3 0 1 1.000 -6 -3 2.02 .985 2.21
2008 ATL NL 32 OF 84 176 173 3 0 1 1.000 -4 -1 2.10 .985 2.20
2008 BOS AL 32 OF 19 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -2 1.68 .986 2.28
2008 BOS AL 32 1B 6 39 35 3 1 7 .974 -1 0 6.33 .994 9.18
2008 ATL NL 32 CF 84 80 70 696.0 176 173 3 0 1 1.000 -4 -1 -7 -2 2.28 2.10 .990 2.61 2.59
2008 BOS AL 32 RF 19 18 13 151.2 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -2 -15 -16 1.90 1.68 .985 2.15 2.13
2009 TOT AL 33 1B 41 27 22 284.0 281 258 23 0 22 1.000 -5 -1 -20 -4 8.90 6.85 .994 99.99 9.02
2009 TOT AL 33 OF 20 15 8 125.2 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -4 -38 -38 1.93 1.35 .987 49.17 2.30
2009 TOT AL 33 RF 12 8 3 62.2 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -2 -67 -38 2.15 1.25 .982 2.14 2.10
2009 TOT AL 33 CF 5 4 3 37.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -2 -32 -64 1.70 1.40 .991 2.72 2.70
2009 TOT AL 33 LF 4 3 2 26.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 23 0 1.73 1.25 .986 2.11 2.10
2009 BOS AL 33 1B 19 12 9 125.1 114 103 11 0 9 1.000 -1 1 -12 10 8.19 6.00 .994 99.96 9.02
2009 BOS AL 33 OF 9 5 2 44.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -4 -16 -107 1.61 0.89 .988 49.20 2.30
2009 BOS AL 33 CF 4 3 2 28.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 -17 -43 1.61 1.25 .992 2.73 2.70
2009 BOS AL 33 RF 4 1 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 0 -69 0 1.04 0.25 .980 2.18 2.10
2009 BOS AL 33 LF 2 1 0 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 45 0 2.25 1.00 .985 2.14 2.10
2009 CHW AL 33 1B 22 15 13 158.2 167 155 12 0 13 1.000 -3 -2 -26 -15 9.47 7.59 .994 100.01 9.02
2009 CHW AL 33 OF 11 10 6 81.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 -3 -4 -50 -59 2.11 1.73 .987 49.16 2.30
2009 CHW AL 33 RF 8 7 3 54.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 -3 -2 -67 -44 2.33 1.75 .982 2.13 2.10
2009 CHW AL 33 DH 2 2
2009 CHW AL 33 LF 2 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 13 0 1.50 1.50 .987 2.10 2.10
2009 CHW AL 33 CF 1 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -80 -133 2.00 2.00 .990 2.70 2.70
2010 CHW AL 34 1B 38 319 298 20 1 23 .997 1 -1 8.37 .994 9.23
2010 CHW AL 34 OF 8 11 9 2 0 0 1.000 -4 0 1.38 .986 2.28
2010 CHW AL 34 DH 47 46
2010 CHW AL 34 RF 8 6 4 48.0 11 9 2 0 0 1.000 -4 0 -108 0 2.06 1.38 .984 2.10 2.08
2011 MIL NL 35 OF 54 49 26 412.2 86 79 2 5 0 .942 -5 -2 -14 -5 1.77 1.50 .986 2.16 2.15
2011 MIL NL 35 RF 30 27 17 223.1 49 48 0 1 0 .980 -1 2 -8 11 1.93 1.60 .983 2.05 2.04
2011 MIL NL 35 LF 19 13 7 131.1 26 20 2 4 0 .846 -3 -2 -23 -18 1.51 1.16 .985 1.87 1.87
2011 MIL NL 35 1B 11 1 1 24.0 28 27 1 0 4 1.000 0 1 19 50 10.50 2.55 .994 9.34 9.31
2011 MIL NL 35 CF 10 9 2 58.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -2 -20 -41 1.71 1.10 .988 2.54 2.54
15 Seasons OF 1464 64 34 538.1 3412 3248 120 44 32 .987 28 2 62 0 1.81 2.30 .983 13.13 2.22
13 Seasons CF 1013 958 858 8403.2 2484 2389 68 27 23 .989 2 6 0 1 2.63 2.43 .988 2.61 2.58
8 Seasons RF 449 379 323 3420.2 890 827 50 13 9 .985 26 -2 9 -4 2.31 1.95 .979 2.14 2.12
8 Seasons 1B 124 28 23 308.0 814 754 56 4 71 .995 -4 -2 -17 -7 9.03 6.53 .994 92.93 9.16
3 Seasons LF 24 17 10 165.1 36 30 2 4 0 .889 -1 -2 -8 -15 1.74 1.33 .984 1.91 1.91
15 Seasons TOT 1588 92 57 846.1 4226 4002 176 48 103 .989 23 2 33 2 4.43 2.63 .985 42.17 2.76
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2004 AL (14, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1362nd)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1998 NL  2.5 (4th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2004 AL  .314 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
Active  1,728 (33rd)

At Bats s c a p y
Active  6,166 (36th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Active  6,782 (38th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
Active  773 (48th)

Hits s c a p y
2004 AL  190 (5th)
Active  1,717 (36th)

Total Bases s c a p y
Active  2,528 (44th)

Doubles s c a p y
Active  343 (38th)

Triples s c a p y
1998 NL  7 (8th)
1999 NL  9 (5th)
2002 NL  7 (6th)
Active  48 (22nd)

Singles s c a p y
2002 NL  118 (10th)
2004 AL  135 (3rd)
Active  1,202 (25th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Active  515 (45th)

Times On Base s c a p y
Active  2,259 (43rd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1999 NL  9 (3rd)
Active  45 (50th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2000 NL  17 (10th)
Active  149 (33rd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
Active  60 (27th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1998 NL  9.5 (9th)
1999 NL  9.9 (7th)
2000 NL  11.5 (4th)
2004 AL  8.7 (9th)
2005 AL  11.4 (2nd)
Active  8.6 (15th)

Outs Made s c a p y
Active  4,732 (34th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1998 NL  25 (4th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1,013 (9th)
Career  1,013 (81st)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  2,389 (9th)
Career  2,389 (86th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  68 (5th)
Career  68 (70th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  27 (6th)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  449 (24th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  50 (11th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
Active  1,464 (15th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1998 NL  347 (5th)
2002 NL  349 (3rd)
2004 AL  347 (5th)
Active  3,248 (10th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1998 NL  20 (1st)
1999 NL  19 (1st)
2000 NL  14 (2nd)
2003 NL  13 (3rd)
2004 AL  11 (4th)
Active  120 (5th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
Active  44 (14th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2001 NL  2.85 (4th)
2003 NL  2.87 (2nd)
Active  2.63 (13th)
Career  2.63 (76th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 NL  2.58 (3rd)
2002 NL  2.47 (5th)
2003 NL  2.65 (2nd)
Active  2.43 (15th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  .991 (4th)
2006 AL  .993 (4th)
2008 NL  1.000 (1st)
Active  .989 (16th)
Career  .989 (42nd)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  26 (10th)
Career  26 (44th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1998 NL  2.26 (2nd)
1999 NL  2.42 (2nd)
2000 NL  2.39 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1998 NL  2.08 (3rd)
1999 NL  2.05 (5th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 NL  .989 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1998 NL  25 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2001 NL  2.88 (4th)
2003 NL  2.87 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1998 NL  2.53 (5th)
2001 NL  2.53 (3rd)
2003 NL  2.67 (2nd)
Active  2.30 (19th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2008 NL  1.000 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1997 NL  born 1975-12-02 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1394), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Jorge Orta (931)
  6. Jim Piersall (922)
  7. Lou Piniella (922)
  8. Gregg Jefferies (915)
  9. Dave Philley (913)
  10. Al Cowens (913)
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  5. Jorge Orta (931)
  6. Jim Piersall (915)
  7. Jose Cardenal (909)
  8. Felipe Alou (902)
  9. Augie Galan (897)
  10. Ken Griffey (896)
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  1. Johnny Damon (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Johnny Damon (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Johnny Damon (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bobby Tolan (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bobby Tolan (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Amos Otis (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Amos Otis (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Amos Otis (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Garry Maddox (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Garry Maddox (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Garry Maddox (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Garry Maddox (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Garry Maddox (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Garry Maddox (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199822Florida Marlins$171,0004/3/98 USA Today
199923Florida Marlins$280,0004/6/99 USA Today
200024Florida Marlins$324,0004/5/00 AP
200125San Diego Padres$2,125,0004/6/01 USA Today
200226San Diego Padres$3,050,0004/3/02 AP
200327San Diego Padres$4,450,0004/3/03 AP
200428Oakland Athletics$5,500,000*
200529Oakland Athletics$6,500,000
200630Oakland Athletics$7,000,000
200731Oakland Athletics$8,000,000
200832Atlanta Braves$7,000,000
200933Boston Red Sox$1,500,000
201034Chicago White Sox$1,500,000
201135Milwaukee Brewers$800,000
201236San Diego Padres$1,250,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$48,200,000Does not include future salaries
Disputed Salaries
*2004 - $6,500,000 - 4/7/04 AP -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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