George Kottaras

Q: How old is George Kottaras?

George Kottaras is 40 years old.

Q: When was George Kottaras born?

George Kottaras was born on May 10, 1983.

Q: Where was George Kottaras born?

George Kottaras was born in Scarborough, ON .

Q: How tall is George Kottaras?

George Kottaras is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did George Kottaras weigh when playing?

George Kottaras weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did George Kottaras play?

George Kottaras played 7 seasons.

Q: Is George Kottaras in the Hall of Fame?

George Kottaras has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was George Kottaras drafted?

George Kottaras was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Connors State College (Warner, OK) .

Q: How many hits did George Kottaras have?

George Kottaras had 155 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did George Kottaras have?

George Kottaras had 32 home runs over his career.

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: May 10, 1983 in Scarborough, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Connors State College (Warner, OK).

High School: Milliken Mills HS (Markham, ON)

School: Connors State College (Warner, OK)

Debut: September 13, 2008 (Age 25-126d, 19,460th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2014 (Age 31-141d)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Lapa/Leventhal

Full Name: George Kottaras

Pronunciation: \cuh-TEAR-us\

Twitter: @GeorgeKottaras

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.9

722

155

.215

RBI

101

OBP

.326

SLG

.411

OPS

.737

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
2003	20	SDP-min	Rk	42	164	143	27	37	8	1	7	24	1	1	19	36	.259	.348	.476	.823		68	2	1	0	1	1		IDF · PION
2004	21	SDP-min	A	78	326	271	40	84	18	1	7	46	0	0	51	41	.310	.415	.461	.877		125	7	0	1	3	2		FWA · MIDW
2005	22	SDP-min	A+,AA	120	515	438	70	131	36	0	11	65	2	1	69	83	.299	.392	.457	.848		200	7	1	2	5	3		LEL,MOB · CALL,SOUL
2006	23	SDP-min	AA,AAA	111	443	376	54	96	29	2	10	50	0	1	62	98	.255	.361	.423	.784		159	15	2	0	3	4		MOB,POR · SOUL,PCL
2007	24	BOS-min	AAA	87	334	294	32	71	22	0	9	39	1	1	32	71	.241	.316	.408	.724		120	12	2	2	4	1		PAW · IL
2008	25	BOS-min	AAA	107	462	395	63	96	18	0	22	65	0	0	64	110	.243	.348	.456	.804		180	6	1	0	2	3		PAW · IL
2008	25	BOS	AL	3	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.400	.600	50	2	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2009	26	BOS-min	AAA	10	30	24	1	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	.292	.433	.417	.850		10	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
2009	26	BOS	AL	45	107	93	15	22	11	0	1	10	0	0	11	25	.237	.308	.387	.696	78	36	1	0	0	3	0	2/HD5
2010	27	MIL	NL	67	250	212	24	43	12	1	9	26	2	0	33	44	.203	.305	.396	.701	88	84	5	0	1	4	1	2/H39
2011	28	MIL-min	AAA	29	118	102	19	35	8	1	4	21	0	1	16	29	.343	.432	.559	.991		57	4	0	0	0	0		NVL · PCL
2011	28	MIL	NL	49	123	111	15	28	6	1	5	17	0	1	10	26	.252	.311	.459	.771	107	51	2	0	1	1	0	2H
2012	29	TOT	MLB	85	209	171	20	36	6	1	9	31	0	0	37	48	.211	.351	.415	.766	109	71	4	0	1	0	1	2H/3D
2012	29	MIL	NL	58	116	86	10	18	4	0	3	12	0	0	29	24	.209	.409	.360	.769	108	31	2	0	1	0	1	H2/3D
2012	29	OAK	AL	27	93	85	10	18	2	1	6	19	0	0	8	24	.212	.280	.471	.750	106	40	2	0	0	0	0	2/H
2013	30	KCR	AL	46	126	100	13	18	4	0	5	12	1	0	24	42	.180	.349	.370	.719	98	37	2	2	0	0	2	2H
2014	31	TOR-CLE-min	AAA	27	96	84	10	16	1	0	4	13	0	0	11	32	.190	.284	.345	.629		29	1	0	1	0	1		BFL,CLB · IL
2014	31	TOT	MLB	18	38	30	4	7	0	0	3	5	0	0	6	16	.233	.351	.533	.885	145	16	0	0	1	1	0	2/H
2014	31	TOT	AL	14	32	25	4	6	0	0	3	4	0	0	5	14	.240	.355	.600	.955	163	15	0	0	1	1	0	2/H
2014	31	CLE	AL	10	27	21	4	6	0	0	3	4	0	0	4	11	.286	.385	.714	1.099	200	15	0	0	1	1	0	/2H
2014	31	STL	NL	4	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	55	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2014	31	TOR	AL	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-37	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2015	32	CHW-TOR-min	AAA	47	181	147	17	35	4	0	8	25	0	0	32	56	.238	.372	.429	.801		63	4	0	1	1	1		CHR,BFL · IL
2016	33	SFG-ATL-min	AAA	41	130	109	15	19	3	0	2	14	0	0	21	38	.174	.308	.257	.565		28	1	0	0	0	0		SAC,GWI · PCL,IL
7 Yrs				313	858	722	92	155	40	3	32	101	3	1	121	203	.215	.326	.411	.737	98	297	14	2	4	9	4
162 Game Avg.				162	444	374	48	80	21	2	17	52	2	1	63	105	.215	.326	.411	.737	98	154	7	1	2	5	2

MIL (3 yrs)				174	489	409	49	89	22	2	17	55	2	1	72	94	.218	.331	.406	.737	98	166	9	0	3	5	2
BOS (2 yrs)				48	112	98	16	23	12	0	1	10	0	0	11	27	.235	.304	.388	.691	77	38	1	0	0	3	0
KCR (1 yr)				46	126	100	13	18	4	0	5	12	1	0	24	42	.180	.349	.370	.719	98	37	2	2	0	0	2
CLE (1 yr)				10	27	21	4	6	0	0	3	4	0	0	4	11	.286	.385	.714	1.099	200	15	0	0	1	1	0
STL (1 yr)				4	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	55	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-37	0	0	0	0	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				27	93	85	10	18	2	1	6	19	0	0	8	24	.212	.280	.471	.750	106	40	2	0	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				135	363	308	43	65	18	1	15	45	1	0	48	107	.211	.318	.422	.740	99	130	5	2	1	4	2
NL (4 yrs)				178	495	414	49	90	22	2	17	56	2	1	73	96	.217	.331	.403	.735	97	167	9	0	3	5	2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is George Kottaras?

George Kottaras is 40 years old.

When was George Kottaras born?

George Kottaras was born on May 10, 1983.

Where was George Kottaras born?

George Kottaras was born in Scarborough, ON.

How tall is George Kottaras?

George Kottaras is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did George Kottaras weigh when playing?

George Kottaras weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did George Kottaras play?

George Kottaras played 7 seasons.

Is George Kottaras in the Hall of Fame?

George Kottaras has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was George Kottaras drafted?

George Kottaras was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Connors State College (Warner, OK).

What position did George Kottaras play?

George Kottaras was a Catcher.

How many hits did George Kottaras have?

George Kottaras had 155 hits over his career.

How many home runs did George Kottaras have?

George Kottaras had 32 home runs over his career.

What was George Kottaras' average?

George Kottaras had a .215 average over his career.

How many teams has George Kottaras played for?

George Kottaras played for 7 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays.

When did George Kottaras retire?

George Kottaras last played in 2014.

What is George Kottaras' Twitter account?

George Kottaras is on Twitter at GeorgeKottaras.

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