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Mark Kotsay

Q: When was Mark Kotsay born?

Mark Kotsay was born on December 2, 1975.

Q: Where was Mark Kotsay born?

Mark Kotsay was born in Whittier, CA .

Q: How tall is Mark Kotsay?

Mark Kotsay is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Mark Kotsay weigh when playing?

Mark Kotsay weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Mark Kotsay in the Hall of Fame?

Mark Kotsay has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Mark Kotsay drafted?

Mark Kotsay was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th) of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) .

Q: What position did Mark Kotsay play?

Mark Kotsay was an Outfielder and First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Mark Kotsay have?

Mark Kotsay had 1,784 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Mark Kotsay have?

Mark Kotsay had 127 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Mark Kotsay's average?

Mark Kotsay had a .276 average over his career.

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 220lb (183cm, 99kg)

Born: December 2, 1975 in Whittier, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th) of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA).

High School: Santa Fe HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

School: California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: July 11, 1997 (Age 21-221d, 17,094th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2013 (Age 37-301d)
vs. SFG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Greg Genske • Previously: Jeff Moorad

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Mark Steven Kotsay

Nicknames: Kots

Pronunciation: \KAH-tsay\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.3

6464

1784

127

.276

790

RBI

720

OBP

.332

SLG

.404

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
1996	20	FLA-min	A	17	78	60	16	17	5	0	2	8	3	0	16	8	.283	.436	.467	.903		28	3	1	0	1	0		KNC · MIDW
1997	21	FLA-min	AA	114	516	438	103	134	27	2	20	77	17	5	75	65	.306	.405	.514	.919		225	16	0	0	3	3		PRT · EL
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	8
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	*98H/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	*93H
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	*9H/83
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	*8H/97
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	*8/H
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	*8/H
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	*8/HD	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	*8/D
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	*8/3HD
2007	31	OAK-min	AAA	10	44	37	2	10	1	0	0	2	2	0	7	1	.270	.386	.297	.684		11	1	0	0	0	0		SAC · PCL
2007	31	OAK	AL	56	227	206	20	44	14	0	1	20	1	1	19	20	.214	.279	.296	.575	56	61	4	0	0	1	3	8
2008	32	ATL-min	AA	5	19	18	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.333	.368	.389	.757		7	0	0	0	0	0		MSS · SOUL
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	89/3H
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	8/H
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	9/3
2009	33	BOS-min	AAA	10	34	33	2	10	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	.303	.294	.333	.627		11	2	0	0	1	0		PAW · IL
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	3H9/87D
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/H897
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	3H/9D78
2010	34	CHW	AL	107	359	327	30	78	17	2	8	31	1	3	32	36	.239	.306	.376	.683	83	123	9	0	0	0	3	D3H/9
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	H9738
2012	36	SDP-min	A+	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		LEL · CALL
2012	36	SDP	NL	82	156	143	9	37	8	0	2	14	0	2	11	14	.259	.314	.357	.671	90	51	2	1	0	1	1	H7/93
2013	37	SDP	NL	104	171	155	8	30	2	0	1	12	0	2	13	25	.194	.253	.226	.479	40	35	1	0	1	2	0	H7/93D
17 Yrs				1914	7110	6464	790	1784	353	48	127	720	98	64	554	757	.276	.332	.404	.737	96	2614	152	13	30	48	38
162 Game Avg.				162	602	547	67	151	30	4	11	61	8	5	47	64	.276	.332	.404	.737	96	221	13	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
SDP (5 yrs)				586	1974	1764	230	482	94	12	37	183	30	21	187	268	.273	.343	.403	.746	105	711	32	7	5	11	5
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
OAK (4 yrs)				472	2087	1896	230	535	115	7	38	224	20	14	158	196	.282	.336	.410	.747	97	778	41	5	11	16	12
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
BOS (2 yrs)				49	170	158	10	38	10	1	1	17	2	2	11	23	.241	.288	.335	.624	61	53	2	0	0	1	2
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

NL (11 yrs)				1246	4367	3970	508	1100	204	38	77	430	74	44	342	493	.277	.333	.406	.739	98	1611	95	8	18	29	19
AL (7 yrs)				668	2743	2494	282	684	149	10	50	290	24	20	212	264	.274	.330	.402	.732	93	1003	57	5	12	19	19

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mark Kotsay?

Mark Kotsay is 47 years old.

When was Mark Kotsay born?

Mark Kotsay was born on December 2, 1975.

Where was Mark Kotsay born?

Mark Kotsay was born in Whittier, CA.

How tall is Mark Kotsay?

Mark Kotsay is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Mark Kotsay weigh when playing?

Mark Kotsay weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mark Kotsay play?

Mark Kotsay played 17 seasons.

Is Mark Kotsay in the Hall of Fame?

Mark Kotsay has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Mark Kotsay drafted?

Mark Kotsay was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th) of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA).

What position did Mark Kotsay play?

Mark Kotsay was an Outfielder and First Baseman.

How many hits did Mark Kotsay have?

Mark Kotsay had 1,784 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Mark Kotsay have?

Mark Kotsay had 127 home runs over his career.

What was Mark Kotsay's average?

Mark Kotsay had a .276 average over his career.

How many teams has Mark Kotsay played for?

Mark Kotsay played for 7 teams; the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.

When did Mark Kotsay retire?

Mark Kotsay last played in 2013.

What are Mark Kotsay's nicknames?

Kots is a nickname for Mark Kotsay.

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