Mark Kotsay batting average in 2012

.2592012 Regular Season

Mark Kotsay posted a .259 batting average in the 2012 regular season.

Mark Kotsay batting average in 2012, game by game
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Oct 3, 2012@ MILW 7-6100000.259.314.357.671
Oct 2, 2012@ MILL 4-3200000.261.316.359.675
Oct 1, 2012@ MILL 5-3100000.264.320.364.685
Sep 30, 2012vs SFL 7-5301000.266.322.367.689
Sep 28, 2012vs SFL 3-1101000.265.322.368.690
Sep 27, 2012vs LADL 8-4111020.259.318.363.681
Sep 23, 2012@ SFW 6-4111110.254.313.351.664
Sep 22, 2012@ SFL 8-4100000.248.308.323.632
Sep 20, 2012@ ARIW 6-5100000.250.310.326.636
Sep 19, 2012@ ARIL 6-2401000.252.313.328.641
Sep 18, 2012@ ARIL 3-2100000.252.314.323.637
Sep 16, 2012vs COLW 12-11100000.254.317.325.642
Sep 15, 2012vs COLW 4-3100000.256.319.328.647
Sep 14, 2012vs COLL 7-4100000.258.321.331.652
Sep 10, 2012vs STLW 11-3000000.260.324.333.657
Sep 7, 2012vs ARIW 6-5100000.260.319.333.652
Sep 4, 2012@ LADW 6-3 F/11100000.262.321.336.657
Sep 3, 2012@ LADL 4-3 F/11200000.264.323.339.662
Sep 2, 2012@ COLL 11-10101000.269.328.345.673
Aug 29, 2012vs ATLW 8-2411000.263.323.339.662
Aug 28, 2012vs ATLL 2-0100000.263.320.342.662
Aug 26, 2012@ ARIW 5-4401010.265.323.345.668
Aug 22, 2012vs PITW 4-2300010.266.319.349.668
Aug 21, 2012vs PITW 7-5 F/10000000.274.330.358.689
Aug 18, 2012vs SFL 8-7100000.274.330.358.689
Aug 17, 2012vs SFL 10-1100000.276.333.362.695
Aug 14, 2012@ ATLL 6-0201000.279.336.365.702
Aug 10, 2012@ PITW 9-8100000.275.333.363.696
Aug 8, 2012vs CHCW 2-0300000.277.336.366.703
Aug 5, 2012vs NYMW 7-3101010.286.346.378.723
Aug 2, 2012@ CINL 9-4100000.278.340.361.700
Aug 1, 2012@ CINL 6-4401000.281.343.365.707
Jul 30, 2012@ CINW 11-5100000.283.347.370.716
Jul 29, 2012@ MIAL 5-4 F/10301010.286.350.374.724
Jul 28, 2012@ MIAL 4-2100000.284.351.364.714
Jul 23, 2012@ SFL 7-1411000.287.354.368.722
Jul 22, 2012vs COLW 3-2100000.289.359.373.732
Jul 21, 2012vs COLL 8-6 F/12100000.293.363.378.741
Jul 20, 2012vs COLW 9-5101000.296.367.383.749
Jul 17, 2012vs HOUW 8-2401000.288.360.375.735
Jul 16, 2012vs HOUL 2-0100000.289.365.382.746
Jul 15, 2012@ LADW 7-2111000.293.369.387.756
Jul 14, 2012@ LADW 7-6100000.284.361.365.726
Jul 13, 2012@ LADL 2-1100000.288.366.370.736
Jul 8, 2012vs CINL 4-2000010.292.370.375.745
Jul 6, 2012vs CINL 6-0400000.292.363.375.738
Jul 4, 2012@ ARIW 8-6100000.309.382.397.779
Jun 30, 2012@ COLW 8-4100000.313.387.403.790
Jun 28, 2012@ HOUW 7-3101000.318.392.409.801
Jun 27, 2012@ HOUL 1-0000000.308.384.400.784
Jun 26, 2012@ HOUL 5-3301000.308.375.400.775
Jun 25, 2012@ HOUW 8-7 F/10101000.306.377.403.780
Jun 24, 2012vs SEAW 2-0303000.295.368.393.761
Jun 23, 2012vs SEAL 5-1100000.259.338.362.701
Jun 20, 2012vs TEXL 4-2300000.263.344.368.712
Jun 18, 2012vs TEXL 2-1100000.278.350.389.739
Jun 16, 2012@ ATHL 6-4301000.283.356.396.752
Jun 13, 2012@ SEAW 1-0301000.280.345.400.745
Jun 10, 2012@ MILL 6-5101000.277.333.404.738
Jun 9, 2012@ MILW 5-2300000.261.320.391.711
Jun 7, 2012vs SFL 8-3100000.279.340.419.759
Jun 6, 2012vs SFL 6-5100000.286.348.429.776
Jun 5, 2012vs SFW 6-5400000.293.356.439.795
Jun 3, 2012vs ARIL 6-0302000.324.390.486.877
May 12, 2012@ PHIW 2-1100000.294.351.441.793
May 9, 2012vs COLL 6-2100000.303.361.455.816
May 8, 2012vs COLW 3-1302000.313.371.469.840
May 6, 2012vs MIAL 6-3300000.276.344.448.792
May 4, 2012vs MIAL 9-8 F/12502010.308.379.500.879
May 2, 2012vs MILW 5-0311010.286.348.524.872
May 1, 2012vs MILW 2-0111120.278.350.500.850
Apr 30, 2012vs MILL 8-3100000.235.316.294.610
Apr 28, 2012@ SFL 2-1100000.250.333.313.646
Apr 27, 2012@ SFW 5-3100000.267.353.333.686
Apr 26, 2012vs WSHW 2-1101020.286.375.357.732
Apr 25, 2012vs WSHL 7-2111000.231.333.231.564
Apr 24, 2012vs WSHL 3-1100000.167.286.167.452
Apr 22, 2012vs PHIW 6-1310000.182.308.182.490
Apr 21, 2012vs PHIW 5-1300000.250.400.250.650
Apr 19, 2012vs PHIL 2-0100000.400.500.400.900
Apr 18, 2012@ COLL 8-4100000.500.600.5001.100
Apr 17, 2012@ COLL 5-3302000.667.750.6671.417

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • 13th-best of Mark Kotsay's 17 seasons on file; the high is .314 in 2004.
  • Down .011 from .270 in 2011.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 27, 2026.

Mark Kotsay: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG

Mark Kotsay: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Apr 17, 2012@ COLL 5-3302000.667.750.6671.417
Apr 18, 2012@ COLL 8-4100000.500.600.5001.100
Apr 19, 2012vs PHIL 2-0100000.400.500.400.900
Jun 3, 2012vs ARIL 6-0302000.324.390.486.877
Jun 28, 2012@ HOUW 7-3101000.318.392.409.801

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

All 82 2012 games

Mark Kotsay, 2012 regular season

GP
82
AB
143
R
9
H
37
HR
2
RBI
14
SB
0
AVG
.259