Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1996Rd 1, Pk 9
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1996Rd 1, Pk 9
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,914
- AB
- 6,464
- R
- 790
- H
- 1,784
- HR
- 127
- RBI
- 720
- SB
- 98
- AVG
- .276
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | MIA | 14 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .192 |
| 1998 | MIA | 154 | 578 | 72 | 161 | 11 | 68 | 10 | .279 |
| 1999 | MIA | 148 | 495 | 57 | 134 | 8 | 50 | 7 | .271 |
| 2000 | MIA | 152 | 530 | 87 | 158 | 12 | 57 | 19 | .298 |
| 2001 | SD | 119 | 406 | 67 | 118 | 10 | 58 | 13 | .291 |
| 2002 | SD | 153 | 578 | 82 | 169 | 17 | 61 | 11 | .292 |
| 2003 | SD | 128 | 482 | 64 | 128 | 7 | 38 | 6 | .266 |
| 2004 | ATH | 148 | 606 | 78 | 190 | 15 | 63 | 8 | .314 |
| 2005 | ATH | 139 | 582 | 75 | 163 | 15 | 82 | 5 | .280 |
| 2006 | ATH | 129 | 502 | 57 | 138 | 7 | 59 | 6 | .275 |
| 2007 | ATH | 56 | 206 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .214 |
| 2008 |  ATL/BOS | 110 | 402 | 45 | 111 | 6 | 49 | 2 | .276 |
| 2009 |  BOS/CHW | 67 | 187 | 16 | 52 | 4 | 23 | 3 | .278 |
| 2010 | CHW | 107 | 327 | 30 | 78 | 8 | 31 | 1 | .239 |
| 2011 | MIL | 104 | 233 | 18 | 63 | 3 | 31 | 3 | .270 |
| 2012 | SD | 82 | 143 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .259 |
| 2013 | SD | 104 | 155 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .194 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 26
- AB
- 82
- R
- 9
- H
- 17
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .207
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,110
- TB
- 2,614
- XBH
- 528
- HBP
- 13
- IBB
- 38
- GIDP
- 152
- P/PA
- 2.45
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | MIA | 57 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIA | 623 | 233 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | 535 | 199 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIA | 578 | 235 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | SD | 460 | 179 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | SD | 646 | 261 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | SD | 541 | 185 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | ATH | 673 | 278 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | ATH | 629 | 245 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | ATH | 558 | 194 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | ATH | 227 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | ATL/BOS | 436 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | BOS/CHW | 206 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | CHW | 359 | 123 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | MIL | 255 | 87 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | SD | 156 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
| 2013 | SD | 171 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 18.9
- RC
- 853.7
- RC/27
- 4.60
- ISOP
- .128
- SECA
- .219
- BB/K
- 0.73
- AB/HR
- 50.9
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | MIA | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | .058 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIA | 3.6 | 70.7 | 4.3 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 52.5 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | 0.3 | 59.1 | 4.1 | .131 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 61.9 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIA | 2.2 | 78.2 | 5.2 | .145 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 44.2 | 0 |
| 2001 | SD | 3.3 | 65.6 | 5.7 | .150 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.6 | 0 |
| 2002 | SD | 2.9 | 92.4 | 5.7 | .159 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 2003 | SD | 2.3 | 65.1 | 4.8 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 68.9 | 0 |
| 2004 | ATH | 4.3 | 103.4 | 6.4 | .145 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 40.4 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | ATH | 2.6 | 77.1 | 4.7 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 38.8 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | ATH | 0.1 | 62.4 | 4.3 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 71.7 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | ATH | -0.3 | 16.4 | 2.6 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 206 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | ATL/BOS | 0.3 | 49.2 | 4.3 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 67 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | BOS/CHW | -0.3 | 23 | 4.2 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 46.8 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | CHW | -0.9 | 35.6 | 3.7 | .138 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 40.9 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | MIL | 0.4 | 29.5 | 4.6 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 77.7 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | SD | -0.2 | 15.6 | 3.8 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 71.5 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | SD | -1.7 | 7.7 | 1.6 | .032 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 155 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mark Kotsay's career stats?
Mark Kotsay played 17 seasons for the Marlins, the Padres, the Athletics, the White Sox and the Brewers. He was a career .276 hitter with 1,784 hits, 127 home runs and 720 RBI. His best season was 2004: a .314 batting average, 15 home runs and 63 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1997 to 2013
Championships
- 1997 World Series with the Miami Marlins
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