Mark Kotsay
Mark Steven Kotsay
12/2/75 in Whittier, CA
6'0", 190, L/L
Sante Fe High School, Santa Fe Springs, CA, California State University at Fullerton
Selected by Florida in the 1st round of the 1996 draft, signed 8/15/96
Traded by Florida to San Diego with Cesar Crespo for Omar Ortiz, Eric Owens and Matt Clement, 3/28/01
4/22/03-Will miss a few days with back that locked up on him
5/23/03-on disabled list retro to 5/19 sprained lower back
6/5/03-off disabled list
11/25/03-Traded to Oakland for Ramon Hernandez and Terrance Long
3/8/07-have surgery on back to repair herniated disk
5/27/07-Rehab in Sacramento
6/1/07- Activated from disabled list
8/17/07-Placed on disabled list (Back)
1/12/08 Traded to Atlanta for Joey Devine and Jaime Richmond
5/30/08 Placed on disabled list with back strain
8/14/08 Hits for cycle
9/2/08 Traded to Boston from Atlanta for Luis Sumoza
Major League
| Year |
Club |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1997 |
Florida |
21 |
.192 |
14 |
52 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
.250 |
.250 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
22 |
.279 |
154 |
578 |
72 |
161 |
25 |
7 |
11 |
68 |
34 |
61 |
10 |
.318 |
.403 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
23 |
.271 |
148 |
495 |
57 |
134 |
23 |
9 |
8 |
50 |
29 |
50 |
7 |
.306 |
.402 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
24 |
.298 |
152 |
530 |
87 |
158 |
31 |
5 |
12 |
57 |
42 |
46 |
19 |
.347 |
.443 |
| 2001 |
San Diego |
25 |
.291 |
119 |
406 |
67 |
118 |
29 |
1 |
10 |
58 |
48 |
58 |
13 |
.366 |
.441 |
| 2002 |
San Diego |
26 |
.292 |
153 |
578 |
82 |
169 |
27 |
7 |
17 |
61 |
59 |
89 |
11 |
.359 |
.452 |
| 2003 |
San Diego |
27 |
.266 |
128 |
482 |
64 |
128 |
28 |
4 |
7 |
38 |
56 |
82 |
6 |
.343 |
.384 |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
28 |
.314 |
148 |
606 |
78 |
190 |
37 |
3 |
15 |
63 |
55 |
70 |
8 |
.370 |
.459 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
29 |
.280 |
139 |
582 |
75 |
163 |
35 |
1 |
15 |
82 |
40 |
51 |
5 |
.325 |
.421 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
30 |
.275 |
129 |
502 |
57 |
138 |
29 |
3 |
7 |
59 |
44 |
55 |
6 |
.332 |
.386 |
| 2007 |
Oakland |
31 |
.214 |
56 |
206 |
20 |
44 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
19 |
20 |
1 |
.279 |
.296 |
|
Totals |
|
.282 |
1340 |
5017 |
664 |
1413 |
279 |
41 |
103 |
560 |
430 |
589 |
89 |
Minors
| Year |
Club |
League |
Level |
Age |
ORG |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1996 |
Kane County |
Midwest |
A |
20 |
FLA |
.283 |
17 |
60 |
16 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
16 |
8 |
3 |
.436 |
.467 |
| 1997 |
Portland |
Eastern |
AA |
21 |
FLA |
.306 |
114 |
438 |
103 |
134 |
27 |
2 |
20 |
77 |
75 |
65 |
17 |
.405 |
.514 |
| 2007 |
Sacramento |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
31 |
OAK |
.270 |
10 |
37 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
.386 |
.297 |
| 2008 |
Mississippi |
Southern |
AA |
32 |
ATL |
.333 |
5 |
18 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
.368 |
.389 |
|
Totals |
|
|
|
|
.302 |
146 |
553 |
125 |
167 |
34 |
2 |
22 |
88 |
99 |
78 |
22 |
Playoffs
| Year |
Club |
Age |
Series |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
30 |
ALDS vs MIN |
.143 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.143 |
.357 |
|
|
|
ALCS vs DET |
.250 |
4 |
16 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.333 |
.375 |
|
Totals |
|
|
.200 |
7 |
30 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
.250 |
.367 |
Majors
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
|
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 1997 |
Florida |
OF |
1.000 |
14 |
30 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
OF |
- |
153 |
345 |
20 |
6 |
1 |
|
1B |
1.000 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
OF |
.982 |
129 |
247 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
|
1B |
1.000 |
19 |
104 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
OF |
- |
148 |
286 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
|
1B |
1.000 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2001 |
San Diego |
OF |
- |
112 |
878 |
277 |
4 |
1 |
| 2002 |
San Diego |
OF |
.989 |
147 |
349 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
| 2003 |
San Diego |
OF |
.984 |
126 |
323 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
OF |
.984 |
145 |
347 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
OF |
.987 |
137 |
298 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
OF |
.993 |
127 |
1047 |
281 |
6 |
2 |
|
1B |
.933 |
4 |
28 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
Minors
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 1996 |
Kane County |
OF |
1.000 |
17 |
37 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
Portland |
OF |
.992 |
119 |
230 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
Spring Training
| Year |
Club |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1997 |
Florida |
21 |
.371 |
15 |
35 |
6 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
22 |
.338 |
24 |
71 |
11 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
23 |
.275 |
22 |
69 |
6 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
24 |
.231 |
19 |
52 |
6 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| 2001 |
Florida |
25 |
.234 |
19 |
47 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 2002 |
San Diego |
26 |
.365 |
19 |
63 |
7 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
| 2003 |
San Diego |
27 |
.309 |
20 |
55 |
9 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
2 |
.361 |
.545 |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
28 |
.297 |
22 |
64 |
14 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
.392 |
.438 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
29 |
.316 |
24 |
76 |
9 |
24 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
.341 |
.461 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
30 |
.267 |
17 |
45 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
| 2008 |
Atlanta |
32 |
.241 |
23 |
58 |
10 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
.279 |
.293 |
Playoffs
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
POS |
H/AB |
Notes |
| 1 |
10/3/06 |
A |
Minnesota |
CF |
1-4 |
2 K |
| 2 |
10/4/06 |
A |
Minnesota |
CF |
1-5 |
HR, 2 RBI, R |
| 3 |
10/6/06 |
H |
Minnesota |
CF |
0-5 |
R |
| 4 |
10/10/06 |
H |
Detroit |
CF |
1-4 |
| 5 |
10/11/06 |
H |
Detroit |
CF |
3-4 |
2 2B, 2 R, BB, K |
| 6 |
10/13/06 |
A |
Detroit |
CF |
0-4 |
K |
| 7 |
10/14/06 |
A |
Detroit
| CF |
0-4 |
R, BB, K |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
POS |
H/AB |
Notes |
| 1 |
3/31/03 |
H |
San Francisco |
CF |
2-4 |
R, CS |
| 2 |
4/1/03 |
H |
San Francisco |
CF |
1-4 |
| 3 |
4/2/03 |
H |
San Francisco |
CF |
0-3 |
2 BB, K |
| 4 |
4/3/03 |
H |
Los Angeles |
CF |
2-4 |
2B, BB, K |
| 5 |
4/4/03 |
H |
Los Angles |
CF |
3-4 |
2B, RBI, K |
| 6 |
4/5/03 |
H |
Los Angels |
CF |
0-4 |
K |
| 7 |
4/6/03 |
H |
Los Angles |
CF |
1-4 |
3B, R, BB, HBP |
| 8 |
4/7/03 |
A |
San Francisco |
CF |
1-4 |
BB, K |
| 9 |
4/8/03 |
A |
San Francisco |
CF |
1-5 |
BB, K |
| 10 |
4/9/03 |
A |
San Francisco |
CF |
0-4 |
R, BB, K |
| 11 |
4/11/03 |
H |
Colorado |
CF |
2-5 |
R, K |
| 12 |
4/12/03 |
H |
Colorado |
CF |
1-3 |
R, BB |
| 13 |
4/13/03 |
H |
Colorado |
CF |
2-5 |
2 RBI, R, 2 SB |
| 14 |
4/14/03 |
H |
Colorado |
CF |
2-5 |
2 RBI, R, 2 SB |
| 15 |
4/15/03 |
A |
Los Angels |
CF |
1-5 |
K |
| 16 |
4/16/03 |
A |
Los Angels |
CF |
0-4 |
3 K |
| 17 |
4/17/03 |
A |
Los Angels |
CF |
0-3 |
BB, K |
| 18 |
4/18/03 |
A |
Colorado |
CF |
1-3 |
K |
| 19 |
4/19/03 |
A |
Colorado |
CF |
3-5 |
HR, 2 R, 2 RBI |
| 20 |
4/20/03 |
A |
Colorado |
CF |
1-4 |
K |
| 21 |
4/22/03 |
A |
Chicago Cubs |
CF |
0-3 |
BB, K |
| 22 |
4/26/03 |
A |
Cincinnati |
CF |
0-1 |
| 23 |
4/29/03 |
H |
Pittsburgh |
CF |
0-4 |
| 24 |
4/30/03 |
H |
Pittsburgh |
CF |
2-4 |
R, BB |
| 25 |
5/1/03 |
H |
Pittsburgh |
CF |
1-4 |
GIDP, K |
| 26 |
5/2/03 |
H |
Philadelphia |
CF |
0-4 |
R, BB, 2 K |
| 27 |
5/3/03 |
H |
Philadelphia |
CF, E |
1-4 |
BB, K |
| 28 |
5/4/03 |
H |
Philadelphia |
CF |
0-3 |
BB, K |
| 29 |
5/5/03 |
A |
Montreal |
CF |
2-4 |
R, RBI |
| 30 |
5/7/03 |
A |
Montreal |
CF |
2-5 |
2 R, BB |
| 31 |
5/8/03 |
A |
Montreal |
CF |
1-3 |
2B, R |
| 32 |
5/9/03 |
A |
New York Mets |
CF |
1-3 |
R, BB |
| 33 |
5/11/03 |
A |
New York Mets |
CF |
0-3 |
BB, K |
| 34 |
5/12/03 |
H |
Florida |
CF |
0-3 |
2 BB, K, CS |
| 35 |
5/13/03 |
H |
Florida |
CF |
0-4 |
K |
| 36 |
5/16/03 |
H |
Atlanta |
CF |
1-3 |
R, BB |
| 37 |
5/17/03 |
H |
Atlanta |
CF |
0-3 |
| 38 |
5/18/03 |
H |
Atlanta |
CF |
0-3 |
BB |
Playoff Homers
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
Inning |
Pitcher |
Runs |
| 1 |
10/4/06 |
A |
Minnesota |
7 |
Dennys Reyes |
2 |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
Inning |
Pitcher |
Runs |
| 1 |
4/19/03 |
A |
Colorado |
4 |
N.Cruz |
1 |
Salary Data
| Year |
Club |
Salary |
| 1997 |
Florida |
150,000 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
171,000 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
280,000 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
324,000 |
| 2001 |
San Diego |
2,125,000 |
| 2002 |
San Diego |
3,050,000 |
| 2003 |
San Diego |
4,450,000 |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
5,500,000 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
6,500,000 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
7,000,000 |
| 2007 |
Oakland |
8,000,000 |