Mark Kotsay
1997–2013 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics, San Diego Padres
1,914G
.276AVG
.332OBP
.404SLG
More career statistics
1,784H
127HR
720RBI
98SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,914 | 7,110 | 6,464 | 790 | 1,784 | 353 | 48 | 127 | 720 | 554 | 757 | 98 | 64 | 13 | 48 | 2,614 | .276 | .332 | .404 | .736 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 2002-05-24 to 2002-06-09
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 2008-08-14 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 2008-08-14 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 2000-07-04 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 952 | 3477 | 864 | 58 | 337 | 308 | 356 | .277 | .337 | .402 |
| Away | 962 | 3633 | 920 | 69 | 383 | 246 | 401 | .275 | .321 | .407 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .381 | .389 |
| April | 280 | 1057 | 251 | 14 | 94 | 100 | 128 | .266 | .332 | .372 |
| May | 305 | 1179 | 300 | 21 | 110 | 100 | 109 | .279 | .339 | .406 |
| June | 333 | 1248 | 308 | 25 | 123 | 101 | 121 | .274 | .328 | .408 |
| July | 353 | 1371 | 336 | 20 | 148 | 86 | 145 | .266 | .308 | .374 |
| August | 322 | 1178 | 296 | 25 | 126 | 81 | 125 | .275 | .320 | .422 |
| September | 300 | 1007 | 277 | 22 | 114 | 80 | 122 | .303 | .355 | .458 |
| October | 16 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .222 | .286 | .311 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 132 | 464 | 109 | 4 | 38 | 47 | 52 | .265 | .336 | .358 |
| colorado-rockies | 113 | 360 | 96 | 12 | 50 | 28 | 36 | .294 | .344 | .475 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 101 | 358 | 80 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 56 | .249 | .316 | .377 |
| arizona-diamondbacks | 95 | 298 | 68 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 46 | .246 | .292 | .326 |
| seattle-mariners | 89 | 378 | 106 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 30 | .305 | .349 | .422 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 79 | 311 | 66 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 43 | .239 | .312 | .355 |
| new-york-mets | 76 | 259 | 65 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 29 | .270 | .305 | .411 |
| atlanta-braves | 75 | 260 | 71 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 29 | .295 | .331 | .407 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | FMFlorida Marlins | 14 | 52 | 10 | – | 4 | 3 | .192 | – | – |
| 1998 | FMFlorida Marlins | 154 | 578 | 161 | 11 | 68 | 10 | .279 | – | – |
| 1999 | FMFlorida Marlins | 148 | 495 | 134 | 8 | 50 | 7 | .271 | – | – |
| 2000 | FMFlorida Marlins | 152 | 530 | 158 | 12 | 57 | 19 | .298 | – | – |
| 2001 |  San Diego Padres | 119 | 406 | 118 | 10 | 58 | 13 | .291 | – | – |
| 2002 | San Diego Padres | 153 | 578 | 169 | 17 | 61 | 11 | .292 | – | – |
| 2003 | San Diego Padres | 128 | 482 | 128 | 7 | 38 | 6 | .266 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Athletics | 148 | 606 | 190 | 15 | 63 | 8 | .314 | – | – |
| 2005 | Athletics | 139 | 582 | 163 | 15 | 82 | 5 | .280 | – | – |
| 2006 | Athletics | 129 | 502 | 138 | 7 | 59 | 6 | .275 | – | – |
| 2007 | Athletics | 56 | 206 | 44 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .214 | – | – |
| 2008 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox | 110 | 402 | 111 | 6 | 49 | 2 | .276 | – | – |
| 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox | 67 | 187 | 52 | 4 | 23 | 3 | .278 | – | – |
| 2010 |  Chicago White Sox | 107 | 327 | 78 | 8 | 31 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 2011 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 104 | 233 | 63 | 3 | 31 | 3 | .270 | – | – |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres | 82 | 143 | 37 | 2 | 14 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres | 104 | 155 | 30 | 1 | 12 | – | .194 | – | – |