P Kent Bottenfield #49
Texas Rangers MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/18/2002
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P KENT BOTTENFIELD #49 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
32 0 4-2 1 6.60 58.2 66 12 34 37 1.70 -1.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 9 9 9
Movement 11 10 12 11
Control 10 10 10 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 9 9
Curveball 10 10
Changeup 9 9
Sinker 11 11
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 12
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 14
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/30/2002 NYY Win, 5-0 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
07/23/2002 @ SEA Loss, 3-7 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
07/21/2002 @ OAK Loss, 5-9 1.2 0 0 0 2 0
07/19/2002 @ OAK Loss, 5-8 2.0 1 2 0 2 1
07/16/2002 @ KC Win, 7-5 1.1 2 4 4 3 1
07/15/2002 @ KC Win, 18-14 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 Win
07/06/2002 BAL Win, 11-8 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
07/04/2002 TB Win, 17-3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 Save
07/02/2002 TB Loss, 3-11 2.1 4 2 2 1 1
06/28/2002 HOU Loss, 3-8 2.1 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/14/1968
Born in:Portland, OR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$600,000
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:122 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 113 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:4 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 0 4 2 1 6.60 58.2 66 46 43 12 34 37 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 32 13 15.65 10.12 5.68 5.22 6.56 1.70 127 -1.0 .287        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 120 33 6 1 9 29 18 19 2 0 0 .275 .364 .567 .931      
vs. RHB 114 33 8 0 3 17 16 18 1 0 2 .289 .383 .439 .822      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 1 0 0 3.38 13.1 13 5 5 2 2 15  
May 8 0 0 0 0 7.41 17.0 23 15 14 4 9 8  
June 10 0 2 2 0 11.12 11.1 12 14 14 2 13 5  
July 9 0 1 0 1 5.29 17.0 18 12 10 4 10 9  
Spring Training 13 0 4 1 3 0.95 19.0 9 5 2 1 7 19  
Last Year 29 0 2 0 0 5.40 43.1 47 29 26 4 25 26  
2 Years Ago 38 1 4 0 0 3.69 61.0 55 25 25 5 31 36  
Career 475 119 57 58 11 5.57 1171.2 1322 779 725 168 538 763  
Home 15 0 2 1 1 5.28 30.2 31 18 18 6 14 17  
Road 17 0 2 1 0 8.04 28.0 35 28 25 6 20 20  
Grass 32 0 4 2 1 6.60 58.2 66 46 43 12 34 37  
Day 8 0 1 1 0 7.41 17.0 22 14 14 3 11 11  
Night 24 0 3 1 1 6.26 41.2 44 32 29 9 23 26  
As Reliever / Substitution 32 0 4 2 1 6.60 58.2 66 46 43 12 34 37  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1991 Montreal - MLB 22 54 6 4 4 0 6.85 86.2 117 71 66 8 53 60 0 0 1.96 .365 4.79 -0.3 58
1992 Montreal - MLB 23 26 26 8 12 0 4.31 144.0 141 82 69 15 64 87 0 0 1.42 .275 4.76 0.5 92
1993 Montreal - MLB 24 41 0 2 4 1 8.40 45.0 72 42 42 12 22 28 0 0 2.09 .385 6.90 -1.0 54
1994 Montreal - MLB 25 55 0 1 1 1 6.61 80.1 79 63 59 20 36 62 0 0 1.43 .258 6.76 -1.1 77
1995 Montreal - MLB 26 45 0 1 0 0 7.98 67.2 100 61 60 21 40 46 0 0 2.07 .346 7.99 -2.0 62
1996 Montreal - MLB 27 49 10 5 4 7 4.92 97.0 95 54 53 9 54 85 0 0 1.54 .307 4.70 1.3 105
1997 Montreal - MLB 28 28 28 8 11 0 4.61 169.2 165 93 87 9 70 110 0 0 1.39 .296 4.26 3.1 102
1998 Colorado - MLB 29 34 34 7 18 0 6.56 192.0 252 148 140 36 57 122 2 0 1.61 .336 5.55 0.9 72
1999 St. Louis - MLB 30 44 14 11 2 1 3.92 126.1 133 65 55 17 52 64 0 0 1.46 .289 5.62 0.3 128
2000 St. Louis - MLB 31 38 1 4 0 0 3.69 61.0 55 25 25 5 31 36 0 0 1.41 .272 4.84 0.2 129
2001 St. Louis - MLB 32 29 0 2 0 0 5.40 43.1 47 29 26 4 25 26 0 0 1.66 .316 5.32 -0.3 83
2002 Texas - MLB 33 32 0 4 2 1 6.60 58.2 66 46 43 12 34 37 0 0 1.70 .287 6.56 -1.0 78
Total MLB 475 119 57 58 11 5.57 1171.2 1322 779 725 168 538 763 2 0 1.59 .309 5.43 0.5 84
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1986 GCL - BC 17 13 13 5 6 0 3.28 74.0 73 42 27 2 30 41 2 0 1.39 .281 3.78 1.2 122
1987 Total - A 18 27 27 9 13 0 4.53 161.0 175 98 81 12 42 103 6 3 1.35 .299 3.71 2.8 88
1988 GCL - BC 19 2 2 2 0 0 0.53 17.0 10 1 1 1 5 15 1 0 0.88 .196 1.64 0.3 375
1988 West Palm Beach - A 19 24 24 13 8 0 1.79 196.0 179 44 39 5 57 104 10 4 1.20 .277 2.10 3.7 134
1989 Jacksonville - AA 20 30 30 12 10 0 2.23 213.2 136 64 53 14 97 250 3 1 1.09 .246 2.33 4.0 119
1990 Indianapolis - AAA 21 29 29 11 9 0 2.58 192.0 139 63 55 8 70 212 0 0 1.09 .273 2.22 5.6 124
Total AA 29 29 11 9 0 2.58 192.0 139 63 55 8 70 212 0 0 1.09 .273 2.22 124.2
Total SOUL 30 30 12 10 0 2.23 213.2 136 64 53 14 97 250 3 1 1.09 .246 2.33 119.3
Total FLOR 24 24 13 8 0 1.79 196.0 179 44 39 5 57 104 10 4 1.20 .277 2.10 134.4
Total MIDW 27 27 9 13 0 4.53 161.0 175 98 81 12 42 103 6 3 1.35 .299 3.71 88.3
Total GULF 15 15 7 6 0 2.77 91.0 83 43 28 3 35 56 3 0 1.30 .268 3.38 139.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1999 St. Louis - MLB 30 1 0 0 0 0 20.25 1.1 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 .625 13.30 -0.1 25
2000 St. Louis - MLB 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 0.0 999
2001 St. Louis - MLB 32 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.50 .143 16.38 -0.2 33
Total MLB 4 0 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 9 6 6 3 0 1 0 0 2.25 .375 12.66 35.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1986 GCL - BC P 13 13 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 104.0 0.61 0.0 .000
1987 - - P 27 27 7 23 1 31 1 .968 216.0 1.25 0.0 .000
1991 Montreal - MLB P 53 6 0 5 0 6 1 .833 86.2 0.52 -0.1 .993
1992 Montreal - MLB P 26 26 9 21 0 31 1 .968 144.0 1.88 +1.1 1.244
1993 Montreal - MLB P 39 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 45.0 0.40 -0.5 1.997
1994 Montreal - MLB P 52 0 7 6 0 13 0 1.000 80.1 1.46 +0.2 .992
1995 Montreal - MLB P 45 0 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 67.2 0.93 -0.8 .986
1996 Montreal - MLB P 49 10 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 97.0 1.21 +1.2 1.256
1997 Montreal - MLB P 28 28 15 11 1 26 0 1.000 169.2 1.38 -0.5 .986
1998 Colorado - MLB P 34 34 8 22 0 30 0 1.000 192.0 1.41 +2.5 1.108
1999 St. Louis - MLB P 44 14 6 9 0 16 1 .938 126.1 1.07 +2.2 .986
2000 St. Louis - MLB P 38 1 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 61.0 1.03 +0.7 .990
2001 St. Louis - MLB P 29 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 43.1 1.45 +0.3 .996
2002 Texas - MLB P 31 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 58.2 0.92 +0.0 .962
TOTAL P 508 159 73 125 4 202 4 .980 1491.2 1.19 +6.4 1.094
PLAYER HISTORY
05/03/1988 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Clearwater Phillies with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/24/1988 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fort Lauderdale Yankees with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/03/1988 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baseball City Royals with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/28/1988 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Port Charlotte Rangers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/02/1988 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 9 (9).
08/03/1989 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/14/1989 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Memphis Chicks with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/21/1989 Wins the SOUL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
07/09/1990 Was selected to the 1990 American Association All-Star Game.
10/07/1990 Wins the 1990 AA Pitcher of the Year Award.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
11/22/1991 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $142,000.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
11/15/1992 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
07/28/1993 Injured on 07/24/1993, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3 months.
11/17/1993 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $260,000.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
11/23/1994 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $400,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
11/21/1995 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $550,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
07/07/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/19/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $963,900.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (15); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (15); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 12 (12).
11/22/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (13); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 12 (13).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (13); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 12 (13).
01/28/1998 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,300,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
11/20/1998 Became a free agent.
12/21/1998 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,150,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 11 (11).
10/29/2001 Wins the 2001 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/23/2001 Became a free agent.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2002 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
1998 18 3
Year HRA Rank
1998 36 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1997 0.48 5
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