How Mark Kotsay's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players
Mark Kotsay totaled 1,488 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2002, posting 143, well above the league average of 37.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 12, well below the league average of 37.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 50 in 2011 to 29 in 2012 and 23 in 2013, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 12 to 143 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Mark Kotsay Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts as Fielder for Mark Kotsay
| Mark Kotsay
Starts as Fielder | Mark Kotsay
Games Started % |
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| Career | 1488 | 90.18 |
| Season Avg. | 87.53 | 90.18 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 146.09 | 90.18 |
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Mark Kotsay Starts as Fielder Per Season
Mark Kotsay's Starts as Fielder for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mark Kotsay Starts as Fielder by Team
Mark Kotsay's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Kotsay Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression
A running total of Mark Kotsay's career Starts as Fielder, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mark Kotsay Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mark Kotsay's seasonal Starts as Fielder alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mark Kotsay Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mark Kotsay's MLB career with Starts as Fielder alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
