Jesse Barber vs. Mark Kotsay — Career Comparison

Jesse Barber
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Mark Kotsay
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jesse Barber and Mark Kotsay are closely matched on the surface stats. Mark Kotsay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .729) and slugging (.404 vs .384). Jesse Barber had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .336). By the career numbers, Mark Kotsay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jesse Barber and Mark Kotsay

Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
521
136.27
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1914
161.54
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2294
600
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7109
600
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2087
545.86
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6464
545.56
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
160.85
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1784
150.57
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
127.11
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
106.01
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
82
21.45
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
29.79
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.68
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.05
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
10.72
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
129
33.74
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
44.56
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293.5
76.77
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858.7
72.47
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
801
209.5
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
220.62
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
202.7
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2351
198.42
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
95.99
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
66.68
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
232
60.68
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
60.77
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
154.05
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1383
116.73
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330.59
86.47
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899.36
75.91
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.35
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.1
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
151
39.49
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
46.76
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.21
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.52
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
757
63.89
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
1147
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
9.39
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.5
75.5
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.29
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.53
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.05
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
152
12.83
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
14.39
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
8.27
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.4
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
14.39
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
13.67
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
60.49
60.49

Fielding Stats for Jesse Barber and Mark Kotsay

Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
1.07
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1650
1.13
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.25
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1488
1.02
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13706
27
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39505
27
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4568.2
9
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13168.1
9
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1584
3.12
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4112
2.81
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
0.8
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.12
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.23
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.03
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2106
4.15
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4342
2.97
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
3.92
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4293
2.93
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
94.54
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.602
2.602
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.84
23.84
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.07
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0