Neal Cotts was born on Tuesday, March 25, 1980, in Lebanon, Illinois. Cotts was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 12, 2003, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Neal Cotts baseball stats page.
"After you've gone through some ups and downs and get back here, you really take every moment, every day at a time. I'm not going to lie, when I was younger I was looking ahead, ahead, and ahead. It probably got me into trouble performance-wise. So I'm just taking it a day at a time and appreciating what's going on, and go forward from there." - Neal Cotts (Chuck Garfien, Comcast SportsNet, The Long, Improbable Comeback of Neal Cotts, 06/09/2013)
Neal CottsNeal Cotts Autograph on a 2006 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#565) |
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Neal CottsNeal Cotts Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
2003 | 23 | White Sox | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 69 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 24 | White Sox | 56 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 281 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2005 | 25 | White Sox | 69 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 248 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
2006 | 26 | White Sox | 70 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 251 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
2007 | 27 | Cubs | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 76 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
2008 | 28 | Cubs | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 160 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2009 | 29 | Cubs | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 55 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2013 | 33 | Rangers | 58 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 223 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
2014 | 34 | Rangers | 73 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.2 | 286 | 66 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
2015 | 35 | Brewers | 51 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.2 | 209 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2015 | 35 | Twins | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 60 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 483 | 5 | 88 | 21 | 24 | .467 | 3.96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 443.1 | 1,918 | 405 | 195 | 208 | 58 | 194 | 21 | 421 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 80 |
Neal CottsNeal Cotts Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2003 | 23 | White Sox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2004 | 24 | White Sox | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
2005 | 25 | White Sox | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2006 | 26 | White Sox | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2007 | 27 | Cubs | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2008 | 28 | Cubs | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2009 | 29 | Cubs | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2013 | 33 | Rangers | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2014 | 34 | Rangers | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2015 | 35 | Brewers | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2015 | 35 | Twins | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 483 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Neal CottsNeal Cotts Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2003 White Sox | P | 4 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
2004 White Sox | P | 56 | 1 | 196 | 10 | 0.2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.24 |
2005 White Sox | P | 69 | 0 | 180 | 16 | 0.2 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
2006 White Sox | P | 70 | 0 | 162 | 13 | 0.2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
2007 Cubs | P | 16 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.06 |
2008 Cubs | P | 50 | 0 | 108 | 8 | 0.2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.50 |
2009 Cubs | P | 19 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
2013 Rangers | P | 58 | 0 | 171 | 10 | 0.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
2014 Rangers | P | 73 | 0 | 201 | 10 | 0.1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.34 |
2015 Brewers | P | 51 | 0 | 149 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.27 |
2015 Twins | P | 17 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 483 | 5 | 1,332 | 80 | 0.2 | 77 | 20 | 57 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.56 | |
10 Years | 483 | 5 | 1,332 | 80 | 0.2 | 77 | 20 | 57 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.56 |
Neal CottsNeal Cotts Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2003 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.59 | 6.75 | 11.48 |
2004 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.93 | 7.99 | 4.13 |
2005 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 8.65 | 4.33 |
2006 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.79 | 7.17 | 4.00 |
2007 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.56 | 7.56 | 4.86 |
2008 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.31 | 10.85 | 3.28 |
2009 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
2013 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.61 | 10.26 | 2.84 |
2014 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.74 | 8.50 | 3.10 |
2015 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.88 | 8.88 | 3.08 |
2015 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.80 | 5.93 | 3.29 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.17 | 8.55 | 3.94 |
Neal CottsNeal Cotts Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2003 Chicago White Sox | 38 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Chicago White Sox | 46 | $301,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Chicago White Sox | 46 | $330,000.00 | - | Stats |
2006 Chicago White Sox | 46 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $825,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $975,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $1,100,000.00 | - | - |
2013 Texas Rangers | 56 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
2014 Texas Rangers | 56 | $2,200,000.00 | - | - |
2015 Milwaukee Brewers | 48 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
2015 Minnesota Twins | 55 | " " | - | - |
Neal Cotts Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Neal James Cotts was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago White Sox (2003-2006), Chicago Cubs (2007-2009), Texas Rangers (2013-2014), Milwaukee Brewers (2015), and Minnesota Twins (2015). When Cotts made his big league debut, on August 12, 2003, he became the first Lebanon High School (Lebanon, IL) graduate to play in the majors!
Did you know that Neal Cotts stepped on the mound in 69 games in 2005, all relief appearances, won four games, lost none of them, pitched 60.1 innings, finished with a 1.94 ERA, surrendered just one homer all year (to Jason Dubois), and won the Setup Man of the Year Award?
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