Kent Bottenfield
[edit] Biography
Born on November 14, 1968 in Portland, Oregon, Kent Bottenfield (Kent Dennis Bottenfield) played for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Anaheim Angels and Houston Astros over the course of his 9 year career. Bottenfield broke into the bigs on July 6, 1992 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 5.07 ERA in 159.2 innings pitched in 1993, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Kent Bottenfield's best season was 1999, when he posted a 3.97 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 124 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 2.23
| 14
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 32.1
| 26
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| 23
| 11
| 2
| 5
| 4.12
| 33
| 49
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 93
| 11
| 33
| 2
| 4
| 5
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 5
| 6.10
| 30
| 53
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 76.2
| 86
| 13
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| 37
| 25
| 5
| 10
| 5.07
| 63
| 102
| 90
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 159.2
| 179
| 24
| 71
| 3
| 4
| 6
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.80
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 5.84
| 15
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24.2
| 28
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1994
| TOT
| N
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 6.15
| 15
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 26.1
| 33
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 2.63
| 33
| 25
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 61.2
| 59
| 3
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 64
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.86
| 74
| 39
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 84
| 82
| 13
| 35
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1998
| STL
| N
| 44
| 17
| 4
| 6
| 4.44
| 98
| 72
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 133.2
| 128
| 13
| 57
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 31
| 31
| 18
| 7
| 3.97
| 124
| 91
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 190.1
| 197
| 21
| 89
| 5
| 1
| 5
|
| 2000
| PHI
| N
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 4.50
| 31
| 24
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 44
| 41
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| 21
| 21
| 7
| 8
| 5.71
| 75
| 82
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 127.2
| 144
| 25
| 56
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 29
| 29
| 8
| 10
| 5.40
| 106
| 106
| 103
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 171.2
| 185
| 30
| 77
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 6.40
| 39
| 44
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 52
| 61
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 271
| 95
| 39
| 41
| 4.35
| 491
| 424
| 379
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 784
| 806
| 98
| 329
| 23
| 15
| 25
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 21
| 21
| 7
| 8
| 5.71
| 75
| 82
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 127.2
| 144
| 25
| 56
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 292
| 116
| 46
| 49
| 4.54
| 566
| 506
| 460
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 911.2
| 950
| 123
| 385
| 27
| 16
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1992
| MON
| N
| P
| 10
| 4
| 32.1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| P
| 23
| 11
| 83
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| .947
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| P
| 14
| 14
| 76.2
| 1
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 6
| .958
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| P
| 37
| 25
| 159.2
| 9
| 32
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 6
| 6
| .953
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| P
| 15
| 1
| 24.2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1994
| TOT
| N
| P
| 16
| 1
| 26.1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 61.2
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 84
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| STL
| N
| P
| 44
| 17
| 133.2
| 3
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 190.1
| 10
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| PHI
| N
| P
| 8
| 8
| 44
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| P
| 21
| 21
| 127.2
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| P
| 29
| 29
| 171.2
| 8
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 3
| .971
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| P
| 13
| 9
| 52
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 292
| 116
| 911.2
| 44
| 141
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 58
| 26
| 17
| .979
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .375
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| 23
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .200
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| 14
| 26
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .269
| .296
| .269
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| 37
| 50
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .220
| .250
| .220
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| TOT
| N
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 64
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| STL
| N
| 44
| 34
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .088
| .088
| .088
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 31
| 61
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .148
| .161
| .197
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| PHI
| N
| 8
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .667
| .667
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 29
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .118
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 271
| 188
| 12
| 29
| 0
| 10
| .154
| .168
| .170
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 65
| 1
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .667
| .667
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 292
| 191
| 13
| 31
| 0
| 10
| .162
| .175
| .178
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 66
| 1
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed June 5, 1986).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Butch Henry (July 16, 1993).
- Granted free agency (June 27, 1994).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (June 29, 1994).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (November 8, 1994).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 3, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1995).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (March 9, 1996).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 1997).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 8, 1998).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Adam Kennedy to Anaheim Angels in exchange for Jim Edmonds (March 23, 2000).
- Traded by Anaheim Angels to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ron Gant (July 29, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2000).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 3, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 2001).
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