Neal Cotts
Bats L Throws L6'2" 200 lbBorn 1980 Belleville, USADebut 2003Team MINDraft 2001 R2 #69 Athletics, Illinois State
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2015 | MIN | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2014 | TEX | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2013 | TEX | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2009 | CHC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2008 | CHC | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -130.9 |
| 2007 | CHC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2006 | CWS | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2005 | CWS | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2004 | CWS | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 699.9 |
| 2003 | CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 483 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 284.5 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2015 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 3.41 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 269 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 98.7 |
| 2014 | TEX | 2 | 9 | 4.32 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 286 | 6 | 23 | 63 | 97.8 | | |
| 2013 | TEX | 8 | 3 | 1.11 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 223 | 2 | 18 | 65 | 128.1 | | |
| 2009 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 7.36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 66.1 | | |
| 2008 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 4.29 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 160 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 97.5 | | |
| 2007 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 4.86 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 76 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 102.5 | | |
| 2006 | CWS | 1 | 2 | 5.17 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 251 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 85.4 | | |
| 2005 | CWS | 4 | 0 | 1.94 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 | 248 | 1 | 29 | 58 | 123.9 | | |
| 2004 | CWS | 4 | 4 | 5.65 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 65.3 | 281 | 13 | 30 | 58 | | | |
| 2003 | CWS | 1 | 1 | 8.10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | 69 | 1 | 17 | 10 | | | |
| Career | | 21 | 24 | 3.96 | 483 | 5 | 4 | 443.3 | 1918 | 58 | 194 | 421 | 103.5 | | 103.5 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2015 | MIN | P | 68 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | TEX | P | 73 | 67 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | TEX | P | 58 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | CHC | P | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | CHC | P | 50 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | |
| 2007 | CHC | P | 16 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2006 | CWS | P | 70 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2005 | CWS | P | 69 | 60 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2004 | CWS | P | 56 | 65 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.900 | |
| 2003 | CWS | P | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | Pit | 197 | 48.0 IP, 29% K | 3.94 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pit | 55 | 13.2 IP, 24% K | 3.41 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 31 | 7.1 IP, 6% K | 5.07 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 100 | 23.2 IP, 23% K | 3.88 | |
| 2016 | AAA | nan | Pit | 186 | 44.2 IP, 20% K | 3.87 | |
| 2013 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 82 | 23.0 IP, 51% K | 0.78 | |
| 2012 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 142 | 31.2 IP, 29% K | 4.62 | |
| 2009 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pit | 51 | 12.2 IP, 22% K | 2.95 | |
| 2008 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pit | 110 | 27.0 IP, 30% K | 2.00 | |
| 2007 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pit | 217 | 50.1 IP, 22% K | 4.85 | |
| 2003 | AA | Birmingham Barons | Pit | 440 | 108.1 IP, 30% K | 2.16 | |
| 2002 | A+ | Modesto A's | Pit | 611 | 137.2 IP, 29% K | 4.13 | |
| 2001 | A+ | Visalia Oaks | Pit | 139 | 31.0 IP, 24% K | 2.32 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2015 | 0.251 | 0.370 | 0.337 | 0.294 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.20 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.86 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2015 | MIL | $3,000,000 |
| 2014 | TEX | $2,200,000 |
| 2009 | CHC | $1,100,000 |
| 2007 | CHC | $825,000 |
| 2006 | CWS | $400,000 |
| 2005 | CWS | $330,000 |
| 2004 | CWS | $301,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.