1968
Born November 14, 1968
Portland, OR, USA
Kent Bottenfield Notable
b. November 14, 1968 · Montreal Expos 1992–1993, Colorado Rockies 1993–1994, San Francisco Giants 1994, Chicago Cubs 1996–1997, St. Louis Cardinals 1998–1999, Anaheim Angels 2000, Philadelphia Phillies 2000, Houston Astros 2001
Kent Bottenfield played for eight clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1992 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2001.
He went 46 and 49 with a 4.54 earned run average, pitching 911.7 innings in 292 games. He struck out 566 and threw 1 shutout. Across 292 games he batted .162, with 31 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1999.
He was born in Portland, OR, USA on November 14, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1999 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | MON | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .375 |
| 1993 | COL/MON | 37 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .220 |
| 1994 | COL/SFG | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | CHC | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1997 | CHC | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | STL | 44 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .088 |
| 1999 | STL | 31 | 61 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .148 |
| 2000 | ANA/PHI | 29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .118 |
| 2001 | HOU | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 292 | 191 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 1 | .162 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | MON | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32.1 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 2.23 |
| 1993 | COL/MON | 5 | 10 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 159.2 | 179 | 90 | 71 | 63 | 5.07 |
| 1994 | COL/SFG | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 26.1 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 6.15 |
| 1996 | CHC | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 59 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 2.63 |
| 1997 | CHC | 2 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 84.0 | 82 | 36 | 35 | 74 | 3.86 |
| 1998 | STL | 4 | 6 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 133.2 | 128 | 66 | 57 | 98 | 4.44 |
| 1999 | STL | 18 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 190.1 | 197 | 84 | 89 | 124 | 3.97 |
| 2000 | ANA/PHI | 8 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 171.2 | 185 | 103 | 77 | 106 | 5.40 |
| 2001 | HOU | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 52.0 | 61 | 37 | 16 | 39 | 6.40 |
| Career | — | 46 | 49 | 292 | 116 | 10 | 911.2 | 950 | 460 | 385 | 566 | 4.54 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Major-league debut: Kent Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield made a major-league debut on July 6, 1992.
2001
Final major-league game: Kent Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield played a final major-league game on June 9, 2001.