1980
Born March 25, 1980
Belleville, IL, USA
Neal Cotts Notable
b. March 25, 1980 · Chicago White Sox 2003–2006, Chicago Cubs 2007–2009, Texas Rangers 2013–2014, Milwaukee Brewers 2015, Minnesota Twins 2015
Neal Cotts played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 2003 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 2015.
He went 21 and 24 with a 3.96 earned run average, pitching 443.3 innings in 483 games. He struck out 421. Across 483 games he batted .500, with 1 hit and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Belleville, IL, USA on March 25, 1980. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year | 1 | 2005 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CHW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | CHW | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | CHW | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | CHW | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | CHC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | CHC | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | CHC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | TEX | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | TEX | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | MIL/MIN | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 483 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CHW | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13.1 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 8.10 |
| 2004 | CHW | 4 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 65.1 | 61 | 41 | 30 | 58 | 5.65 |
| 2005 | CHW | 4 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 38 | 13 | 29 | 58 | 1.94 |
| 2006 | CHW | 1 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 64 | 31 | 24 | 43 | 5.17 |
| 2007 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4.86 |
| 2008 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 43 | 4.29 |
| 2009 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7.36 |
| 2013 | TEX | 8 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 36 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 1.11 |
| 2014 | TEX | 2 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 66.2 | 66 | 32 | 23 | 63 | 4.32 |
| 2015 | MIL/MIN | 1 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 58 | 24 | 22 | 58 | 3.41 |
| Career | — | 21 | 24 | 483 | 5 | 4 | 443.1 | 405 | 195 | 194 | 421 | 3.96 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Major-league debut: Neal Cotts
Neal Cotts made a major-league debut on August 12, 2003.
2015
Final major-league game: Neal Cotts
Neal Cotts played a final major-league game on October 3, 2015.