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| Name | Team | Age |
| Bill Cotter | Retired (1979, Age 38) | Died (2011, Age 70) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 53 (1961) |
3B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Billy Hamilton League | 0 | 15 years (140 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/12/1941 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (95.4 %) | (48.4 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1964 | PIT | 101 | 327 | 47 | 91 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 12 | .780 | .343 | .437 | .278 |
| 1965 | PIT | 96 | 295 | 51 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 11 | .776 | .328 | .447 | .261 |
| 1966 | PIT | 121 | 311 | 47 | 82 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 59 | 7 | 4 | 11 | .769 | .331 | .437 | .264 |
| 1967 | PIT | 141 | 324 | 45 | 101 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 9 | .818 | .380 | .438 | .312 |
| 1968 | PIT-KC | 93 | 267 | 50 | 71 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 12 | .828 | .363 | .464 | .266 |
| 1969 | KC | 94 | 279 | 32 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 2 | .746 | .319 | .427 | .265 |
| 1970 | DET | 75 | 178 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .890 | .379 | .511 | .287 |
| 1971 | DET | 45 | 121 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .989 | .394 | .595 | .339 |
| 1972 | DET | 60 | 169 | 33 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .790 | .376 | .414 | .296 |
| 1973 | DET | 101 | 206 | 28 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .767 | .330 | .437 | .257 |
| 1974 | DET | 76 | 225 | 33 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .735 | .344 | .391 | .280 |
| 1975 | DET | 81 | 195 | 34 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .927 | .389 | .538 | .328 |
| 1976 | DET | 120 | 332 | 39 | 89 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 17 | .720 | .347 | .373 | .268 |
| 1977 | DET | 86 | 272 | 27 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .788 | .350 | .438 | .298 |
| 1978 | DET | 73 | 213 | 22 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .624 | .296 | .329 | .244 |
| 1979 | DET | 25 | 81 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .472 | .250 | .222 | .198 |
| Total | 1388 | 3795 | 547 | 1056 | 183 | 31 | 114 | 462 | 396 | 618 | 126 | 43 | 127 | .780 | .347 | .433 | .278 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1979-11-01 | Bill Cotter has retired from the Detroit Tigers |
| 1970-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Yellow Canaries and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Bill Cotter, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Yellow Canaries in exchange for Luis Roy. |
| 1968-04-05 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Yellow Canaries and the Pittsburgh Steel Men. The Pittsburgh Steel Men receive Fred Gammons, Hank Groth, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Yellow Canaries in exchange for Bill Cotter. |
| 1968-04-04 | The Pittsburgh Steel Men have re-claimed Bill Cotter from the waiver wire. |
| 1968-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Steel Men have promoted Jerry Shannon to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Men have designated Bill Cotter for assignment. |
| 1964-04-06 | The Pittsburgh Steel Men have promoted Bill Cotter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Men have sent Bobby Oana to the minors. |