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Name Team Age
Bill Cotter Retired (1992, Age 36) Died (2023, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11
(1974)
SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Minnie Minoso League 0 13 years (92 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- C+ A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A+ A-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 10/12/1956
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 5 6
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.9 %) B+ (72.9 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1979 1B DET 5 5 46.33 51 51 0 0 4 -1 9.91 1.000
2B DET 10 10 91.0 60 28 32 0 6 -1 5.93 1.000
SS DET 2 2 18.0 6 3 3 0 0 -1 3.00 1.000
LF DET 4 2 19.0 7 7 0 0 0 +1 3.32 1.000
CF DET 35 35 311.0 77 73 0 4 0 -2 2.11 .948
RF DET 8 8 73.0 16 16 0 0 0 -1 1.97 1.000
1980 1B DET 15 15 129.0 140 138 1 1 10 -5 9.70 .993
3B DET 2 2 17.0 6 3 2 1 0 0 2.65 .833
LF DET 114 106 951.0 235 233 1 1 1 -1 2.21 .996
RF DET 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1981 2B DET 46 46 415.0 258 103 149 6 31 +1 5.47 .977
3B DET 60 60 514.0 162 36 110 16 5 -15 2.56 .901
CF DET 36 36 314.66 90 90 0 0 0 +2 2.57 1.000
1982 SS DET 142 142 1242.66 645 218 409 18 70 -18 4.54 .972
1983 2B DET 6 6 56.0 37 9 28 0 4 -2 5.95 1.000
SS DET 119 119 1065.0 566 191 360 15 65 +11 4.66 .973
CF DET 10 10 90.0 22 22 0 0 0 +1 2.20 1.000
RF DET 7 7 61.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.03 1.000
1984 SS DET 140 140 1257.33 665 229 427 9 88 +1 4.70 .986
CF DET 2 2 17.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.65 1.000
1985 SS DET 142 142 1261.66 652 236 405 11 91 +13 4.57 .983
1986 SS DET 142 142 1261.33 689 247 432 10 98 +11 4.84 .985
1987 SS DET 142 142 1280.0 738 252 471 15 98 +11 5.08 .980
1988 1B DET 23 23 196.0 214 204 7 3 18 -3 9.69 .986
2B DET 8 8 69.0 47 15 31 1 6 0 6.00 .979
3B DET 9 9 77.66 25 6 18 1 0 -2 2.78 .960
SS DET 64 53 489.0 255 80 162 13 28 +8 4.45 .949
LF DET 3 3 27.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1989 1B DET 22 22 192.0 177 171 6 0 12 -3 8.30 1.000
2B DET 3 3 30.0 15 5 10 0 0 +1 4.50 1.000
3B DET 6 6 52.0 9 1 7 1 1 0 1.38 .889
SS DET 65 59 526.0 275 101 166 8 32 +1 4.57 .971
LF DET 4 4 35.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 2.31 1.000
RF DET 3 3 27.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.33 1.000
1990 1B DET 3 3 29.0 30 29 1 0 0 +1 9.31 1.000
3B DET 2 2 18.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 2.00 .800
SS DET 106 104 936.33 475 142 321 12 78 +8 4.45 .975
LF DET 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
RF DET 4 4 35.66 11 11 0 0 0 0 2.78 1.000
1991 1B DET 3 3 26.0 21 20 1 0 1 0 7.27 1.000
2B DET 9 9 80.0 50 21 26 3 8 -1 5.29 .940
3B DET 16 16 139.66 41 10 29 2 3 -1 2.51 .951
SS DET 14 12 113.66 63 14 44 5 6 +2 4.59 .921
RF DET 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5.62 1.000
1992 2B MIL 2 2 18.0 10 6 4 0 1 0 5.00 1.000
3B MIL 12 12 106.0 12 7 4 1 0 0 0.93 .917
LF MIL 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
Pos Total 1B 71 71 618.33 633 613 16 4 45 -11 9.16 .994
2B 84 84 759.0 477 187 280 10 56 -2 5.54 .979
3B 107 107 924.32 260 65 172 23 9 -18 2.31 .912
SS 1078 1057 9450.97 5029 1713 3200 116 654 +47 4.68 .977
LF 127 117 1050.0 257 255 1 1 1 0 2.19 .996
CF 83 83 732.66 194 190 0 4 0 +1 2.33 .979
RF 24 24 213.66 48 48 0 0 0 -1 2.02 1.000
Total 1574 1543 13748.94 6898 3071 3669 158 765 +16 4.41 .977
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01Bill Cotter has retired from the Milwaukee Puns
1992-04-05The Milwaukee Puns have acquired Bill Cotter from the waiver wire.
1992-04-01The Detroit River Cats have promoted Santiago Meyers to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have designated Bill Cotter for assignment.
1990-06-27Bill Cotter of the Detroit River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1990-03-07The Detroit River Cats have placed Bill Cotter on the trade block.
1989-06-18Bill Cotter of the Detroit River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1987-10-05Bill Cotter of the Detroit River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1979-06-15The Detroit River Cats have promoted Bill Cotter to the major league team.
1976-06-17The Detroit River Cats have acquired Bill Cotter from the waiver wire.
1976-06-13The Chicago Whales waive Bill Cotter.