Frank Catalanotto (Frank John Catalanotto) was born on April 27, 1974 in Smithtown, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1997 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 6 home runs and 25 RBI. Catalanotto played for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 11 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Frank Catalanotto's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he hit for a .299 average and knocked in 59 runs. However, others believe that it was 2001, when he hit for a .330 average and knocked in 54 runs.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
K
SB
CS
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
1997
DET
13
26
2
8
2
0
0
3
3
7
0
0
.308
.379
.385
.764
1998
DET
89
213
23
60
13
2
6
25
12
39
3
2
.282
.325
.446
.771
1999
DET
100
286
41
79
19
0
11
35
15
49
3
4
.276
.327
.458
.785
2000
TEX
103
282
55
82
13
2
10
42
33
36
6
2
.291
.375
.457
.832
2001
TEX
133
463
77
153
31
5
11
54
39
55
15
5
.330
.391
.490
.882
2002
TEX
68
212
42
57
16
6
3
23
25
27
9
5
.269
.364
.443
.808
2003
TOR
133
489
83
146
34
6
13
59
35
62
2
2
.299
.351
.472
.823
2004
TOR
75
249
27
73
19
1
1
26
17
33
1
0
.293
.344
.390
.734
2005
TOR
130
419
56
126
29
5
8
59
37
53
0
2
.301
.367
.451
.818
2006
TOR
128
437
56
131
36
2
7
56
52
37
1
3
.300
.376
.439
.816
2007
TEX
103
331
52
86
20
4
11
44
28
37
2
1
.260
.337
.444
.781
Career
1075
3407
514
1001
232
33
81
426
296
435
42
26
.294
.359
.453
.812
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
TC
A
E
DP
FPCT
1997
DET
2B
6
4
34
7
16
9
0
0
1.000
1998
DET
3B
3
3
21
0
6
5
1
1
.833
1998
DET
2B
31
12
126
38
76
36
2
10
.974
1998
DET
1B
18
12
116
124
134
10
0
9
1.000
1999
DET
3B
21
18
162
8
36
26
2
4
.944
1999
DET
2B
32
19
179
24
88
61
3
7
.966
1999
DET
1B
32
24
219
219
230
11
0
29
1.000
2000
TEX
1B
17
12
107
100
110
7
3
12
.973
2000
TEX
RF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2000
TEX
2B
50
35
322
69
180
105
6
22
.967
2001
TEX
RF
15
14
113
19
19
0
0
0
1.000
2001
TEX
LF
78
72
647
168
171
2
1
0
.994
2001
TEX
3B
11
6
53
6
24
17
1
0
.958
2001
TEX
2B
13
10
89
18
43
23
2
8
.953
2001
TEX
1B
5
0
7
6
8
2
0
0
1.000
2002
TEX
LF
26
19
173
34
35
0
1
0
.971
2002
TEX
2B
23
15
139
24
72
47
1
8
.986
2002
TEX
1B
15
9
85
88
93
5
0
6
1.000
2003
TOR
1B
5
2
23
19
24
3
2
3
.917
2003
TOR
RF
43
40
340
55
55
0
0
0
1.000
2003
TOR
LF
61
55
460
91
96
4
1
0
.990
2004
TOR
LF
41
34
309
67
70
1
2
1
.971
2005
TOR
LF
111
99
761
163
167
4
0
0
1.000
2006
TOR
RF
1
1
8
3
4
0
1
0
.750
2006
TOR
LF
101
94
760
140
150
10
0
3
1.000
2007
TEX
1B
14
13
96
94
100
6
0
8
1.000
2007
TEX
LF
64
60
483
98
100
2
0
0
1.000
Total
1006
832
5837
1682
2107
396
29
131
.986
Awards
Transactions
Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 2, 1992).
Selected by Oakland Athletics from Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 9, 1996).
Returned to Detroit Tigers (March 21, 1997).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Francisco Cordero, Bill Haselman, Gabe Kapler, Justin Thompson and Alan Webb to Texas Rangers in exchange for Juan Gonzalez, Danny Patterson and Greg Zaun (November 2, 1999).
