Kurt Abbott

Full Name: Kurt Thomas Abbott Primary Position: SS,2B Height/Weight: 5' 11"/180 First Game: September 7, 1993 Birthdate: June 2, 1969 Final Game: April 13, 2001 Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio MLB Experience: 9 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Kurt Abbott (Kurt Thomas Abbott) was born on June 2, 1969 in Zanesville, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1993 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1994, his rookie year, he hit .249 with 9 home runs and 33 RBI. Abbott played for the Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Kurt Abbott's best season was 1995, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 60 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1993	OAK	A	20	61	11	15	3	9	.246	.281	.410	1	0	3	20	0	3	2	0	3
1994	FLA	N	101	345	41	86	9	33	.249	.291	.394	17	3	16	98	5	3	3	1	5
1995	FLA	N	120	420	60	107	17	60	.255	.318	.452	18	7	36	110	5	2	4	4	6
1996	FLA	N	109	320	37	81	8	33	.253	.307	.428	18	7	22	99	3	4	3	1	7
1997	FLA	N	94	252	35	69	6	30	.274	.315	.433	18	2	14	68	1	6	3	3	5
1998	OAK	A	35	123	17	33	2	9	.268	.326	.390	7	1	10	34	1	1	2	0	3
1998	COL	N	42	71	9	18	3	15	.254	.276	.465	6	0	2	19	1	0	0	0	2
1998	Total		77	194	26	51	5	24	.263	.308	.418	13	1	12	53	2	1	2	0	5
1999	COL	N	96	286	41	78	8	41	.273	.310	.430	17	2	16	69	0	2	3	0	4
2000	NY	N	79	157	22	34	6	12	.217	.283	.389	7	1	14	51	1	0	1	2	2
2001	ATL	N	6	9	0	2	0	0	.222	.222	.222	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0
Total	NL		647	1860	245	475	57	224	.255	.304	.425	101	22	120	517	16	17	18	11	31
Total	AL		55	184	28	48	5	18	.261	.312	.397	8	1	13	54	1	4	4	0	6
Total			702	2044	273	523	62	242	.256	.305	.423	109	23	133	571	17	21	22	11	37

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1993	OAK	A	LF	13	11	102.1	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1993	OAK	A	SS	6	3	32.2	3	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.938
1993	OAK	A	OF	13	11	102.1	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1993	OAK	A	2B	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1994	FLA	N	SS	99	93	825.1	162	260	15	61	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1995	FLA	N	SS	115	109	975	149	290	19	66	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1996	FLA	N	3B	33	27	218.1	22	43	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	.915
1996	FLA	N	2B	20	15	140.1	35	39	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	FLA	N	SS	44	41	360	66	123	6	34	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1997	FLA	N	SS	7	6	57.1	10	19	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	FLA	N	LF	10	6	45	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	FLA	N	3B	4	2	20.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1997	FLA	N	OF	10	6	45	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	FLA	N	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	FLA	N	2B	54	43	374	101	116	7	21	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1998	OAK	A	SS	28	28	232	40	70	11	16	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1998	OAK	A	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	OAK	A	LF	5	0	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	OAK	A	RF	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	OAK	A	OF	5	1	21	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	OAK	A	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	COL	N	OF	9	6	48	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1998	COL	N	RF	5	4	31	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1998	COL	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	COL	N	2B	7	5	43	13	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	COL	N	LF	4	2	17	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	COL	N	SS	7	3	25	4	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	COL	N	3B	3	0	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	Total		3B	4	0	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	Total		OF	14	7	69	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.950
1998	Total		DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	Total		RF	6	5	38	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1998	Total		LF	9	2	31	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	Total		SS	35	31	257	44	76	11	18	0	0	0	0	0	.916
1999	COL	N	OF	4	3	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	COL	N	RF	2	1	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	COL	N	2B	66	58	489.2	124	145	3	34	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1999	COL	N	SS	3	1	14	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1999	COL	N	1B	8	7	48.2	57	3	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	COL	N	CF	2	2	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	NY	N	CF	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	NY	N	SS	39	25	250	47	75	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	.953
2000	NY	N	OF	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	NY	N	2B	23	8	104	23	29	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2000	NY	N	3B	2	2	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2001	ATL	N	2B	1	1	8	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2001	ATL	N	SS	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	4	2	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	43	27	244.1	69	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
Total			2B	173	130	1162	297	352	11	67	0	0	0	0	0	.983
Total			DH	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	8	6	48	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
Total			3B	43	31	263	30	46	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	.916
Total			LF	32	19	178.1	59	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.984
Total			SS	349	309	2773.1	485	860	59	199	0	0	0	0	0	.958
Total			1B	8	7	48.2	57	3	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Transactions

• Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the free-agent draft on (June 5, 1989 - signed on June 15, 1989).
• Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Kerwin Moore on (December 20, 1993).
• Traded by the Florida Marlins to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Eric Ludwick on (December 19, 1997).
• Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash and a player to be named later on (June 9, 1998); Oakland Athletics received Ara Petrosian (June 18, 1998).
• Granted free agency on (November 1, 1999).
• Signed by the New York Mets on (January 26, 2000).
• Granted free agency on (November 3, 2000).
• Signed by the Atlanta Braves on (January 8, 2001).
• Granted free agency on (November 5, 2001).
• Signed by the Minnesota Twins on (January 14, 2002).