What years did Kent Bottenfield play?

Kent Bottenfield played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2001.

Was Kent Bottenfield a pitcher?

Yes. Kent Bottenfield pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 566 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kent Bottenfield hit?

Kent Bottenfield hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.

What was Kent Bottenfield's career batting average?

Kent Bottenfield batted .162 over his career, with 31 hits in 191 at bats.

How many RBI did Kent Bottenfield have?

Kent Bottenfield drove in 10 runs in his career.

What was Kent Bottenfield's career ERA?

Kent Bottenfield finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 46-49 with 566 strikeouts.

Kent Bottenfield

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2001)

Kent Bottenfield was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2001 for 8 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 10 seasons. Across 292 career appearances, he went 46-49 with a 4.54 ERA and 566 strikeouts. Kent Bottenfield was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 46–49

ERA 4.54

WHIP 1.46

SO 566

Pitcher PIV -10348.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 225 lb
Born: 11/14/1968 in Portland, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-07-06
Last Game: 2001-06-09
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Kent Dennis Bottenfield

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kent Bottenfield — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
46	49	292	116	2	1	10	911.2	950	460	123	385	566	4.54	-10348.5

Career ERA 4.54 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Kent Bottenfield Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	MON	NL	1	2	10	4	0	0	1	32.1	26	8	11	14	2.23	3.75 (+41%)	254.6
1993	MON	NL	2	5	23	11	0	0	0	83.0	93	38	33	33	4.12	4.19 (+2%)	-2280.3
1993	COL	NL	3	5	14	14	1	0	0	76.2	86	52	38	30	6.10	4.19 (-46%)	-3345.7
1994	COL	NL	3	1	15	1	0	0	1	24.2	28	16	10	15	5.84	4.51 (-29%)	378.3
1994	SFN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	5	2	0	0	10.80	—	0.0
1996	CHN	NL	3	5	48	0	0	0	1	61.2	59	18	19	33	2.63	4.61 (+43%)	1259.8
1997	CHN	NL	2	3	64	0	0	0	2	84.0	82	36	35	74	3.86	4.39 (+12%)	-611.5
1998	SLN	NL	4	6	44	17	0	0	4	133.2	128	66	57	98	4.44	4.43 (avg)	430.6
1999	SLN	NL	18	7	31	31	0	0	0	190.1	197	84	89	124	3.97	4.71 (+16%)	-183.0
2000	ANA	AL	7	8	21	21	0	0	0	127.2	144	81	56	75	5.71	4.77 (-20%)	-3580.4
2000	PHI	NL	1	2	8	8	1	1	0	44.0	41	22	21	31	4.50	4.77 (+6%)	150.3
2001	HOU	NL	2	5	13	9	0	0	1	52.0	61	37	16	39	6.40	4.42 (-45%)	-2821.1
Career · 12 seasons			46	49	292	116	2	1	10	911.2	950	460	385	566	4.54	—	-10,348

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Kent Bottenfield — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
292	191	13	31	3	0	0	10	1	2	66	.162	.175	.178	.353	-567

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 39.1% below league average.

Career OBP .175 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Career SLG .178 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Kent Bottenfield Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	MON	NL	10	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	MON	NL	23	24	1	4	0	0	0	0	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	14	26	1	7	0	3	1	1	10	.269	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	COL	NL	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SFN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHN	NL	48	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHN	NL	64	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SLN	NL	44	34	3	3	0	2	0	0	9	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	31	61	4	9	3	5	0	1	26	.148	.271 (-46%)	.344 (-53%)	.433 (-55%)	.778 (-54%)	-566.8
2000	ANA	AL	21	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	8	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	HOU	NL	13	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			292	191	13	31	3	10	1	2	66	.162	—	—	—	—	-567

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Kent Bottenfield — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	152	86	10	15	0	3	.174
Away	140	105	3	16	0	7	.152

Pitching — Home / Away

Kent Bottenfield — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	152	485.2	519	257	202	306	4.76
Away	140	426.0	431	203	183	260	4.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kent Bottenfield — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2001-06-09	HOU	TEX	L	0	0	0
2001-06-03	HOU	LAD	L	2	0	0
2001-05-29	HOU	SDP	L	2	0	0
2001-05-23	HOU	SDP	L	0	0	0
2001-05-18	HOU	CIN	L	1	0	0
2001-05-13	HOU	CIN	W	2	0	2
2001-05-07	HOU	PHI	L	1	0	1
2001-04-30	HOU	NYN	L	0	0	0
2001-04-24	HOU	ATL	W	1	1	0
2001-04-21	HOU	STL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kent Bottenfield — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-06-09	HOU	TEX	L	1.2	6	6	6	2	1	2
2001-06-03	HOU	LAD	—	5.0	8	5	5	1	3	1
2001-05-29	HOU	SDP	L	6.0	5	4	4	3	7	2
2001-05-23	HOU	SDP	—	3.0	5	5	3	1	2	2
2001-05-18	HOU	CIN	L	5.0	6	6	2	0	5	1
2001-05-13	HOU	CIN	W	5.2	5	3	2	1	3	0
2001-05-07	HOU	PHI	L	5.0	8	5	5	1	3	2
2001-04-30	HOU	NYN	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	2
2001-04-24	HOU	ATL	SV	3.1	1	1	1	3	0	0
2001-04-21	HOU	STL	—	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kent Bottenfield — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	292	116	45	141	4	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kent Bottenfield — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	MON	P	10	4	2	2	0	0
1993	MON	P	23	11	8	10	1	4
1993	COL	P	14	14	1	22	1	1
1994	COL	P	15	1	1	2	1	0
1994	SFN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996	CHN	P	48	0	6	12	0	2
1997	CHN	P	64	0	5	5	0	0
1998	SLN	P	44	17	3	27	0	0
1999	SLN	P	31	31	10	30	0	3
2000	ANA	P	21	21	7	18	0	1
2000	PHI	P	8	8	2	8	1	0
2001	HOU	P	13	9	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Kent Bottenfield Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	292

Salary History

Kent Bottenfield — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	HOU	NL	$2,000,000
2000	ANA	AL	$4,000,000
1999	SLN	NL	$850,000
1998	SLN	NL	$800,000
1997	CHN	NL	$195,000
1996	CHN	NL	$111,000
1994	COL	NL	$187,500
1993	MON	NL	$113,500
Total Career Earnings			$8,257,000

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Kent Bottenfield: the record in brief

Kent Bottenfield played a first major league game on July 6, 1992 and a last one on June 9, 2001. Club by club, the record runs the Montreal Expos (1992 through 1993), the Colorado Rockies (1993 to 1994), the San Francisco Giants (1994), the Chicago Cubs (1996 through 1997), the St. Louis Cardinals (1998 through 1999), the Anaheim Angels (2000), the Philadelphia Phillies (2000), and the Houston Astros (2001). Bottenfield is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 3 inches and 225 pounds. Bottenfield batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is November 14, 1968, in Portland, OR, USA. Kent Bottenfield was the playing name; the full given name is Kent Dennis.

Bottenfield pitched in 292 games, starting 116, and finished with a 46-49 record and 4.54 ERA. The totals include 566 strikeouts and 10 saves. Bottenfield's 4.54 ERA was close to the 4.43 league figure for those seasons. Bottenfield won 18 games in 1999, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kent Bottenfield

What years did Kent Bottenfield play?: Kent Bottenfield played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2001.
Was Kent Bottenfield a pitcher?: Yes. Kent Bottenfield pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 566 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kent Bottenfield hit?: Kent Bottenfield hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.
What was Kent Bottenfield's career batting average?: Kent Bottenfield batted .162 over his career, with 31 hits in 191 at bats.
How many RBI did Kent Bottenfield have?: Kent Bottenfield drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Kent Bottenfield's career ERA?: Kent Bottenfield finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 46-49 with 566 strikeouts.