Walter
Cottone
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 18, 1938 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 34 DM FL $ 769,600   4 4 4 4 5 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 7 7 8 8 8
1974 35 DM FL $ 769,600   4 5 4 4 5 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1975 36 NO FL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1976 37 LV FL     4 5 4 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 769,600   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 34 DM FL $ 769,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 35 DM FL $ 769,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 36 NO FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 37 LV FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 769,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 34 DM FL 3 2 .600 29 0 0 0 0 28.0 51 23 3 9 24 7.39 .398 .435 .602 1.036 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 40 7 0 0 0 72.3 86 40 10 14 90 4.98 .296 .328 .457 .785  
1974 35 DM FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 0 3 9.00 .250 .250 .750 1.000 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 44 0 0 0 0 69.0 70 26 5 16 86 3.39 .270 .313 .390 .703  
1975 36 NO FL 2 0 1.000 22 1 0 0 0 39.7 32 14 4 10 43 3.18 .216 .270 .351 .622 2.9
1976 37 LV FL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.3 8 4 2 2 4 8.31 .400 .455 .700 1.155 0.0
4 Years Sim 5 2 .714 57 1 0 0 0 74.0 93 43 10 21 74 5.23 .306 .352 .490 .842 2.9
2 Years AAA 5 2 .714 84 7 0 0 0 141.3 156 66 15 30 176 4.20 .284 .321 .425 .746  
Season Average 1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 0 18.5 23 10 2 5 18 5.23 .306 .352 .490 .842  
Career Highs 3 2 1.000 29 1 0 0 0 39.7 51 23 4 10 43 9.00 .400 .455 .750 1.155  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   51 28 7 11 43   .295 .337 .503 .840
vs LH   42 15 3 10 31   .321 .369 .473 .842
Home 3 0 1.000 26 1 0 0 0 32.7 43 20 6 9 31 5.51 .321 .364 .552 .916
Away 2 2 .500 31 0 0 0 0 41.3 50 23 4 12 43 5.01 .294 .341 .441 .782
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 6 1 0 0 0 11.0 9 4 0 3 8 3.28 .225 .279 .300 .579
May 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 4.7 11 5 3 2 6 9.66 .458 .500 .875 1.375
June 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 2 1 1 5 6.77 .333 .385 .667 1.051
July 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 16.0 17 6 0 4 16 3.38 .266 .309 .375 .684
August 3 1 .750 22 0 0 0 0 24.3 38 21 4 9 23 7.77 .358 .409 .557 .965
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 0 15.3 14 5 2 2 16 2.94 .241 .267 .431 .698
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 35 DM FL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1975 36 NO FL 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.1  
Career Highs 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
August 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 34 DM FL P 29 0 28.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.32    
1974 35 DM FL P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1975 36 NO FL P 22 1 39.7 2 4 1 0 .857 1.36    
1976 37 LV FL P 5 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   57 1 74.0 2 5 1 0 .875 0.85    
Career Highs   29 1 39.7 2 4 1 0 1.000 1.36    
History
Drafted in 17th round, 405th overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Earned first career win on 7/24/1973
Injured on 9/29/1973 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Released by Des Moines on 1/31/1975
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 2/15/1975 to a minor league contract.Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/6/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Released by Las Vegas on 6/1/1976