John Cotton

John Cotton [John Farrow Cotton] is a former American Minor League Baseball Player active during the 1989-2003 seasons whose career included a stint at AAA. He last played for the Sioux City Explorers (Northern League) in 2003. Cotton was born on October 30th, 1970 in Houston, Texas and is currently 56 years old. He played his high school baseball for the Crockett High School Bulldogs in Crockett, Texas. He played College Baseball for the Angelina College Roadruners. He was drafted and signed in the 10th round (255th overall) of the 1989 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Indians. Ranked by Baseball America as the Cleveland Indians No. 8 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. His most frequent teammate throughout his career, based on statistics listed below was Pork Chop Pough [6 seasons]. Cotton played 5 ...

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minor league seasons with the Cleveland Guardians, 2 seasons with the San Diego Padres, 2 seasons with the Colorado Rockies, 1 season with the Chicago Cubs, 1 season with the Detroit Tigers, 1 season with the Chicago White Sox, 1 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1 season with the Washington Nationals and 1 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Played 2 years of Independent League Baseball between 2002-2003.

Career Notes: Played for United States in the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	lnp	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
1989	Burlington Indians	App	Rk	CLE	-	18			83	64	227	36	47	5	1	2	22	20	3	22	56	3	4	1	0	0	60	257	8	39	.207	.285	.264	.549	.229	.057	.265	8.56	21.79	2.55	113.50
1990	Watertown Indians	NYPL	A-	CLE	-	19			92	73	286	53	60	9	4	2	27	24	7	40	71	2	1	2	2	0	83	331	15	45	.210	.309	.290	.599	.280	.080	.270	12.08	21.45	1.78	143.00
1991	Columbus Indians	SAL	A	CLE	-	20			119	122	405	88	92	11	9	13	42	57	14	93	135	3	3	3	1	0	160	507	33	59	.227	.373	.395	.768	.504	.168	.304	18.34	26.63	1.45	31.15
1992	Kinston Indians	Caro	A+	CLE	-	21			93	103	360	67	72	7	3	11	39	23	7	48	106	2	1	2	1	0	118	413	21	51	.200	.296	.328	.624	.306	.128	.249	11.62	25.67	2.21	32.73
1993	Kinston Indians	Caro	A+	CLE	-	22			106	127	454	81	120	16	3	13	51	28	24	59	130	11	5	2	1	0	181	531	32	88	.264	.361	.399	.760	.273	.135	.342	11.11	24.48	2.20	34.92
1994	Springfield Sultans	Midw	A	SDN	-	23			106*	24	82	14	19	5	3	1	8	7	1	12	19	0	0	0	0	0	33	94	9	10	.232	.330	.402	.732	.390	.170	.290	12.77	20.21	1.58	82.00
1994	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Calif	A+	SDN	-	23			87	48	171	35	35	3	2	4	19	9	3	22	48	2	0	0	0	3	54	195	9	26	.205	.303	.316	.619	.275	.111	.261	11.28	24.62	2.18	42.75
1994	Wichita Wranglers	Tex	AA	SDN	-	23			88*	34	85	9	16	4	0	3	14	2	0	13	20	1	0	2	3	3	29	101	7	9	.188	.297	.341	.638	.329	.153	.203	12.87	19.80	1.54	28.33
1995	Memphis Chicks	Sou	AA	SDN	-	24			105	121	407	60	103	19	8	12	47	15	6	38	101	4	6	4	0	2	174	459	39	64	.253	.320	.428	.748	.290	.175	.305	8.28	22.00	2.66	33.92
1996	Jacksonville Suns	Sou	AA	DET	-	25			106	63	217	34	52	7	4	13	39	15	3	19	66	2	0	1	2	2	106	239	24	28	.240	.305	.488	.793	.392	.248	.281	7.95	27.62	3.47	16.69
1996	Toledo Mud Hens	IL	AAA	DET	-	25			70	50	171	14	32	7	1	4	19	4	4	7	64	2	2	0	0	1	53	182	12	20	.187	.228	.310	.538	.164	.123	.272	3.85	35.16	9.14	42.75
1997	Birmingham Barons	Sou	AA	CHA	-	26			114*	33	124	23	36	10	2	7	26	1	2	9	33	2	0	1	0	3	71	136	19	17	.290	.346	.573	.919	.347	.283	.341	6.62	24.26	3.67	17.71
1997	Nashville Sounds	Amer	AAA	CHA	-	26			101	94	323	45	87	14	3	11	50	8	2	24	94	0	1	2	1	7	140	350	28	59	.269	.318	.433	.751	.257	.164	.345	6.86	26.86	3.92	29.36
1998	Daytona Cubs	FSL	A+	CHN	-	27				12	48	8	14	4	0	3	11	0	0	3	8	1	0	0	0	3	27	52	7	7	.292	.346	.563	.909	.333	.271	.297	5.77	15.38	2.67	16.00
1998	West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx	Sou	AA	CHN	-	27			105	90	319	46	93	14	3	13	53	10	3	19	68	4	0	5	1	3	152	347	30	63	.292	.334	.476	.810	.266	.184	.329	5.48	19.60	3.58	24.54
1999	Carolina Mudcats	Sou	AA	COL	-	28			109*	42	163	27	46	9	0	10	21	0	1	10	48	1	0	0	1	3	85	174	19	27	.282	.328	.521	.849	.294	.239	.343	5.75	27.59	4.80	16.30
1999	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	PCL	AAA	COL	-	28			114	70	235	50	74	18	1	15	48	4	2	14	64	2	1	3	4	6	139	255	34	40	.315	.354	.591	.945	.345	.276	.371	5.49	25.10	4.57	15.67
2000	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	PCL	AAA	COL	24	29			122	103	314	58	103	21	5	16	62	13	0	30	97	1	0	2	3	6	182	347	42	61	.328	.386	.580	.966	.389	.252	.429	8.65	27.95	3.23	19.63
2001	Harrisburg Senators	East	AA	MON	-	30				5	17	5	5	0	0	3	8	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	14	18	3	2	.294	.333	.824	1.157	.588	.530	.222	5.56	27.78	5.00	5.67
2001	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	PIT	-	30			79	30	80	7	16	4	0	1	9	0	2	5	22	0	1	0	1	3	23	86	5	11	.200	.247	.288	.535	.125	.088	.263	5.81	25.58	4.40	80.00
2001	Ottawa Lynx	IL	AAA	MON	-	30			115*	24	93	11	26	8	1	5	15	2	1	6	25	1	0	0	2	1	51	100	14	12	.280	.330	.548	.878	.344	.268	.333	6.00	25.00	4.17	18.60
2001	Las Vegas Stars	PCL	AAA	LAN	34	30			79	42	127	15	26	2	0	8	17	1	1	11	44	2	0	0	3	2	52	140	10	16	.205	.279	.409	.688	.291	.204	.240	7.86	31.43	4.00	15.88
2002	Quebec Capitales	Northern	Indy		-	31			113	85	345	65	106	18	3	12	73	2	0	30	66	0	0	0	0	3	166	375	33	73	.307	.363	.481	.844	.267	.174	.000	8.00	17.60	2.20	28.75
2003	Sioux City Explorers	Northern	Indy		-	32			115	71	273	45	81	22	3	8	44	4	1	30	55	3	0	2	3	7	133	308	33	48	.297	.370	.487	.857	.311	.190	.344	9.74	17.86	1.83	34.13
Tot:	Minors (13 yrs)		Minors							1374	4708	786	1174	197	53	170	647	243	86	505	1324	46	25	30	26	48	1987	5314	420	754	.249	.326	.422	.748	.313	.173	.309	9.50	24.92	2.62	27.69
Tot:	Indy (2 yrs)		Indy							156	618	110	187	40	6	20	117	6	1	60	121	3	0	2	3	10	299	683	66	121	.303	.366	.484	.850	.286	.181	.349	8.78	17.72	2.02	30.90
Tot:	Rk (1 yrs)		Rk							64	227	36	47	5	1	2	22	20	3	22	56	3	4	1	0	0	60	257	8	39	.207	.285	.264	.549	.229	.057	.265	8.56	21.79	2.55	113.50
Tot:	A- (1 yrs)		A-							73	286	53	60	9	4	2	27	24	7	40	71	2	1	2	2	0	83	331	15	45	.210	.309	.290	.599	.280	.080	.270	12.08	21.45	1.78	143.00
Tot:	A (2 yrs)		A							146	487	102	111	16	12	14	50	64	15	105	154	3	3	3	1	0	193	601	42	69	.228	.366	.396	.763	.485	.168	.301	17.47	25.62	1.47	34.79
Tot:	A+ (4 yrs)		A+							290	1033	191	241	30	8	31	120	60	34	132	292	16	6	4	2	6	380	1191	69	172	.233	.328	.368	.696	.288	.135	.294	11.08	24.52	2.21	33.32
Tot:	AA (7 yrs)		AA							388	1332	204	351	63	17	61	208	43	15	109	341	14	6	13	7	16	631	1474	141	210	.264	.323	.474	.797	.313	.210	.308	7.39	23.13	3.13	21.84
Tot:	AAA (5 yrs)		AAA							413	1343	200	364	74	11	60	220	32	12	97	410	8	5	7	14	26	640	1460	145	219	.271	.322	.477	.799	.293	.206	.345	6.64	28.08	4.23	22.38
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Speed	Power	Contact	Xtra	Rbis	Runs	Hitting	Durability	Team Success
76	78	22	72	63	81	46	88	.491

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