Your Backup Catcher is......George Kottaras
George Kottaras wins the battle royale over Brett Hayes. Sanity prevails.
- Born: 1984/02/13
- Age: 28
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 200
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 4
- Place of birth: Pasadena, CA
- Drafted by: the Miami Marlins in 2005 (2nd round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 56 | 233 | 48 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 5 | .365 | .401 | .554 | |
| 2004 | 59 | 252 | 53 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | .337 | .404 | .480 | |
| 2005 | 52 | 214 | 31 | 67 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 5 | .313 | .402 | .467 | |
| 2006 | 82 | 278 | 39 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 61 | 4 | 3 | .245 | .321 | .396 | |
| 2007 | 17 | 65 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .338 | .413 | .462 | |
| 2008 | 54 | 181 | 19 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 4 | .232 | .275 | .376 | |
| 2009 | Marlins | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .636 |
| 2009 | 90 | 322 | 27 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 66 | 2 | 0 | .239 | .281 | .323 | |
| 2010 | Marlins | 26 | 77 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .265 | .390 |
| 2010 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .333 | .522 | |
| 2011 | Marlins | 64 | 130 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .291 | .415 |
| 2012 | Marlins | 39 | 114 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .229 | .254 |
| 2012 | 16 | 59 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .397 | .576 | |
| Career Total | 143 | 332 | 37 | 72 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 118 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .266 | .361 | |
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