Erik Kratz

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)

Born: June 15, 1980 in Telford, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 29th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA).

High School: Christopher Dock HS (Lansdale, PA)

School: Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Debut: July 17, 2010 (Age 30-032d, 19,788th in major league history)
vs. HOU 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 2020 (Age 40-100d)
vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

Agents: Ballplayers Agency • Previously: Metis Sports Management

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: Erik Floyd Kratz

Nicknames: Kratzy

Twitter: @ErikKratz31

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

881

184

.209

RBI

105

OBP

.256

SLG

.355

OPS

.611

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2002	22	TOR-min	Rk	44	151	142	20	39	5	0	4	11	0	1	6	32	.275	.318	.394	.712		56	4	3	0	0	1		MDH · PION
2003	23	TOR-min	A-,A,AA	58	211	180	25	55	18	0	5	28	0	1	22	39	.306	.403	.489	.892		88	3	8	0	1	0		AUB,CHL,NHV · NYPL,SALL,EL
2004	24	TOR-min	A+,A-,AA	29	105	97	12	29	11	0	1	16	0	0	5	26	.299	.343	.443	.786		43	4	2	0	1	0		DUN,AUB,MAN · FLOR,NYPL,EL
2005	25	TOR-min	AA	91	332	292	27	60	10	0	11	34	2	0	27	86	.205	.283	.353	.635		103	7	6	3	4	1		MAN · EL
2006	26	TOR-min	AA,AAA	83	331	298	46	68	12	0	7	34	1	0	21	58	.228	.294	.339	.633		101	6	8	1	3	0		MAN,SYR · EL,IL
2007	27	TOR-min	AA,AAA	84	306	272	32	64	17	1	13	49	0	1	20	61	.235	.299	.449	.748		122	5	6	5	3	1		MAN,SYR · EL,IL
2008	28	TOR-min	AAA,AA	73	279	247	35	59	16	1	16	43	3	0	22	59	.239	.313	.506	.819		125	7	6	1	3	2		SYR,MAN · IL,EL
2009	29	PIT-min	AAA	93	353	319	45	87	30	0	11	43	7	0	31	72	.273	.337	.470	.807		150	7	1	0	2	2		INA · IL
2010	30	PIT-min	AAA	70	274	230	30	63	22	1	9	41	1	2	32	54	.274	.380	.496	.875		114	9	9	0	3	0		INA · IL
2010	30	PIT	NL	9	36	34	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.118	.167	.118	.284	-21	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2011	31	PHI-min	AAA	103	409	358	56	103	19	0	15	53	2	0	38	72	.288	.372	.466	.838		167	7	11	0	2	5		LHV · IL
2011	31	PHI	NL	2	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.500	.833	125	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2012	32	PHI-min	AAA	37	141	124	17	33	10	0	8	30	0	0	10	20	.266	.326	.540	.867		67	6	3	0	4	2		LHV · IL
2012	32	PHI	NL	50	157	141	14	35	9	0	9	26	0	0	11	34	.248	.306	.504	.809	114	71	2	2	0	3	2	2H
2013	33	PHI-min	AAA,AA	4	16	16	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.188	.313		3	0	0	0	0	0		LHV,REA · IL,EL
2013	33	PHI	NL	68	218	197	21	42	7	0	9	26	0	0	18	45	.213	.280	.386	.666	83	76	11	1	0	2	4	2H
2014	34	TOR-min	AAA	27	100	87	13	26	10	0	3	17	0	1	9	18	.299	.354	.517	.871		45	2	0	1	3	0		BFL · IL
2014	34	TOT	AL	47	115	110	12	24	4	0	5	13	0	0	4	22	.218	.243	.391	.634	76	43	4	0	0	1	1	2H/D
2014	34	TOR	AL	34	84	81	8	16	3	0	3	10	0	0	3	12	.198	.226	.346	.572	60	28	3	0	0	0	0	2H/D
2014	34	KCR	AL	13	31	29	4	8	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	10	.276	.290	.517	.808	120	15	1	0	0	1	1	2/HD
2015	35	PHI-KCR-SEA-min	AAA	51	202	172	24	44	14	1	7	32	1	0	26	34	.256	.351	.471	.822		81	4	1	0	3	0		LHV,OMA,TAC · IL,PCL
2015	35	TOT	MLB	16	28	26	3	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	.192	.214	.269	.484	33	7	0	0	0	1	0	/2H3
2015	35	KCR	AL	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	1	0	/2
2015	35	PHI	NL	12	23	22	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.227	.261	.318	.579	60	7	0	0	0	0	0	/H23
2016	36	TOR-LAA-min	AAA	31	109	97	12	18	4	0	0	8	0	0	8	23	.186	.269	.227	.495		22	4	3	1	0	0		BFL,SLK · IL,PCL
2016	36	TOT	MLB	32	87	85	3	8	2	0	1	4	0	0	1	32	.094	.105	.153	.258	-31	13	3	0	1	0	0	2/13DH
2016	36	HOU	AL	14	30	29	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.069	.100	.103	.203	-43	3	1	0	0	0	0	2/D1H
2016	36	PIT	NL	18	57	56	3	6	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	18	.107	.107	.179	.286	-25	10	2	0	1	0	0	2/31
2017	37	CLE-min	AAA	86	324	282	38	76	16	1	13	37	5	1	32	64	.270	.359	.472	.831		133	5	8	1	1	2		CLB · IL
2017	37	NYY	AL	4	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	546	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2DH
2018	38	NYY-min	AAA	17	60	52	10	14	2	0	4	6	0	0	7	10	.269	.356	.538	.894		28	0	0	1	0	0		SWB · IL
2018	38	MIL	NL	67	219	203	18	48	6	0	6	23	1	0	6	40	.236	.280	.355	.634	69	72	8	7	1	2	0	2/H13
2019	39	NYY-min	AAA	46	176	154	27	46	10	0	7	31	1	0	17	21	.299	.375	.500	.875		77	8	3	0	2	0		SWB · IL
2019	39	TOT	MLB	21	53	49	1	5	2	0	1	3	0	0	2	14	.102	.170	.204	.374	0	10	0	2	0	0	0	2/H
2019	39	SFG	NL	15	36	32	1	4	2	0	1	3	0	0	2	6	.125	.222	.281	.503	33	9	0	2	0	0	0	2/H
2019	39	TBR	AL	6	17	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.059	.059	.059	.118	-68	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2020	40	NYY	AL	16	30	28	2	9	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	6	.321	.367	.393	.760	113	11	0	0	0	0	0	2/31
11 Yrs				332	951	881	76	184	36	0	31	105	1	0	47	208	.209	.256	.355	.611	65	313	28	12	2	9	7
162 Game Avg.				162	464	430	37	90	18	0	15	51	0	0	23	101	.209	.256	.355	.611	65	153	14	6	1	4	3
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
PHI (4 yrs)				132	404	366	38	84	19	0	18	54	0	0	30	83	.230	.290	.429	.719	94	157	13	3	0	5	6
KCR (2 yrs)				17	36	33	4	8	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	12	.242	.250	.455	.705	91	15	1	0	0	2	1
PIT (2 yrs)				27	93	90	5	10	1	0	1	5	0	0	2	27	.111	.130	.156	.286	-23	14	2	0	1	0	0
NYY (2 yrs)				20	32	30	2	11	3	0	0	6	0	0	2	6	.367	.406	.467	.873	142	14	0	0	0	0	0
TBR (1 yr)				6	17	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.059	.059	.059	.118	-68	1	0	0	0	0	0
SFG (1 yr)				15	36	32	1	4	2	0	1	3	0	0	2	6	.125	.222	.281	.503	33	9	0	2	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				14	30	29	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.069	.100	.103	.203	-43	3	1	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				34	84	81	8	16	3	0	3	10	0	0	3	12	.198	.226	.346	.572	60	28	3	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				67	219	203	18	48	6	0	6	23	1	0	6	40	.236	.280	.355	.634	69	72	8	7	1	2	0

AL (6 yrs)				91	199	190	14	38	8	0	5	20	0	0	7	52	.200	.226	.321	.547	51	61	5	0	0	2	1
NL (8 yrs)				241	752	691	62	146	28	0	26	85	1	0	40	156	.211	.264	.365	.629	69	252	23	12	2	7	6

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