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Erik Kratz

Q: When was Erik Kratz born?

Erik Kratz was born on June 15, 1980.

Q: Where was Erik Kratz born?

Erik Kratz was born in Telford, PA .

Q: How tall is Erik Kratz?

Erik Kratz is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Erik Kratz weigh when playing?

Erik Kratz weighed 250 lbs (113 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Erik Kratz in the Hall of Fame?

Erik Kratz has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Erik Kratz drafted?

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

Q: How many hits did Erik Kratz have?

Erik Kratz had 184 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Erik Kratz have?

Erik Kratz had 31 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Erik Kratz's average?

Erik Kratz had a .209 average over his career.

Q: How many teams has Erik Kratz played for?

Erik Kratz played for 9 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays.

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, 19,782nd 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+

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Games by Position

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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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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Erik Kratz?

Erik Kratz is 43 years old.

When was Erik Kratz born?

Erik Kratz was born on June 15, 1980.

Where was Erik Kratz born?

Erik Kratz was born in Telford, PA.

How tall is Erik Kratz?

Erik Kratz is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Erik Kratz weigh when playing?

Erik Kratz weighed 250 lbs (113 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Erik Kratz play?

Erik Kratz played 11 seasons.

Is Erik Kratz in the Hall of Fame?

Erik Kratz has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Erik Kratz drafted?

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

What position did Erik Kratz play?

Erik Kratz was a Catcher.

How many hits did Erik Kratz have?

Erik Kratz had 184 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Erik Kratz have?

Erik Kratz had 31 home runs over his career.

What was Erik Kratz's average?

Erik Kratz had a .209 average over his career.

How many teams has Erik Kratz played for?

Erik Kratz played for 9 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays.

When did Erik Kratz retire?

Erik Kratz last played in 2020.

What is Erik Kratz's Twitter account?

Erik Kratz is on Twitter at ErikKratz31.

What are Erik Kratz's nicknames?

Kratzy is a nickname for Erik Kratz.

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