Erik Kratz stats
Bio
- Age
- 46 yearsJun 15, 1980
- Height
- 6' 4"
Erik Kratz played 11 MLB seasons, 2010 to 2020.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 333
- AB
- 881
- R
- 76
- H
- 184
- HR
- 31
- RBI
- 105
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .209
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PIT | 9 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .118 |
| 2011 | PHI | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2012 | PHI | 50 | 141 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 0 | .248 |
| 2013 | PHI | 68 | 197 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 26 | 0 | .213 |
| 2014 |  TOR/KC | 47 | 110 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .218 |
| 2015 |  KC/PHI | 16 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .192 |
| 2016 |  HOU/PIT | 33 | 85 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .094 |
| 2017 | NYY | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | MIL | 67 | 203 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .236 |
| 2019 |  SF/TB | 21 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .102 |
| 2020 | NYY | 16 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .321 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 951
- TB
- 313
- XBH
- 67
- HBP
- 12
- IBB
- 7
- GIDP
- 28
- P/PA
- 3.80
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PIT | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | PHI | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2012 | PHI | 157 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 2013 | PHI | 218 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 2014 | TOR/KC | 115 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | KC/PHI | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | HOU/PIT | 87 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | MIL | 219 | 72 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | SF/TB | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | NYY | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -0.1
- RC
- 72.4
- RC/27
- 2.70
- ISOP
- .146
- SECA
- .201
- BB/K
- 0.23
- AB/HR
- 28.4
- GO/FO
- 0.80
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PIT | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | PHI | 0.0 | 1 | 6.5 | .167 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | PHI | 1.4 | 22.1 | 5.4 | .255 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 15.7 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | PHI | -0.3 | 18.4 | 3 | .173 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.9 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | TOR/KC | 0.3 | 9.2 | 2.7 | .173 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | KC/PHI | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .077 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | HOU/PIT | -1.0 | -3.2 | -1.1 | .059 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 85 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | NYY | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | MIL | 0.1 | 18.2 | 3 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 33.8 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | SF/TB | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .102 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | NYY | 0.3 | 4.2 | 5.9 | .071 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.4 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 46 yearsJun 15, 1980
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2010
- Birthplace
- Telford, PA
- Draft
- 2002Rd 29, Pk 866
- College
- Eastern Mennonite
Latest performance
Erik Kratz
Sep 23 · @ TOR · L 14-1
- AB
- 0
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 23 | at TORL 14-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | atTORW 12-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 21 | atTORL 11-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | vsTORW 13-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vsTORW 20-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs BALW 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Erik Kratz's career stats?
Erik Kratz played 11 seasons for the Pirates, the Phillies, the Yankees and the Brewers. He was a career .209 hitter with 184 hits, 31 home runs and 105 RBI. His best season was 2017: a 1.000 batting average, 0 home runs and 2 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 2010 to 2020
Championships
- 2015 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
More on Erik Kratz
Playoff series
Erik Kratz played 9 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  COL | Won 2-0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 |  LAD | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Erik Kratz’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Erik Kratz against each club
- vs Atlanta Braves (26)
- vs Washington Nationals (24)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (23)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (23)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (20)
- vs Miami Marlins (20)
- vs New York Mets (20)
- vs Chicago Cubs (18)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (15)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (14)
- vs Boston Red Sox (13)
- vs San Francisco Giants (12)
- vs Athletics (10)
- vs Colorado Rockies (10)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (9)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (9)
- vs Detroit Tigers (9)
- vs New York Yankees (9)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (8)
- vs San Diego Padres (7)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (7)
- vs Kansas City Royals (6)
- vs Minnesota Twins (6)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
- vs Houston Astros (5)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs Texas Rangers (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (2)
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