1980
Born June 15, 1980
Telford, PA, USA
Erik Kratz Notable
b. June 15, 1980 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2010, 2016, Philadelphia Phillies 2011–2013, 2015, Toronto Blue Jays 2014, Kansas City Royals 2014–2015, Houston Astros 2016, New York Yankees 2017, 2020, Milwaukee Brewers 2018, San Francisco Giants 2019, Tampa Bay Rays 2019
Erik Kratz played for nine clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2020.
Across 335 games he batted .209, with 184 hits and 76 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 36 doubles and 1 stolen base. He went 0 and 0 with a 5.14 earned run average, pitching 7 innings in 7 games. He struck out 3.
He played 276 games behind the plate, with 1,931 putouts and 11 errors. He turned 17 double plays.
He was born in Telford, PA, USA on June 15, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PIT | 9 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .118 |
| 2011 | PHI | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2012 | PHI | 50 | 141 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 34 | 0 | .248 |
| 2013 | PHI | 68 | 197 | 21 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 45 | 0 | .213 |
| 2014 | KCR/TOR | 47 | 110 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .218 |
| 2015 | KCR/PHI | 16 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .192 |
| 2016 | HOU/PIT | 33 | 85 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .094 |
| 2017 | NYY | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | MIL | 67 | 203 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 1 | .236 |
| 2019 | SFG/TBR | 21 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .102 |
| 2020 | NYY | 18 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .321 |
| Career | — | 335 | 881 | 76 | 184 | 36 | 0 | 31 | 105 | 47 | 208 | 1 | .209 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HOU/PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 2018 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 2020 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5.14 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Major-league debut: Erik Kratz
Erik Kratz made a major-league debut on July 17, 2010.
2020
Final major-league game: Erik Kratz
Erik Kratz played a final major-league game on September 23, 2020.
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