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b. February 9, 1967 · Philadelphia Phillies 1992–1994, 2001–2005, Chicago Cubs 1995, New York Mets 1997–2001, Atlanta Braves 2006

Pratt never reached 200 at bats in a season, but remained in the majors for fourteen seasons as a reserve catcher. His largest workload came with the Mets in 2000, when he played 80 games, hit eight home runs and drove in 25 while batting .275.

He finished with 404 hits, 84 doubles, 49 home runs, 224 runs batted in and a .251 average across 662 games. Pratt caught 553 games, appeared 13 times at first base and once in the outfield. His best average was .293 for the Mets in 1999.

Philadelphia brought him up in 1992, followed by one season with the Cubs and a year outside the majors. Pratt played five seasons for the Mets before returning to the Phillies during 2001. He set a career high with 175 at bats across 60 games for Philadelphia in 2005, then finished with Atlanta in 2006.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1992 PHI 1646613 102 104120 .283
1993 PHI 3387825 605 135190 .287
1994 PHI 281021020 612 912290 .196
1995 CHC 256038 200 46210 .133
1997 NYM 391061230 602 1913320 .283
1998 NYM 4169919 912 182200 .275
1999 NYM 711401841 403 2115322 .293
2000 NYM 801603344 608 2522310 .275
2001 NYM/PHI 801731832 804 1134611 .185
2002 PHI 391061433 1103 1624282 .311
2003 PHI 431251634 1014 2022380 .272
2004 PHI 451281633 503 1618380 .258
2005 PHI 601751744 407 2319500 .251
2006 ATL 621351428 604 1912431 .207
Career 6621612194404 84349 2242084546 .251

On this day & linked events

1967

Born February 9, 1967

Bellevue, NE, USA

1992

Major-league debut: Todd Pratt

Todd Pratt made a major-league debut on July 29, 1992.

2006

Final major-league game: Todd Pratt

Todd Pratt played a final major-league game on September 27, 2006.