Erik Kratz

32-Year-Old Catcher – Philadelphia Phillies

2013 Stats

AVG

.209

HR

3

RBI

9

R

11

SB

0

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Kratz finally was rewarded for his determination last season as he received his first extended stint in the majors as a 32-year-old rookie. When Carlos Ruiz went down with an injury, Kratz seized the ...

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2013 ADP: 338.12

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LEAGUE: Majors 40 MAN: YES BATS: R THROWS: R HT: 6' 4" WT: 255 DOB: 6/15/1980 BORN: Telford, PA COLLEGE: Eastern Mennonite DRAFTED: 29th Rd

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Signed a minor league contract for the 2011 season in Nov. 2010.

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Erik Kratz Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	G	PA	AB	R	H	XBH	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2004	24	AA	NEW	4	11	9	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	.333	.455	.444	.899
2005	25	AA	NEW	92	336	296	27	61	21	10	0	11	34	2	0	27	87	3	4	6	.206	.282	.351	.633
2006	26	AA	NEW	72	284	258	34	58	16	10	0	6	27	1	0	16	54	1	1	8	.225	.290	.333	.623
2006	26	AAA	SYR	12	47	40	12	10	3	2	0	1	7	0	0	5	4	0	2	0	.250	.319	.375	.694
2007	27	AA	NEW	49	182	160	22	40	24	15	1	8	30	0	0	12	33	2	3	5	.250	.317	.506	.823
2007	27	AAA	SYR	35	124	112	10	24	7	2	0	5	19	0	1	8	28	3	0	1	.214	.273	.366	.639
2008	28	AA	NEW	33	121	102	15	25	12	5	0	7	19	2	0	13	26	0	2	4	.245	.347	.500	.847
2008	28	AAA	SYR	40	158	145	20	34	21	11	1	9	24	1	0	9	33	1	1	2	.234	.287	.510	.797
2009	29	AAA	IND	92	349	315	45	87	41	30	0	11	43	7	0	31	71	0	2	1	.276	.341	.476	.817
2010	30	AAA	Ind	70	274	230	30	63	32	22	1	9	41	1	2	32	54	0	3	9	.274	.380	.496	.876
2010	30	MAJ	PIT	9	36	34	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284
2011	31	AAA	Leh	103	409	358	56	103	34	19	0	15	53	2	0	38	72	0	2	11	.288	.372	.466	.838
2011	31	MAJ	PHI	2	6	6	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833
2012	32	AAA	Leh	37	141	124	17	33	18	10	0	8	30	0	0	10	20	0	4	3	.266	.326	.540	.866
2012	32	MAJ	PHI	50	157	141	14	35	18	9	0	9	26	0	0	11	34	0	3	2	.248	.306	.504	.810
2013	33	MAJ	PHI	27	92	86	11	18	5	2	0	3	9	0	0	5	21	0	1	0	.209	.250	.337	.587
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3-Year Averages		MAJ		20	65	60	5	13	6	3	0	3	9	0	0	4	14	0	1	0	.217	.262	.417	.678
Career (View All)		MAJ		88	291	267	27	59	24	12	0	12	36	0	0	18	65	0	4	2	.221	.271	.401	.672

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Erik Kratz Game Log (View Full Game Log)

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DATE	OPP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	SF	E	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
May. 20	@Mia	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.250	.337	.587
May. 19	Cin	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.247	.337	.584
May. 18	Cin	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.244	.300	.544
May. 17	Cin	Did not play.
May. 15	Cle	Did not play.
May. 14	Cle	Did not play.
May. 12	@Ari	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.241	.299	.540
May. 11	@Ari	Did not play.
May. 10	@Ari	Did not play.
May. 9	@Ari	Did not play.
May. 8	@SF	Did not play.
May. 7	@SF	Did not play.
May. 6	@SF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.250	.311	.561
May. 5	Mia	Did not play.
May. 4	Mia	Did not play.
May. 3	Mia	Did not play.
May. 2	Mia	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.237	.310	.547
May. 1	@Cle	Did not play.
Apr. 30	@Cle	Did not play.
Apr. 28	@NYM	Did not play.
Apr. 27	@NYM	Did not play.
Apr. 26	@NYM	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.222	.309	.531
Apr. 25	Pit	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.206	.308	.514
Apr. 24	Pit	Did not play.
Apr. 23	Pit	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.219	.328	.547
Apr. 22	Pit	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.213	.339	.552
Apr. 21	StL	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.211	.357	.568
Apr. 20	StL	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.189	.288	.477
Apr. 19	StL	Did not play.
Apr. 18	StL	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.180	.286	.466
Last 7 Days		12	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750
Last 14 Days		15	3	4	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.467	.780
Last 30 Days		41	7	11	0	0	2	6	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.348	.415	.763
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Erik Kratz: MLB Games Played By Position

Year	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	LF	CF	RF	DH
2013	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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Erik Kratz Split Stats (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	16	3	1	1	.188	.438	.673
2012	43	4	3	8	.256	.558	.877
2011	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Vs. Right

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	70	8	2	8	.214	.314	.568
2012	98	10	6	18	.245	.480	.780
2011	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.500	2.500

Home

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	46	8	3	8	.261	.478	.778
2012	82	9	6	15	.256	.549	.856
2011	5	0	0	0	.200	.400	.600

Away

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	40	3	0	1	.150	.175	.365
2012	59	5	3	11	.237	.441	.744
2011	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000

Erik Kratz Advanced Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	PA	AB	Walk Rate	Strikeout Rate	BB/K Ratio	Contact Rate	BABIP	Isolated Power
2004	24	AA	NEW	11	9	18.2%	18.2%	1.00	78%	.429	.111
2005	25	AA	NEW	336	296	8%	25.9%	0.31	71%	.253	.145
2006	26	AA	NEW	284	258	5.6%	19%	0.30	79%	.263	.108
2006	26	AAA	SYR	47	40	10.6%	8.5%	1.25	90%	.257	.125
2007	27	AA	NEW	182	160	6.6%	18.1%	0.36	79%	.269	.256
2007	27	AAA	SYR	124	112	6.5%	22.6%	0.29	75%	.241	.152
2008	28	AA	NEW	121	102	10.7%	21.5%	0.50	75%	.261	.255
2008	28	AAA	SYR	158	145	5.7%	20.9%	0.27	77%	.243	.276
2009	29	AAA	IND	349	315	8.9%	20.3%	0.44	77%	.326	.200
2010	30	AAA	Ind	274	230	11.7%	19.7%	0.59	77%	.323	.222
2010	30	MAJ	PIT	36	34	5.6%	25%	0.22	74%	.160	.000
2011	31	AAA	Leh	409	358	9.3%	17.6%	0.53	80%	.325	.178
2011	31	MAJ	PHI	6	6	0%	16.7%	0.00	83%	.400	.167
2012	32	AAA	Leh	141	124	7.1%	14.2%	0.50	84%	.260	.274
2012	32	MAJ	PHI	157	141	7%	21.7%	0.32	76%	.265	.256
2013	33	MAJ	PHI	92	86	5.4%	22.8%	0.24	76%	.242	.128
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3-Year Averages		MAJ		65	60	6.2%	21.5%	0.29	77%	.233	.200
Career		MAJ		291	267	6.2%	22.3%	0.28	76%	.247	.180

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2013 Stat Review for Erik Kratz As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

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.209 AVG

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76% Contact Rate

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.242 BABIP

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Power

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.337 SLG

POOR

.128 ISO

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Plate Discipline

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0.24 BB/K

POOR

5.4% BB Rate

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22.8% K Rate

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.587 OPS

TERRIBLE

.250 OBP

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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Erik Kratz

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Philadelphia Phillies Roster

Majors

Adams, Mike (P)
Aumont, Phillippe (P)
Bastardo, Antonio (P)
Brown, Domonic (OF)
Cloyd, Tyler (P)
De Fratus, Justin (P)
Durbin, Chad (P)
Frandsen, Kevin (3B)
Galvis, Freddy (2B)
Halladay, Roy (P)
Hamels, Cole (P)
Horst, Jeremy (P)
Howard, Ryan (1B)
Kendrick, Kyle (P)
Erik Kratz (C)
Lannan, John (P)
Lee, Cliff (P)
Mayberry, John (OF)
Nix, Laynce (OF)
Papelbon, Jonathan (P)
Pettibone, Jonathan (P)
Quintero, Humberto (C)
Revere, Ben (OF)
Rollins, Jimmy (SS)
Rosenberg, B.J. (P)
Ruiz, Carlos (C)
Utley, Chase (2B)
Young, Michael (3B)
Young, Delmon (OF)

AAA

Asche, Cody (3B)

Blanco, Andres (SS)
Bramhall, Bobby (P)
Cochran, Tom (P)
Diekman, Jake (P)
Fields, Josh (3B)
Friend, Justin (P)
Hernandez, Cesar (2B)
Jimenez, Cesar (P)
Joseph, Tommy (C)
Lerud, Steve (C)
Martin, Ethan (P)
Martinez, Michael (2B)
Miner, Zach (P)
Mitchell, Jermaine (OF)
Morgan, Adam (P)
Orr, Pete (2B)
Overbeck, Cody (1B)
Ruf, Darin (OF)
Savery, Joe (P)
Smith, Greg (P)
Stutes, Michael (P)
Tolbert, Matt (2B)
Valdes, Raul (P)
Zambrano, Carlos (P)

AA

Biddle, Jesse (P)
Buchanan, David (P)
Castro, Leandro (OF)
Chapman, Chance (P)
Collier, Zach (OF)
Colvin, Brody (P)
Dalles, Justin (C)
Gallagher, Austin (1B)

Gillies, Tyson (OF)
Hewitt, Anthony (OF)
James, Jiwan (OF)
Knigge, Tyler (P)
Lafferty, Brendan (P)
Langley, Torre (C)
Lubanski, Chris (OF)
Mitchell, Derrick (OF)
Morillo, Juan (P)
Ramirez, J.C. (P)
Robles, Mauricio (P)
Rosin, Seth (P)
Rupp, Cameron (C)
Sardinha, Dane (C)
Shreve, Colby (P)
Simon, Kyle (P)
Singleton, Steve (2B)
Thompson, Sean (P)
Valle, Sebastian (C)
Wright, Matt (P)
Wright, Austin (P)

A+

Altherr, Aaron (OF)
Dugan, Kelly (1B)
Franco, Maikel (3B)
Giles, Ken (P)
Hudson, Kyrell (OF)
Martinez, Harold (3B)
O'Sullivan, Ryan (P)
Stephens, Jason (P)

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Alvarez, Miguel (OF)

Charles, Art (1B)
Cozens, Dylan (OF)
Garner, Perci (P)
Green, Zach (3B)
Greene, Larry (OF)
Inch, Steven (P)
Lino, Gabriel (C)
Manzanillo, Ervis (P)
Milner, Hoby (P)
Quinn, Roman (SS)
Tocci, Carlos (OF)
Walding, Mitch (3B)
Watson, Shane (P)
Wertz, Luke (P)

Rookie

Grullon, Deivi (C)
Gueller, Mitch (P)
Pujols, Jose (OF)

Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats (View All Matchup Data)

Best Matchups for Erik Kratz (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	SLG	OPS
Craig Kimbrel	ATL	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	4.000	5.000
Manny Parra	CIN	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.000	4.000	5.000
Mike Leake	CIN	3	3	2	4	0	0	1.000	3.000	4.000
Paul Maholm	ATL	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
Barret Browning	STL	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
Drew Storen	WAS	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
Joe Saunders	SEA	2	1	1	2	1	0	.500	2.000	2.667
Mike Fiers	MIL	2	1	1	1	0	0	.500	2.000	2.500
Mitchell Boggs	STL	2	1	1	3	0	1	.500	2.000	2.500
David Hernandez	AZ	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000

Worst Matchups for Erik Kratz (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	RBI	BB	AVG	SLG	OPS
Carlos Villanueva	CHI-N	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Pedro Villarreal	CIN	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Jose Arredondo	CIN	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Rex Brothers	COL	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Jeurys Familia	NY-N	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Jeremy Hefner	NY-N	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Logan Ondrusek	CIN	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Marc Rzepczynski	STL	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Fernando Salas	STL	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Carlos Zambrano	PHI	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000

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Erik Kratz: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

4/28/2013

Kratz will assume a backup role with Carlos Ruiz's return from a suspension.

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4/21/2013

Kratz went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and another run scored in the Phillies' win over the Cardinals on Sunday night.

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4/17/2013

Manager Charlie Manuel indicated that Kratz is not guaranteed to keep his roster spot when Carlos Ruiz returns from a suspension later this month, the Phillies' official site reports.

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4/8/2013

Kratz is on the bench Monday for the second time in three games, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

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12/6/2012

Manager Charlie Manuel said Wednesday that he anticipates Kratz opening next season as the Phillies' starting catcher, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

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11/27/2012

Kratz will likely open next season as the Phillies' starting catcher with Carlos Ruiz suspended for the first 25 games of the season, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

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11/8/2012

GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said Kratz is the favorite to be the Phillies' backup catcher next season, CSNPhilly.com reports.

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2012

Kratz will be in camp this spring as the Phillies' third catcher. He'll need an injury to Brian Schneider or Carlos Ruiz to have any shot at avoiding a return to Triple-A to start the season.

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