Erik Kratz vs. Bobby Williams — Career Comparison

Erik Kratz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Bobby Williams
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Erik Kratz and Bobby Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Erik Kratz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.617 vs .560) and slugging (.355 vs .276). Bobby Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.284 vs .262). By the career numbers, Erik Kratz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Erik Kratz and Bobby Williams

Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
211.36
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
151.96
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
951
600
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2219
600
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
881
555.84
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
525.91
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
184
116.09
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
116.54
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
117
73.82
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
95.18
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.71
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
14.87
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.68
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.56
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.81
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
42.27
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
21.36
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84.14
53.08
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173.85
47.01
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
197.48
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
145.2
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
243
153.31
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
162.51
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
76
47.95
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
74.09
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
66.25
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
61.38
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
150
94.64
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
134.66
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
74.43
46.96
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.95
52.71
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.57
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.87
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
47
29.65
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
41.1
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.42
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
208
131.23
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.22
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.57
4.57
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
96.48
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
28.12
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.68
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
28
17.67
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
17.85
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.16
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
20.01
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
89.19
89.19

Fielding Stats for Erik Kratz and Bobby Williams

Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.24
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.22
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.98
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
0.99
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6333
27
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12377
27
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2111
9
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125.2
9
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
8.33
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
1.61
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1362
2.97
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
8.93
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2335
5.09
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
8.88
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
4.58
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.89
89.89
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.158
7.158
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.742
3.742
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.28
81.28
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.33
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0