Eric
Karros
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 221
 
Born: November 4, 1967 in Usa, NJ, HACKENSACK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1994   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1994 26 KCR AL 92 315 39 80 16 1 16 53 1 0 18 66 .254 .293 .463 .756 42.9 6.7
1995 27 KCR AL 154 536 58 124 28 4 20 69 0 0 23 148 .231 .264 .410 .675 56.8 5.9
1996 28 KCR AL 110 280 36 80 33 0 11 41 0 0 16 70 .286 .323 .521 .845 43.5 7.6
1997 29 KCR AL 55 184 16 43 8 1 2 24 0 0 10 49 .234 .273 .321 .594 13.7 0.0
1998 30 KCR AL 57 99 21 25 8 0 8 19 0 0 5 23 .253 .286 .576 .861 16.3 2.3
1999 31 KCR AL 55 128 20 35 8 0 8 20 0 0 5 35 .273 .301 .523 .825 20.2 2.9
6 Years Sim 523 1542 190 387 101 6 65 226 1 0 77 391 .251 .286 .451 .737 193.4 25.4
162 Game Average 477 58 119 31 1 20 70 0 0 23 121 .251 .286 .451 .737 59.9  
Career Highs 154 536 58 124 33 4 20 69 1 0 23 148 .286 .323 .576 .861 56.8  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1994 26 KCR AL 1B 85 78 676.0 670 63 2 68 .997 9.76   1.3
1995 27 KCR AL 1B 153 151 1256.3 1386 98 11 128 .993 10.63   2.0
1996 28 KCR AL 1B 57 50 422.0 438 42 5 45 .990 10.24   0.6
1997 29 KCR AL 1B 51 49 394.0 448 29 5 47 .990 10.90   0.5
1998 30 KCR AL 1B 41 19 193.7 190 17 2 18 .990 9.62   0.5
    RF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1999 31 KCR AL 1B 45 31 280.7 271 14 3 22 .990 9.14   0.4
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 432 378 3222.7 3403 263 28 328 .992 10.24   5.3
  RF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   435 378 3226.7 3403 263 28 328 .992 10.23   5.3
Career Highs   153 151 1256.3 1386 98 11 128 .997 10.90    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1994 26 KCR AL 16 55 2 13 4 0 0 10 0 0 1 15 .236 .250 .309 .559
1998 30 KCR AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1999 31 KCR AL 2 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Career Post-Season Batting 19 62 3 15 4 0 1 11 0 0 1 16 .242 .254 .355 .609
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  1. Lee May (954)
  2. Lamar Johnson (945)
  3. Brian Hunter (943)
  4. Tony Solaita (941)
  5. Joey Meyer (940)
  6. Calvin Pickering (935)
  7. Steve Hosey (935)
  8. Tony Perez (934)
  9. Davey Johnson (929)
  10. Lyle Mouton (924)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1991
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/26/1994, off Rafael Montalvo (OAK)
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1994
1/31/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,022,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/15/1997 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week
1/31/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,022,857 through salary arbitration
1/31/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,022,857 through salary arbitration
10/24/1999: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $330,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/23/2000 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/27/2001 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 5 days