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  • Jonathan Lucroy

    Birth Date: 06/13/1986

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    Jonathan Lucroy was one of the most prolific catchers in Milwaukee Brewers history. According to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2021, Lucroy led all Brewers catchers in the following all-time categories: 752 hits, .288 batting average, 143 doubles, 77 HRs, 358 RBI, and 326 runs scored. His 725 games behind the plate ranked second all-time. 

    Lucroy was drafted in the third round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette by the Brewers. He reached Milwaukee in his fourth professional season and made his MLB debut in late May 2010 and was 11-for-32 (.344) in his first eight games. All his hits were singles but the power would come. His first season showed a batting line of .253/.300/.329 in 75 games. He would be a mainstay behind the plate for Milwaukee for the next six seasons. 

    After a solid 2011, Lucroy was having his best season in 2012 and was hitting .345/.387/.583 in late May when he wife accidentally dropped a suitcase on Lucroy's right hand, causing a 'boxer's fracture,' and forcing Lucroy to miss 50 games. He still had a solid season, hitting a career-best .320 with an OPS+ of 132. 'Luc' averaged 150 games the next two campaigns and earned his first of two All-Star nods in 2014 when he had career best with a bWAR of 6.4 and 53 two-base hits, which led the major leagues. He finished fourth in NL MVP voting and batted .301/.373/.465 across 655 plate appearances.

    Lucroy was named to the NL All-Star team in 2016 and shortly after was traded in the Texas Rangers, along with Jeremy Jeffress for three prospects, including Lewis Brinson. In his 30s. Lucroy bounced around the majors, mostly as a backup for Colorado, Oakland, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs, Boston, Washington, and Atlanta. Lucroy retired from professional baseball on August 2, 2022. Four days later, he was formally inducted into the Brewers Wall of Honor.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • Was a member of the gold medal-winning 2017 USA team in the World Baseball Classic
    • In 2011, Umatilla (FL) High School retired Lucroy's number 6 jersey
    • Lucroy served as a coach in 2025 for the USA U18 baseball team development program

    Jonathan Lucroy Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    2010 24 MIL NL 0.5 75 297 277 24 70 9 0 4 26 4 2 18 44 .253 .300 .329 .628 70 .289 66 91 9 1 0 1 1 2/H  
    2011 25 MIL NL 1.0 136 468 430 45 114 16 1 12 59 2 1 29 99 .265 .313 .391 .703 90 .316 87 168 7 2 4 3 0 *2H  
    2012 26 MIL NL 3.3 96 346 316 46 101 17 4 12 58 4 1 22 44 .320 .368 .513 .881 132 .394 141 162 12 4 1 3 1 2H  
    2013 27 MIL NL 2.9 147 580 521 59 146 25 6 18 82 9 1 46 69 .280 .340 .455 .795 116 .357 118 237 16 5 0 8 2 *23H/D  
    2014 28 MIL NL 6.4 153 655 585 73 176 53 2 13 69 4 4 66 71 .301 .373 .465 .837 131 .376 138 272 13 2 0 2 3 *23/HD AS,MVP-4
    2015 29 MIL NL 0.9 103 415 371 51 98 20 3 7 43 1 0 36 64 .264 .326 .391 .717 96 .323 96 145 18 1 1 6 0 2H/3D  
    2016 30 2TM 2LG 3.7 142 544 490 67 143 24 3 24 81 5 0 47 100 .292 .355 .500 .855 123 .372 124 245 16 3 0 4 5 *2H/3D AS
    2016 30 MIL NL 2.2 95 376 338 48 101 17 3 13 50 5 0 33 70 .299 .359 .482 .841 120 .365 119 163 12 1 0 4 3 2/H3D  
    2016 30 TEX AL 1.5 47 168 152 19 42 7 0 11 31 0 0 14 30 .276 .345 .539 .885 128 .386 137 82 4 2 0 0 2 2/H  
    2017 31 2TM 2LG 0.5 123 481 423 45 112 21 3 6 40 1 0 46 51 .265 .345 .371 .716 82 .318 79 157 16 8 0 4 6 *2D/H3  
    2017 31 TEX AL -0.3 77 306 281 27 68 15 0 4 27 1 0 19 32 .242 .297 .338 .635 64 .286 58 95 10 4 0 2 0 2D/H3  
    2017 31 COL NL 0.7 46 175 142 18 44 6 3 2 13 0 0 27 19 .310 .429 .437 .865 114 .378 116 62 6 4 0 2 6 2/H  
    2018 32 OAK AL -0.7 126 454 415 41 100 21 1 4 51 0 0 29 65 .241 .291 .325 .617 72 .276 69 135 12 3 1 6 1 *2/HD  
    2019 33 2TM 2LG -1.1 101 328 293 30 68 10 1 8 36 0 0 27 51 .232 .305 .355 .660 74 .285 68 104 17 5 0 3 1 2/3HD  
    2019 33 LAA AL -0.7 74 268 240 28 58 8 1 7 30 0 0 21 39 .242 .310 .371 .681 80 .293 75 89 15 4 0 3 0 2/3DH  
    2019 33 CHC NL -0.4 27 60 53 2 10 2 0 1 6 0 0 6 12 .189 .283 .283 .566 49 .247 36 15 2 1 0 0 1 2/H3  
    2020 34 BOS AL 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0               0 0 0 0 0 0 /2  
    2021 35 2TM NL 0.1 7 23 19 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .316 .409 .368 .778 115 .351 119 7 0 0 1 0 0 /2H  
    2021 35 WSN NL 0.0 5 14 14 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .357 .357 .429 .786 116 .339 112 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2H  
    2021 35 ATL NL 0.1 2 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 .500 .200 .700 98 .373 131 1 0 0 1 0 0 /2  
      WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    12 Yrs 17.5 1210 4591 4140 483 1134 217 24 108 548 30 9 369 662 .274 .335 .416 .752 102 .335 101 1723 136 34 8 40 20 2H3D  
    162 Game Avg 2.3 162 615 554 65 152 29 3 14 73 4 1 49 89 .274 .335 .416 .752 102 .335 101 231 18 5 1 5 3    
                                                               
    MIL (7 Yrs) 17.2 805 3137 2838 346 806 157 19 79 387 29 9 250 461 .284 .342 .436 .779 110 .349 112 1238 87 16 6 27 10 2H3/D  
    TEX (2 Yrs) 1.3 124 474 433 46 110 22 0 15 58 1 0 33 62 .254 .314 .409 .723 86 .321 85 177 14 6 0 2 2 2D/H3  
    OAK (1 Yr) -0.7 126 454 415 41 100 21 1 4 51 0 0 29 65 .241 .291 .325 .617 72 .276 69 135 12 3 1 6 1 *2/HD  
    LAA (1 Yr) -0.7 74 268 240 28 58 8 1 7 30 0 0 21 39 .242 .310 .371 .681 80 .293 75 89 15 4 0 3 0 2/3DH  
    COL (1 Yr) 0.7 46 175 142 18 44 6 3 2 13 0 0 27 19 .310 .429 .437 .865 114 .378 116 62 6 4 0 2 6 2/H  
    CHC (1 Yr) -0.4 27 60 53 2 10 2 0 1 6 0 0 6 12 .189 .283 .283 .566 49 .247 36 15 2 1 0 0 1 2/H3  
    WSN (1 Yr) 0.0 5 14 14 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .357 .357 .429 .786 116 .339 112 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2H  
    ATL (1 Yr) 0.1 2 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 .500 .200 .700 98 .373 131 1 0 0 1 0 0 /2  
    BOS (1 Yr) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0               0 0 0 0 0 0 /2  
                                                               
    NL (10 Yrs) 17.7 885 3395 3052 368 866 166 22 82 409 29 9 286 496 .284 .346 .433 .779 110 .349 111 1322 95 21 7 29 17 2H3/D  
    AL (5 Yrs) -0.2 325 1196 1088 115 268 51 2 26 139 1 0 83 166 .246 .305 .369 .673 79 .298 77 401 41 13 1 11 3 2DH/3  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 10/25/2025.

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