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Matt Kata
Matthew John Kata

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Vanderbilt University

Debut June 15, 2003
  vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born March 14, 1978 in Avon Lake, OH

Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 9th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 25 ARI NL  78  288   42   74  16  5   7   29   3  2  25  53  .257  .315  .420   84  121   5   3   0   1   4
 2004 26 ARI NL  42  162   17   40   9  2   2   13   4  1  13  29  .247  .301  .364   68   59   1   1   2   0   1
 2005 27 TOT NL  40   37    7    7   2  1   0    0   0  1   5   6  .189  .286  .297   52   11   2   0   0   0   0
         ARI NL  30   31    6    6   2  1   0    0   0  1   5   4  .194  .306  .323   64   10   2   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  10    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .167  -14    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 29 TOT     78  158   21   35   9  1   3   16   1  0   5  33  .222  .255  .348   56   55   2   0   0   2   3
         TEX AL  31   70   12   13   2  0   2    6   1  0   5  18  .186  .250  .300   45   21   1   0   0   1   0
         PIT NL  47   88    9   22   7  1   1   10   0  0   0  15  .250  .258  .386   66   34   1   0   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      238  645   87  156  36  9  12   58   8  4  48 121  .242  .296  .381   72  246  10   4   2   3   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        439   59  106  25  6   8   39   5  3  33  82  .242  .296  .381   72  167   7   3   1   2   5
 Career High     78  288   42   74  16  5   7   29   4  2  25  53  .257  .315  .420   84  121   5   3   2   2   4
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 25 ARI NL  322  228   39   4.6   116| .257  .278| .315  .351| .420  .446| .735  .797|  84  .466  -8.0  -0.8  60%
 2004 26 ARI NL  177  126   19   4.0   115| .247  .275| .301  .348| .364  .446| .665  .794|  68  .401  -8.3  -0.8  80%
 2005 27 TOT NL   44   33    3   2.4   111| .189  .272| .286  .343| .297  .434| .583  .777|  52  .221  -2.8  -0.3   0%
         ARI NL   38   28    3   2.9   111| .194  .272| .306  .343| .323  .433| .629  .776|  64  .278  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         PHI NL    6    5    0   0.0   112| .167  .274| .167  .345| .167  .437| .334  .782| -14  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 2007 29 TOT     167  128   14   2.9   108| .222  .271| .255  .339| .348  .428| .603  .767|  56  .269 -10.8  -1.1 100%
         TEX AL   77   58    6   2.8   107| .186  .271| .250  .338| .300  .424| .550  .762|  45  .249  -6.0  -0.6 100%
         PIT NL   90   70    8   3.1   109| .250  .270| .258  .339| .386  .432| .644  .772|  66  .285  -4.8  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       710  515   75   3.9   114| .242  .275| .296  .347| .381  .441| .677  .788|  72  .390 -29.8  -3.0  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 25 ARI NL 2B 52 106 131 3 27 .988 .983 4.56 4.39 5.21 5.12 45 409.3 3B 23 10 41 1 3 .981 .955 2.22 2.36 2.65 2.74 19 173.3 SS 6 7 5 0 1 1.000 .976 2.00 3.98 2.86 4.51 4 37.7 2004 26 ARI NL 2B 38 75 111 2 25 .989 .982 4.89 4.31 5.22 5.01 35 320.7 3B 3 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 2.33 4.16 2.76 2 17.3 SS 1 3 5 0 2 1.000 .976 8.00 3.90 7.74 4.45 1 9.3 2005 27 TOT NL 2B 10 8 12 0 6 1.000 .980 2.00 4.30 5.45 4.99 3 33.0 ARI NL 2B 7 8 12 0 6 1.000 .980 2.86 4.30 6.43 4.98 3 28.0 DH 1 PHI NL 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.04 0 5.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 2007 29 TOT 3B 17 5 23 3 1 .903 .956 1.65 2.29 2.02 2.66 14 125.0 TOT OF 13 14 2 0 1 1.000 .988 1.23 1.98 2.22 2.30 5 65.0 TOT 2B 12 17 15 1 8 .970 .982 2.67 4.28 6.13 4.90 3 47.0 TOT LF 12 14 2 0 1 1.000 .988 1.33 1.68 2.25 2.10 5 64.0 TOT SS 9 9 11 0 3 1.000 .971 2.22 3.98 4.32 4.45 3 41.7 TEX AL LF 10 12 2 0 1 1.000 .986 1.40 1.71 2.33 2.12 4 54.0 3B 7 3 7 2 0 .833 .962 1.43 2.34 2.03 2.62 6 44.3 SS 6 7 6 0 2 1.000 .970 2.17 3.97 4.68 4.46 2 25.0 1B 4 25 0 0 2 1.000 .996 6.25 7.92 11.25 9.36 1 20.0 2B 2 3 1 1 2 .800 .976 2.00 4.55 2.77 4.98 1 13.0 PIT NL 2B 10 14 14 0 6 1.000 .982 2.80 4.23 7.41 4.87 2 34.0 3B 10 2 16 1 1 .947 .952 1.80 2.25 2.01 2.68 8 80.7 OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 1.64 2.29 1 11.0 SS 3 2 5 0 1 1.000 .972 2.33 4.00 3.77 4.42 1 16.7 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 1.80 1.98 1 10.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2007 29 TEX AL 1B 4 25 0 0 2 1.000 .996 6.25 7.92 11.25 9.36 1 20.0 2003 25 ARI NL 2B 52 106 131 3 27 .988 .983 4.56 4.39 5.21 5.12 45 409.3 2004 26 ARI NL 2B 38 75 111 2 25 .989 .982 4.89 4.31 5.22 5.01 35 320.7 2005 27 TOT NL 2B 10 8 12 0 6 1.000 .980 2.00 4.30 5.45 4.99 3 33.0 ARI NL 2B 7 8 12 0 6 1.000 .980 2.86 4.30 6.43 4.98 3 28.0 PHI NL 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.04 0 5.0 2007 29 TOT 2B 12 17 15 1 8 .970 .982 2.67 4.28 6.13 4.90 3 47.0 TEX AL 2B 2 3 1 1 2 .800 .976 2.00 4.55 2.77 4.98 1 13.0 PIT NL 2B 10 14 14 0 6 1.000 .982 2.80 4.23 7.41 4.87 2 34.0 2003 25 ARI NL 3B 23 10 41 1 3 .981 .955 2.22 2.36 2.65 2.74 19 173.3 2004 26 ARI NL 3B 3 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 2.33 4.16 2.76 2 17.3 2007 29 TOT 3B 17 5 23 3 1 .903 .956 1.65 2.29 2.02 2.66 14 125.0 TEX AL 3B 7 3 7 2 0 .833 .962 1.43 2.34 2.03 2.62 6 44.3 PIT NL 3B 10 2 16 1 1 .947 .952 1.80 2.25 2.01 2.68 8 80.7 2005 27 ARI NL DH 1 2007 29 TOT LF 12 14 2 0 1 1.000 .988 1.33 1.68 2.25 2.10 5 64.0 TEX AL LF 10 12 2 0 1 1.000 .986 1.40 1.71 2.33 2.12 4 54.0 PIT NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 1.80 1.98 1 10.0 2005 27 PHI NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 2007 29 TOT OF 13 14 2 0 1 1.000 .988 1.23 1.98 2.22 2.30 5 65.0 TEX AL OF 10 12 2 0 1 1.000 .986 1.40 2.00 2.33 2.30 4 54.0 PIT NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 1.64 2.29 1 11.0 2005 27 PHI NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 2007 29 PIT NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2003 25 ARI NL SS 6 7 5 0 1 1.000 .976 2.00 3.98 2.86 4.51 4 37.7 2004 26 ARI NL SS 1 3 5 0 2 1.000 .976 8.00 3.90 7.74 4.45 1 9.3 2005 27 PHI NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 2007 29 TOT SS 9 9 11 0 3 1.000 .971 2.22 3.98 4.32 4.45 3 41.7 TEX AL SS 6 7 6 0 2 1.000 .970 2.17 3.97 4.68 4.46 2 25.0 PIT NL SS 3 2 5 0 1 1.000 .972 2.33 4.00 3.77 4.42 1 16.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 112 206 269 6 66 .988 .982 4.24 4.34 5.28 5.06 86 810.0 3B* 43 19 68 4 4 .956 .955 2.02 2.33 2.48 2.71 35 315.7 SS* 17 19 21 0 6 1.000 .973 2.35 3.98 4.01 4.47 8 89.7 OF* 14 14 2 0 1 1.000 .988 1.14 1.98 2.12 2.29 5 68.0 12 0 2# LF* 12 14 2 0 1 1.000 .988 1.33 1.68 2.25 2.10 5 64.0 1B* 4 25 0 0 2 1.000 .996 6.25 7.92 11.25 9.36 1 20.0 RF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 190 283 360 10 79 .985 .979 3.38 3.76 4.44 4.37 135 1303
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 20th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 9th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1999.

July 21, 2005: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tim Worrell and cash.

March 15, 2006: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

June 13, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

June 15, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Arizona Diamondbacks$315,000
2005Arizona Diamondbacks$330,000
2007Texas Rangers$415,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,060,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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