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Matt Kata
Matthew John Kata
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 14, 1978 in Avon Lake, OH
High School: St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH)
School: Vanderbilt University
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 9th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 2003
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 25 ARI NL 78 322 288 42 74 16 5 7 29 3 2 25 53 .257 .315 .420 .736 84 121 4 1 5 3 0 45/6
2004 26 ARI NL 42 177 162 17 40 9 2 2 13 4 1 13 29 .247 .301 .364 .665 68 59 1 0 1 1 2 4/56
2005 27 TOT NL 40 44 37 7 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 .189 .286 .297 .583 52 11 0 0 2 0 0 4/D96
2005 27 ARI NL 30 38 31 6 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 .194 .306 .323 .628 64 10 0 0 2 0 0 /4D
2005 27 PHI NL 10 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -14 1 0 0 0 0 0 /496
2007 29 TOT MLB 78 167 158 21 35 9 1 3 16 1 0 5 33 .222 .255 .348 .603 56 55 3 2 2 0 0 547/639
2007 29 TEX AL 31 77 70 12 13 2 0 2 6 1 0 5 18 .186 .250 .300 .550 44 21 0 1 1 0 0 7/5634
2007 29 PIT NL 47 90 88 9 22 7 1 1 10 0 0 0 15 .250 .258 .386 .645 66 34 3 1 1 0 0 45/679
2009 31 HOU NL 40 52 50 2 10 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 .200 .212 .220 .432 15 11 3 1 0 1 0 /473
5 Seasons 278 762 695 89 166 37 9 12 63 9 4 48 126 .239 .290 .370 .660 68 257 11 4 10 5 2
162 Game Avg. 162 444 405 52 97 22 5 7 37 5 2 28 73 .239 .290 .370 .660 68 150 6 2 6 3 1
ARI (3 yrs) 150 537 481 65 120 27 8 9 42 7 4 43 86 .249 .310 .395 .705 77 190 5 1 8 4 2
PIT (1 yr) 47 90 88 9 22 7 1 1 10 0 0 0 15 .250 .258 .386 .645 66 34 3 1 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 10 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -14 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 31 77 70 12 13 2 0 2 6 1 0 5 18 .186 .250 .300 .550 44 21 0 1 1 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 40 52 50 2 10 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 .200 .212 .220 .432 15 11 3 1 0 1 0
NL (5 yrs) 247 685 625 77 153 35 9 10 57 8 4 43 108 .245 .294 .378 .672 70 236 11 3 9 5 2
AL (1 yr) 31 77 70 12 13 2 0 2 6 1 0 5 18 .186 .250 .300 .550 44 21 0 1 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 ARI NL 25 2B 52 45 409.1 240 106 131 3 27 .988 -1.4 -4.1 -0.4 -1.8 1.4 -1 5.21 4.56 .983 5.12 4.39
2003 ARI NL 25 3B 23 19 173.1 52 10 41 1 3 .981 -1.7 -11.8 -0.7 -1.3 0.6 -1 2.65 2.22 .954 2.74 2.36
2003 ARI NL 25 SS 6 4 37.2 12 7 5 0 1 1.000 -1.6 -51.0 -1.6 -1.1 -0.5 0 2.87 2.00 .975 4.52 3.98
2004 ARI NL 26 2B 38 35 320.2 188 75 111 2 25 .989 7.7 28.8 6.7 1.3 5.4 1 5.22 4.89 .982 5.01 4.31
2004 ARI NL 26 3B 3 2 17.1 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -20.8 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 0 4.15 2.67 .950 2.75 2.33
2004 ARI NL 26 SS 1 1 9.1 8 3 5 0 2 1.000 0.5 64.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 7.71 8.00 .975 4.44 3.90
2005 TOT NL 27 2B 10 3 33.0 20 8 12 0 6 1.000 1.7 61.8 0.7 -0.5 1.2 1 5.45 2.00 .980 4.99 4.30
2005 ARI NL 27 2B 7 3 28.0 20 8 12 0 6 1.000 1.7 72.9 0.7 -0.5 1.2 1 6.43 2.86 .980 4.98 4.30
2005 ARI NL 27 DH 1
2005 PHI NL 27 2B 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.04 4.30
2005 PHI NL 27 OF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.90
2005 PHI NL 27 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.80
2005 PHI NL 27 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.00
2007 TOT MLB 29 3B 17 14 125.0 31 5 23 3 1 .903 -4.2 -40.3 -4.2 -4.6 0.4 0 2.02 1.65 .958 2.66 2.29
2007 TOT MLB 29 OF 13 5 65.0 16 14 2 0 1 1.000 4.0 73.8 3.0 0.8 2.2 1 2.22 1.23 .988 2.30 1.98
2007 TOT MLB 29 2B 12 3 47.0 33 17 15 1 8 .970 -2.7 -68.9 -2.7 -0.4 -2.3 0 6.13 2.67 .982 4.90 4.28
2007 TOT MLB 29 LF 12 5 64.0 16 14 2 0 1 1.000 4.0 75.0 3.0 0.8 2.2 1 2.25 1.33 .988 2.10 1.68
2007 TOT MLB 29 SS 9 3 41.2 20 9 11 0 3 1.000 -1.4 -40.3 -1.4 -1.1 -0.3 0 4.32 2.22 .970 4.45 3.98
2007 TEX AL 29 LF 10 4 54.0 14 12 2 0 1 1.000 3.1 68.9 2.1 0.0 2.1 1 2.33 1.40 .986 2.12 1.71
2007 TEX AL 29 OF 10 4 54.0 14 12 2 0 1 1.000 3.1 68.9 2.1 0.0 2.1 1 2.33 1.40 .986 2.30 2.00
2007 TEX AL 29 3B 7 6 44.1 12 3 7 2 0 .833 -3.9 -105.6 -3.9 -3.9 0.0 0 2.03 1.43 .967 2.62 2.34
2007 TEX AL 29 SS 6 2 25.0 13 7 6 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -9.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 4.68 2.17 .969 4.46 3.97
2007 TEX AL 29 1B 4 1 20.0 25 25 0 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -6.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 11.25 6.25 .996 9.36 7.92
2007 TEX AL 29 2B 2 1 13.0 5 3 1 1 2 .800 -1.3 -120.0 -1.3 -0.2 -1.1 0 2.77 2.00 .980 4.98 4.55
2007 PIT NL 29 2B 10 2 34.0 28 14 14 0 6 1.000 -1.4 -49.4 -1.4 -0.2 -1.2 0 7.41 2.80 .982 4.87 4.23
2007 PIT NL 29 3B 10 8 80.2 19 2 16 1 1 .947 -0.3 -4.5 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 0 2.01 1.80 .953 2.68 2.25
2007 PIT NL 29 OF 3 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 98.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0 1.64 0.67 1.000 2.29 1.93
2007 PIT NL 29 SS 3 1 16.2 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -86.4 -1.2 -1.1 -0.1 0 3.78 2.33 .971 4.43 4.00
2007 PIT NL 29 LF 2 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 108.0 0.9 0.8 0.1 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 1.98 1.55
2007 PIT NL 29 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
2009 HOU NL 31 2B 7 5 47.0 33 9 24 0 4 1.000 2.0 51.1 2.0 3.0 -1.0 0 6.32 4.71 .985 4.86 4.16
2009 HOU NL 31 LF 4 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -45.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.52
2009 HOU NL 31 OF 4 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -45.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.36 1.90
2009 HOU NL 31 1B 1 0 4.0 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.25 5.00 1.000 9.22 8.30
5 Seasons 2B 119 91 857.0 514 215 293 6 70 .988 7.3 10.2 6.3 1.6 4.7 1 5.33 4.27 .982 5.05 4.33
3 Seasons 3B 43 35 315.2 91 19 68 4 4 .956 -6.2 -23.6 -5.2 -5.4 0.2 -1 2.48 2.02 .955 2.71 2.33
3 Seasons OF 18 5 70.2 16 14 2 0 1 1.000 3.9 66.2 2.9 0.7 2.2 1 2.04 0.89 .988 2.29 1.96
4 Seasons SS 17 8 89.2 40 19 21 0 6 1.000 -2.5 -33.5 -2.5 -1.7 -0.8 0 4.01 2.35 .972 4.48 3.98
2 Seasons LF 16 5 66.2 16 14 2 0 1 1.000 3.9 70.2 2.9 0.7 2.2 1 2.16 1.00 .988 2.09 1.64
2 Seasons 1B 5 1 24.0 30 30 0 0 3 1.000 -0.1 -5.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 11.25 6.00 .997 9.34 8.00
2 Seasons RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.80
1 Season DH 1
5 Seasons TOT 202 140 1357.0 691 297 384 10 84 .986 2.4 2.1 1.4 -5.1 6.5 1 0 4.52 3.37 .965 4.39 3.73
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

October 25, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

March 29, 2008: Sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal.

November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

February 11, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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