Matt Kata

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: March 14, 1978 in Avon Lake, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 20th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Ignatius HS (Cleveland, OH) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 9th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN).

High School: St. Ignatius HS (Cleveland, OH)

School: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

Debut: June 15, 2003 (Age 25-093d, 18,288th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 11, 2009 (Age 31-150d)
vs. FLA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Matthew John Kata

Pronunciation: \KAY-ta\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

695

166

.239

RBI

OBP

.290

SLG

.370

OPS

.660

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-26 / in Starts: 15-23
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 178 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	77 (37-24-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 178 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	112 (55-37-19)

Most Driven In
D Bautista	4
R Hammock	2
S Finley	2
B Mayne	2
Self	2
C Tracy	1
S Hairston	0

Most Driven In By
R Sexson	5
L Gonzalez	4
A CintrÃ³n	2
Self	2
D Bautista	2
C Tracy	1
S Hillenbrand	1
C Daigle	0

2004 Batting Game Log

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2004 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	79	1	Apr 6	ARI		COL	L,2-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.22	-0.031	1.25	-0.02%	-0.18	PH
2	80	3 (1)	Apr 8	ARI		COL	W,6-5	CG(11)	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	2.06	0.280	2.13	0.17%	1.10	2B
3	81	5 (1)	Apr 10	ARI		STL	L,2-10	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.556	.667	1.222	2	.67	-0.009	.63	-0.01%	0.84	2B
4	82	6	Apr 11	ARI		STL	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.462	.846	6	1.43	-0.163	1.23	-0.08%	-1.52	3B
5	83	8 (1)	Apr 14	ARI	@	COL	L,4-14	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	2	.35	-0.046	.29	-0.02%	-1.67	2B
6	84	9	Apr 15	ARI	@	COL	W,11-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	.14	-0.004	.12	0.00%	-0.19	3B
7	85	11 (1)	Apr 17	ARI	@	SDP	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9						2B
8	86	12	Apr 18	ARI	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.292	.542	2	.49	-0.023	.45	-0.01%	-0.54	2B
9	87	13	Apr 20	ARI	@	MIL	L,2-4	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.320	.600	2	.99	0.045	.75	0.02%	0.27	PR 2B
10	88	14	Apr 21	ARI	@	MIL	L,6-10	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.345	.414	.759	2	1.11	0.132	.81	0.06%	0.94	2B
11	89	15	Apr 22	ARI	@	MIL	W,11-9	CG(15)	8	6	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.371	.405	.514	.920	2	1.55	0.315	1.05	0.13%	2.32	2B
12	90	16	Apr 23	ARI		SDP	W,5-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.385	.415	.513	.927	1	1.22	0.084	.98	0.04%	0.37	2B
13	91	17	Apr 24	ARI		SDP	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.372	.400	.488	.888	1	1.25	-0.108	1.10	-0.06%	-0.78	2B
14	92	18	Apr 25	ARI		SDP	W,12-7	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.404	.440	.511	.951	1	.99	0.140	.79	0.07%	3.82	2B
15	93	19	Apr 26	ARI		CHC	W,9-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.418	.481	.899	1	.58	-0.002	.44	0.00%	-0.16	2B
16	94	20	Apr 27	ARI		CHC	W,10-1	GS-8	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.383	.439	.822	1	.49	-0.065	.38	-0.03%	-1.70	2B
17	95	21	Apr 28	ARI		CHC	L,3-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	1	1.95	-0.016	1.74	-0.01%	-0.44	2B
18	96	22	Apr 30	ARI	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.362	.391	.753	1	.75	-0.081	.57	-0.04%	-1.01	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	97	23	May 1	ARI	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.378	.420	.799	1	.69	0.015	.49	0.01%	0.54	2B
20	98	24	May 2	ARI	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG(14)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.358	.395	.753	1	1.75	0.136	1.35	0.06%	-0.51	2B
21	99	25	May 4	ARI	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.372	.444	.817	1	.54	0.199	.39	0.09%	2.03	2B
22	100	26	May 5	ARI	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.356	.424	.779	1	.80	-0.084	.64	-0.04%	-0.91	2B
23	101	27	May 6	ARI	@	CHC	L,3-11	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.303	.347	.404	.752	1	.62	-0.097	.53	-0.05%	-0.90	2B
24	102	28	May 7	ARI		PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.343	.409	.752	1	.85	-0.024	.68	-0.01%	-0.26	2B
25	103	29	May 8	ARI		PHI	L,7-8	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.292	.330	.396	.726	1	1.48	-0.077	1.03	-0.03%	-0.19	2B
26	104	30	May 9	ARI		PHI	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.318	.380	.698	1	.81	-0.089	.50	-0.03%	-1.08	2B
27	105	31	May 10	ARI		NYM	W,12-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.279	.315	.375	.690	8	.72	0.076	.40	0.03%	0.45	2B
28	106	32	May 11	ARI		NYM	W,9-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.310	.361	.671	8	.50	-0.043	.31	-0.02%	-1.52	2B
29	107	33	May 12	ARI		NYM	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.308	.351	.660	8	2.23	-0.151	1.50	-0.06%	-0.68	2B
30	108	34	May 13	ARI		NYM	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.315	.377	.692	7	.70	0.126	.42	0.05%	0.91	2B
31	109	35	May 14	ARI		MON	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.313	.373	.685	8	1.86	-0.115	.95	-0.04%	-0.41	2B
32	110	36	May 15	ARI		MON	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.311	.369	.679	2	.84	-0.050	.42	-0.02%	-0.27	2B
33	111	37	May 16	ARI		MON	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.316	.376	.692	2	1.02	0.102	.43	0.03%	0.55	2B
34	112	38	May 18	ARI	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.254	.305	.362	.667	2	.77	-0.064	.34	-0.02%	-1.14	2B
35	113	39	May 19	ARI	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG(11)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.315	.366	.681	2	.97	0.030	.48	0.01%	0.63	2B
36	114	41 (1)	May 21	ARI	@	FLA	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.318	.396	.714	1	1.22	0.168	.60	0.05%	1.00	2B
37	115	42	May 22	ARI	@	FLA	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.385	.694	1	.34	-0.034	.16	-0.01%	-0.67	2B
38	116	43	May 23	ARI	@	FLA	W,4-3	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.259	.313	.388	.700	1	.57	-0.013	.24	0.00%	-0.19	2B
39	117	46 (2)	May 26	ARI	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.309	.382	.691	1	1.76	-0.152	.74	-0.04%	-0.86	3B 2B
40	118	47	May 27	ARI	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.306	.376	.682	2	1.34	-0.057	.52	-0.01%	-0.36	SS
41	119	48	May 28	ARI	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.248	.303	.366	.669	1	.65	0.024	.22	0.01%	0.39	2B
42	120	49	May 29	ARI	@	LAD	L,0-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.301	.364	.665	1	.87	-0.022	.36	-0.01%	-0.23	2B
							16-26		178	162	17	40	9	2	2	13	13	2	29	0	1	1	3	1	4	1	.247	.301	.364	.665		1.04	0.252	.72	0.14%	-2.22

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