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	20-20 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	29 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	20 (14-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-4)

Most Driven In By
R Clayton	1
L Gonzalez	1
S Green	1
K Stinnett	1
T Clark	1
T PÃ©rez	1
L Terrero	1

2005 Batting Game Log

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2005 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	121	1	Apr 4	ARI		CHC	L,6-16	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
2	122	4 (2)	Apr 8	ARI		LAD	L,7-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.021	.88	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
3	123	5	Apr 9	ARI		LAD	L,10-12	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.46	-0.012	.50	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
4	124	6	Apr 10	ARI		LAD	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.039	1.47	-0.02%	-0.25	PH
5	125	7	Apr 11	ARI		COL	W,2-0	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.014	.57	-0.01%	-0.31	PH
6	126	8	Apr 12	ARI		COL	W,4-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.90	-0.043	4.07	-0.03%	-0.21	PH 2B
7	127	9	Apr 13	ARI		COL	W,5-2	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.222	.000	.222	1	1.07	-0.038	1.17	-0.03%	-0.70	2B
8	128	11 (1)	Apr 16	ARI	@	WSN	L,3-9	8-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.273	.000	.273	1	.05	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.05	PH 2B
9	129	13 (1)	Apr 18	ARI	@	COL	W,5-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.74	0.020	.74	0.01%	0.40	PH
10	130	14	Apr 19	ARI	@	COL	L,1-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.250	.625	1	.88	0.056	.92	0.04%	0.55	2B
11	131	19 (4)	Apr 24	ARI		SDP	W,8-6	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.412	.462	.873	9	.02	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.26	PH
12	132	21 (1)	Apr 26	ARI	@	LAD	W,3-2	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.444	.462	.906	9	.96	0.011	1.37	0.01%	0.15	PH
13	133	23 (1)	Apr 29	ARI	@	SDP	L,4-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.421	.429	.850	9	.79	-0.020	1.06	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
14	134	24	Apr 30	ARI	@	SDP	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.400	.400	.800	8	1.54	-0.037	2.09	-0.03%	-0.15	PH
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
15	135	26 (1)	May 2	ARI		SFG	L,8-9	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.429	.438	.866	9	.72	0.033	1.02	0.03%	0.39	PH
16	136	27	May 3	ARI		SFG	W,3-2	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.400	.800	1	1.23	-0.027	1.68	-0.02%	-0.34	2B
17	137	28	May 4	ARI		SFG	W,6-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.385	.381	.766	9	.42	-0.011	.57	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
18	138	29	May 5	ARI		PIT	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.370	.364	.734	9	.23	-0.006	.29	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
19	139	30	May 6	ARI		PIT	W,8-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.357	.348	.705	9	.08	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.79	PH
20	140	31	May 7	ARI		PIT	L,2-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.345	.333	.678	9	.54	-0.014	.65	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
21	141	32	May 8	ARI		PIT	L,2-16	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.320	.653	9	1.08	-0.027	1.29	-0.02%	-0.17	PH
22	142	43 (10)	May 20	ARI	@	DET	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.320	.653	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
23	143	44	May 21	ARI	@	DET	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.320	.653	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	144	47 (2)	May 25	ARI		SDP	W,12-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.323	.308	.630	9	.52	-0.014	.87	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
25	145	48	May 26	ARI		SDP	L,0-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.313	.296	.609	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	2B
26	146	50 (1)	May 28	ARI		LAD	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.313	.296	.609	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
27	147	52 (1)	May 31	ARI	@	NYM	W,7-0	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.333	.357	.690	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH 2B
Jun		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
28	148	53	Jun 1	ARI	@	NYM	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.324	.345	.668	9	5.45	-0.140	7.88	-0.12%	-0.43	PH
29	149	76 (22)	Jun 25	ARI		DET	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.314	.333	.648	8	.22	-0.006	.29	0.00%	-0.24	PH
30	150	78 (1)	Jun 28	ARI		SFG	L,3-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.306	.323	.628	7	1.75	-0.045	2.35	-0.04%	-0.25	PH
Jul		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
				Player went from Arizona Diamondbacks to Philadelphia Phillies
31	151	99	Jul 24	PHI		SDP	W,5-1	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.324	.344	.668	9	.23	0.009	.26	0.01%	0.39	PH
32	152	100	Jul 25	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-7	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.308	.324	.631	9	.11	-0.006	.15	-0.01%	-0.35	2B
33	153	103 (2)	Jul 28	PHI	@	COL	W,8-5	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.308	.324	.631	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
34	154	106 (2)	Jul 31	PHI	@	COL	L,2-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.300	.314	.614	3	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.18	RF
Aug		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
35	155	107	Aug 2	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.300	.314	.614	5						PR
Sept		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
36	156	138 (30)	Sep 5	PHI		HOU	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.300	.314	.614	9						PR
37	157	141 (2)	Sep 9	PHI		FLA	W,12-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.293	.306	.598	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.11	PH
38	158	143 (1)	Sep 11	PHI		FLA	W,11-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.286	.297	.583	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH SS
39	159	146 (2)	Sep 14	PHI		ATL	W,12-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.286	.297	.583	5						2B
40	160	148 (1)	Sep 16	PHI	@	FLA	W,13-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.286	.297	.583	3						2B
							20-20		44	37	7	7	2	1	0	0	5	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.189	.286	.297	.583		.84	-0.389	1.03	-0.31%	-4.07

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