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, 15,896th in MLB 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

AB

695

R

H

166

BA

.239

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.290

SLG

.370

OPS

.660

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1999	21	ARI-min	A	78	352	318	40	83	14	5	3	33	5	6	28	46	.261	.328	.365	.692		116	5	4	1	1	0		SBN · MIDW
2000	22	ARI-min	A	133	587	521	82	133	22	9	6	59	38	12	52	58	.255	.327	.367	.694		191	10	6	3	5	2		SBN · MIDW
2001	23	ARI-min	A+,AA	123	563	510	84	153	21	6	10	58	30	9	43	81	.300	.360	.424	.783		216	4	5	4	1	3		LNR,ELP · CALL,TL
2002	24	ARI-min	AA	136	628	578	95	172	33	9	11	57	12	7	37	79	.298	.341	.443	.784		256	6	4	4	5	4		ELP · TL
2003	25	ARI-min	MLB,AAA	126	536	489	73	132	29	10	10	54	5	5	34	82	.270	.320	.431	.752		211	5	4	5	4	1		ARI,TUC · NL,PCL
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-min	MLB	42	177	162	17	40	9	2	2	13	4	1	13	29	.247	.301	.364	.665		59	1	0	1	1	2		ARI · NL
2004	26	ARI	NL	42	178	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	ARI-PHI-min	AAA,MLB	110	360	333	42	99	17	5	3	32	7	3	15	45	.297	.327	.405	.732		135	4	1	8	3	0		TUC,SWB,ARI,PHI · PCL,IL,NL
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

2006	28	CIN-min	AAA	113	366	331	45	87	20	4	9	34	4	4	18	48	.263	.318	.429	.747		142	6	10	4	3	1		LOU · IL
2007	29	PIT-TEX-min	AAA,MLB	97	248	230	33	55	14	2	5	21	3	1	12	41	.239	.282	.383	.664		88	5	2	3	1	3		PIT,INA,TEX · NL,IL,AL
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	547/63D9
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	7/563D4
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

2008	30	PIT-min	AAA	118	433	396	50	97	18	6	8	45	18	6	22	65	.245	.289	.381	.670		151	4	5	4	6	3		INA · IL
2009	31	HOU-min	AAA,MLB	106	296	277	24	71	11	1	2	27	9	0	12	30	.256	.295	.325	.620		90	7	4	1	2	1		RRK,HOU · PCL,NL
2009	31	HOU	NL	40	52	50	2	10	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	.200	.212	.220	.432	16	11	3	1	0	1	0	/473
2010	32	HOU-min	AAA	132	530	485	63	131	25	2	6	47	4	0	26	50	.270	.319	.367	.686		178	7	11	3	5	1		RRK · PCL
2011	33	TEX-min	AAA	106	447	392	60	115	30	2	13	71	1	1	28	63	.293	.353	.480	.832		188	8	14	2	11	1		RRK · PCL
2012	34	TEX-min	AAA	109	451	412	57	113	20	3	9	62	4	1	20	60	.274	.328	.403	.731		166	15	14	3	2	1		RRK · PCL
5 Yrs				278	763	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	445	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	538	481	65	120	27	8	9	42	7	4	43	86	.249	.310	.395	.705	77	190	5	1	8	4	2
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
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
HOU (1 yr)				40	52	50	2	10	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	.200	.212	.220	.432	16	11	3	1	0	1	0

NL (5 yrs)				247	686	625	77	153	35	9	10	57	8	4	43	108	.245	.294	.378	.672	71	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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Matt Kata

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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