Matt Kata

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1999	21	-0.6	South Bend	MIDW	A	ARI	78	352	318	40	83	14	5	3	33	5	6	28	46	.261	.328	.365	.692	116	5	4	1	1	0
2000	22	0.4	South Bend	MIDW	A	ARI	133	587	521	82	133	22	9	6	59	38	12	52	58	.255	.327	.367	.694	191	10	6	3	5	2
2001	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	ARI	123	563	510	84	153	21	6	10	58	30	9	43	81	.300	.360	.424	.783	216	4	5	4	1	3
2001	23	-1.2	El Paso	TL	AA	ARI	4	18	16	4	7	2	0	0	4	0	1	2	2	.438	.500	.563	1.063	9	0	0	0	0	0
2001	23	0.2	Lancaster	CALL	A+	ARI	119	545	494	80	146	19	6	10	54	30	8	41	79	.296	.355	.419	.774	207	4	5	4	1	3
2002	24	-0.7	El Paso	TL	AA	ARI	136	628	578	95	172	33	9	11	57	12	7	37	79	.298	.341	.443	.784	256	6	4	4	5	4
2003	25	-2.2	Tucson	PCL	AAA	ARI	48	214	201	31	58	13	5	3	25	2	3	9	29	.289	.327	.448	.775	90	1	3	0	1	1
2003	25	-4.5	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	78	322	288	42	74	16	5	7	29	3	2	25	53	.257	.316	.420	.736	121	4	1	5	3	0
2004	26	-3.4	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	42	177	162	17	40	9	2	2	13	4	1	13	29	.247	.301	.364	.665	59	1	0	1	1	2
2005	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	ARI	70	316	296	35	92	15	4	3	32	7	2	10	39	.311	.332	.419	.751	124	4	1	6	3	0
2005	27		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ARI-PHI	40	44	37	7	7	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	6	.189	.286	.297	.583	11	0	0	2	0	0
2005	27	0.0	Tucson	PCL	AAA	ARI	46	214	200	25	62	10	3	3	28	5	1	6	25	.310	.329	.435	.764	87	4	1	4	3	0
2005	27	-0.3	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	PHI	24	102	96	10	30	5	1	0	4	2	1	4	14	.313	.340	.385	.725	37	0	0	2	0	0
2005	27	-2.4	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	30	38	31	6	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	4	.194	.306	.323	.628	10	0	0	2	0	0
2005	27	-2.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	10	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	28	0.8	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	113	366	331	45	87	20	4	9	34	4	4	18	48	.263	.318	.429	.747	142	6	10	4	3	1
2006-07	28	-0.7	Navojoa	MXPW	FgW		44	201	176	32	48	11	1	8	24	0	2	17	33	.273	.342	.483	.825	85	2	3	2	3	0
2007	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	TEX	78	167	158	21	35	9	1	3	16	1	0	5	33	.222	.255	.348	.603	55	3	2	2	0	0
2007	29	1.6	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	19	81	72	12	20	5	1	2	5	2	1	7	8	.278	.338	.458	.796	33	2	0	1	1	3
2007	29	0.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	47	90	88	9	22	7	1	1	10	0	0	0	15	.250	.258	.386	.645	34	3	1	1	0	0
2007	29	-0.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	31	77	70	12	13	2	0	2	6	1	0	5	18	.186	.250	.300	.550	21	0	1	1	0	0
2008	30	2.8	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	118	433	396	50	97	18	6	8	45	18	6	22	65	.245	.289	.381	.670	151	4	5	4	6	3
2009	31	4.3	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	HOU	66	244	227	22	61	10	1	2	22	8	0	12	25	.269	.313	.348	.661	79	4	3	1	1	1
2009	31	2.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	40	52	50	2	10	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	.200	.212	.220	.432	11	3	1	0	1	0
2010	32	5.2	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	HOU	132	530	485	63	131	25	2	6	47	4	0	26	50	.270	.319	.367	.686	178	7	11	3	5	1
2011	33	6.1	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	106	447	392	60	115	30	2	13	71	1	1	28	63	.293	.353	.480	.832	188	8	14	2	11	1
2012	34	7.2	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	109	451	412	57	113	20	3	9	62	4	1	20	60	.274	.328	.403	.731	166	15	14	3	2	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		278	762	695	89	166	37	9	12	63	9	4	48	126	.239	.290	.370	.660	257	11	4	10	5	2
Minors (13 seasons)					Minors		1251	5212	4739	676	1315	246	57	85	550	135	52	312	651	.278	.330	.407	.737	1930	76	80	36	45	21
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		44	201	176	32	48	11	1	8	24	0	2	17	33	.273	.342	.483	.825	85	2	3	2	3	0
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1573	6175	5610	797	1529	294	67	105	637	144	58	377	810	.273	.325	.405	.730	2272	89	87	48	53	23

AAA (9 seasons)					Minors		781	3082	2812	375	774	156	28	55	343	50	18	152	387	.275	.323	.409	.732	1151	51	61	24	33	12
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		140	646	594	99	179	35	9	11	61	12	8	39	81	.301	.346	.446	.792	265	6	4	4	5	4
A+ (1 season)					Minors		119	545	494	80	146	19	6	10	54	30	8	41	79	.296	.355	.419	.774	207	4	5	4	1	3
A (2 seasons)					Minors		211	939	839	122	216	36	14	9	92	43	18	80	104	.257	.327	.366	.693	307	15	10	4	6	2