Matt Kata Stats

Matt Kata was born on Tuesday, March 14, 1978, in Avon Lake, Ohio. Kata was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 15, 2003, with the Arizona Diamondbacks. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Kata baseball stats page.
"I hope to play this game for a long time so I don't have to do that (retire) for a while. I want to have a big house and go fishing all day - maybe live on the ocean and the beach and relax a lot." - Matt Kata

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Matt Kata

Matt Kata Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck Rookies (#177)

Matt Kata Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck Rookies (#177)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Matthew John Kata
Nickname:   Matt
Born On:   03-14-1978
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Avon Lake, Ohio
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Vanderbilt University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   06-15-2003 (Age 25)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1999 : 9th Round (268th)
Matt Kata

Matt Kata Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Matt Kata

Matt Kata Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2003 Diamondbacks 78 288 42 74 16 5 7 0 29 25 0 53 5 3 1 4 .257 .315 .420
2004 Diamondbacks 42 162 17 40 9 2 2 0 13 13 2 29 1 1 0 1 .247 .301 .364
2005 Diamondbacks 30 31 6 6 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 .194 .306 .323
2005 Phillies 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
2007 Rangers 31 70 12 13 2 0 2 0 6 5 0 18 1 0 1 0 .186 .250 .300
2007 Pirates 47 88 9 22 7 1 1 0 10 0 0 15 1 0 1 3 .250 .258 .386
2009 Astros 40 50 2 10 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 .200 .212 .220
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 278 695 89 166 37 9 12 0 63 48 2 126 10 5 4 11 .239 .290 .370
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Matt Kata Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2003 Diamondbacks 2B 52 45 1,228 240 4.6 237 106 131 3 27 n/a n/a n/a .988 5.21 0.832
2003 Diamondbacks 3B 23 19 520 52 2.3 51 10 41 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.65 0.804
2003 Diamondbacks SS 6 4 113 12 2.0 12 7 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.87 0.800
2004 Diamondbacks 2B 38 35 962 188 4.9 186 75 111 2 25 n/a n/a n/a .989 5.22 0.846
2004 Diamondbacks 3B 3 2 52 8 2.7 8 4 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.15 0.625
2004 Diamondbacks SS 1 1 28 8 8.0 8 3 5 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.71 0.750
2005 Diamondbacks 2B 7 3 84 20 2.9 20 8 12 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.43 0.889
2005 Phillies 2B 3 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
2005 Phillies RF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
2005 Phillies SS 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
2007 Rangers 1B 4 1 60 25 6.3 25 25 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.25 0.500
2007 Rangers 2B 2 1 39 5 2.5 4 3 1 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .800 2.77 0.000
2007 Rangers 3B 7 6 132 12 1.7 10 3 7 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.05 0.350
2007 Rangers LF 10 4 162 14 1.4 14 12 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33 1.000
2007 Rangers SS 6 2 75 13 2.2 13 7 6 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.68 0.800
2007 Pirates 2B 10 2 102 28 2.8 28 14 14 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.41 0.643
2007 Pirates 3B 10 8 243 19 1.9 18 2 16 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.00 0.630
2007 Pirates LF 2 1 30 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 1.000
2007 Pirates RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
2007 Pirates SS 3 1 51 7 2.3 7 2 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.71 0.625
2009 Astros 1B 1 0 12 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.25 2.200
2009 Astros 2B 7 5 141 33 4.7 33 9 24 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.32 4.030
2009 Astros LF 4 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 119 91 2,571 514 4.3 508 215 293 6 70 n/a n/a n/a .988 5.33 --
3B Totals 43 35 947 91 2.1 87 19 68 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.48 --
SS Totals 17 8 270 40 2.4 40 19 21 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00 --
LF Totals 16 5 201 16 1.0 16 14 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.15 --
1B Totals 5 1 72 30 6.0 30 30 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.25 --
RF Totals 2 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
5 Years 211 140 4,073 691 3.3 681 297 384 10 84 n/a n/a n/a .986 4.51 --
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Matt Kata Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2003 Diamondbacks 3 2 .600 4 4 0 41.1 5.4 9.9 - - -
2004 Diamondbacks 4 1 .800 1 - 0 81.0 5.6 12.5 - - -
2005 Diamondbacks 0 1 .000 - - 0 0.0 7.8 0.0 - - -
2005 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
2007 Rangers 1 0 1.000 - - 0 35.0 3.9 11.7 - - -
2007 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - 0 88.0 5.9 8.8 - - -
2009 Astros 1 0 1.000 - - 0 0.0 10.0 10.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 9 4 .692 5 4 0 57.9 5.5 11.0 - - -
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Matt Kata Miscellaneous Items of Interest
2003 Arizona Diamondbacks 11 Undetermined - -
2004 Arizona Diamondbacks 8 $315,000.00 - -
2005 Arizona Diamondbacks 11 Undetermined - -
2005 Philadelphia Phillies 27 Undetermined - -
2007 Texas Rangers 28 $415,000.00 - -
2007 Pittsburgh Pirates 53 $415,000.00 - -
2009 Houston Astros 36 Undetermined - -




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