Matt Kata was born on Tuesday, March 14, 1978, in Fairview Park, 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
Matt KataMatt Kata Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck Rookies (#177) |
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Matt KataMatt Kata Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Matt KataMatt Kata Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2003 | 25 | Diamondbacks | 78 | 288 | 42 | 74 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .257 | .315 | .420 |
2004 | 26 | Diamondbacks | 42 | 162 | 17 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .301 | .364 |
2005 | 27 | Diamondbacks | 30 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .306 | .323 |
2005 | 27 | Phillies | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
2007 | 29 | Rangers | 31 | 70 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 | .250 | .300 |
2007 | 29 | Pirates | 47 | 88 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .258 | .386 |
2009 | 31 | Astros | 40 | 50 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .212 | .220 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 |
Matt KataMatt Kata Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2003 Diamondbacks | 2B | 52 | 45 | 1,228 | 240 | 4.6 | 237 | 106 | 131 | 3 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 5.21 |
2003 Diamondbacks | 3B | 23 | 19 | 520 | 52 | 2.3 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.65 |
2003 Diamondbacks | SS | 6 | 4 | 113 | 12 | 2.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.87 |
2004 Diamondbacks | 2B | 38 | 35 | 962 | 188 | 4.9 | 186 | 75 | 111 | 2 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.22 |
2004 Diamondbacks | 3B | 3 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
2004 Diamondbacks | SS | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.71 |
2005 Diamondbacks | 2B | 7 | 3 | 84 | 20 | 2.9 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.43 |
2005 Phillies | 2B | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2005 Phillies | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2005 Phillies | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2007 Rangers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 60 | 25 | 6.3 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
2007 Rangers | 2B | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.77 |
2007 Rangers | 3B | 7 | 6 | 132 | 12 | 1.7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 2.05 |
2007 Rangers | LF | 10 | 4 | 162 | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
2007 Rangers | SS | 6 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 2.2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.68 |
2007 Pirates | 2B | 10 | 2 | 102 | 28 | 2.8 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.41 |
2007 Pirates | 3B | 10 | 8 | 243 | 19 | 1.9 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.00 |
2007 Pirates | LF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
2007 Pirates | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2007 Pirates | SS | 3 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.71 |
2009 Astros | 1B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
2009 Astros | 2B | 7 | 5 | 141 | 33 | 4.7 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.32 |
2009 Astros | LF | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 | 202 | 140 | 4,073 | 691 | 3.4 | 681 | 297 | 384 | 10 | 84 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.51 |
Matt KataMatt Kata Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | 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 | 1 | 0 | 81.0 | 5.6 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
2005 Diamondbacks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
2005 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
2007 Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35.0 | 3.9 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
2007 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 | 5.9 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
2009 Astros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
5 Years | 9 | 4 | .692 | 92 | 17 | 4 | 57.9 | 5.5 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
Matt KataMatt Kata Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2003 Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Arizona Diamondbacks | 8 | $315,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 | $316,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | $316,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Texas Rangers | 28 | $415,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Pittsburgh Pirates | 53, 37 | " " | - | - |
2009 Houston Astros | 36, 28 | $610,000.00 | - | - |
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