Matt Kata
Matthew John Kata
Born: March 14, 1978
Avon Lake, OH USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: Vanderbilt University
Career: 2003-2009
Draft: Round 20 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
Draft: Round 9 (1999 June Amateur Draft, Arizona Diamondbacks)
School: St. Ignatius HS (Willoughby Hills, OH)
Vanderbilt
Minor League Statistics
Matt Kata compiled a career batting average of .239 with 12 home runs and 63 RBI in his 278-game career with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. He began playing during the 2003 season and last took the field during the 2009 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 78 | 322 | 288 | 42 | 74 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 53 | .257 | .315 | .420 | .736 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 42 | 177 | 162 | 17 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 29 | .247 | .301 | .364 | .665 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 30 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .194 | .306 | .323 | .628 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | 31 | 77 | 70 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .186 | .250 | .300 | .550 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 90 | 88 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .258 | .386 | .645 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Houston Astros | 40 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .212 | .220 | .432 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 278 | 762 | 695 | 89 | 166 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 126 | .239 | .290 | .370 | .660 | 257 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 52 | 45 | 409.3 | 106 | 131 | 3 | 27 | .988 | 5.211 | 4.558 |
| 2003 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | 23 | 19 | 173.3 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 2.648 | 2.217 |
| 2003 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | 6 | 4 | 37.7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.867 | 2.000 |
| 2004 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 38 | 35 | 320.7 | 75 | 111 | 2 | 25 | .989 | 5.220 | 4.895 |
| 2004 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | 3 | 2 | 17.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 2.667 |
| 2004 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | 1 | 1 | 9.3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 8.000 |
| 2005 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 7 | 3 | 28.0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 2.857 |
| 2005 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2005 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2005 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2007 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 10 | 8 | 80.7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 2.008 | 1.800 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 10 | 4 | 54.0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 | 1.400 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 7 | 6 | 44.3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 2.030 | 1.429 |
| 2007 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 10 | 2 | 34.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.412 | 2.800 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 6 | 2 | 25.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.680 | 2.167 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 6.250 |
| 2007 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 3 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.780 | 2.333 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .800 | 2.769 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | .667 |
| 2009 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 7 | 5 | 47.0 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.319 | 4.714 |
| 2009 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 5.000 |
| 2009 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 202 | 140 | 1357.0 | 297 | 384 | 10 | 84 | .986 | 4.517 | 3.371 |
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