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, 18,288th in major league 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

695

166

.239

RBI

OBP

.290

SLG

.370

OPS

.660

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	43-35 / in Starts: 38-30
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	16 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 322 PAs	29
Actual Runners on Base	123 (65-39-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 322 PAs	38
Avg. Runners on Base	201 (99-66-34)

Most Driven In
Self	7
S Hillenbrand	3
R Hammock	3
A CintrÃ³n	2
D Bautista	2
R Barajas	2
J Spivey	2
Q McCracken	1

Most Driven In By
A CintrÃ³n	8
Self	7
S Hillenbrand	7
L Gonzalez	7
S Finley	4
C Counsell	4
C Baerga	3
R MondesÃ	1

2003 Batting Game Log

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2003 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	68 (67)	Jun 15	ARI	@	MIN	W,12-8	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.07	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.26	PR 2B
2	2	69	Jun 17	ARI	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	2	.94	0.134	.50	0.04%	1.05	2B
3	3	70	Jun 18	ARI	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.400	.625	1.025	1	1.37	-0.109	.69	-0.03%	-0.87	2B
4	4	71	Jun 19	ARI	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.538	.872	2	.70	-0.039	.40	-0.01%	-0.48	2B
5	5	73 (1)	Jun 21	ARI		CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.529	.845	2	.49	-0.027	.34	-0.01%	0.08	2B
6	6	74	Jun 22	ARI		CIN	W,6-5	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.529	.879	3	.57	0.012	.40	0.01%	0.22	PR 2B
7	7	75	Jun 23	ARI		HOU	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946	1	1.04	0.023	.86	0.01%	0.65	2B
8	8	76	Jun 24	ARI		HOU	W,12-5	CG	6	4	2	2	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.433	.680	1.113	2	.86	0.161	.75	0.09%	3.93	2B
9	9	77	Jun 25	ARI		HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.412	.621	1.032	2	.44	-0.006	.42	0.00%	-0.28	2B
10	10	78	Jun 27	ARI	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.436	.606	1.042	2	1.22	0.092	1.25	0.06%	0.64	2B
11	11	79	Jun 28	ARI	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.432	.605	1.037	2	.47	0.048	.54	0.03%	-0.16	2B
12	12	80	Jun 29	ARI	@	DET	W,5-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.408	.548	.956	1	1.17	-0.125	1.38	-0.09%	-0.76	2B
13	13	81	Jun 30	ARI	@	COL	W,8-7	CG(12)	6	6	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.455	.667	1.121	1	1.65	0.468	2.31	0.39%	2.55	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	82	Jul 1	ARI	@	COL	L,4-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.377	.450	.642	1.092	1	.88	-0.027	1.30	-0.02%	-0.01	2B
15	15	83	Jul 2	ARI	@	COL	L,2-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.446	.614	1.060	1	.65	0.025	.91	0.02%	0.46	2B
16	16	84	Jul 3	ARI	@	COL	W,8-4	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.457	.629	1.086	1	.32	0.015	.44	0.01%	0.51	2B
17	17	85	Jul 4	ARI	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.388	.453	.657	1.110	1	1.33	0.084	2.09	0.08%	-0.10	2B
18	18	86	Jul 5	ARI	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.366	.430	.620	1.050	1	.82	-0.083	1.37	-0.08%	-0.66	2B
19	19	87	Jul 6	ARI	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.422	.600	1.022	1	1.06	-0.055	1.77	-0.06%	-0.67	2B
20	20	88	Jul 7	ARI		COL	W,14-6	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.432	.595	1.027	2	.80	0.039	1.28	0.04%	0.40	2B
21	21	89	Jul 8	ARI		COL	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.413	.566	.979	2	.80	-0.085	1.37	-0.09%	-0.90	2B
22	22	91 (1)	Jul 10	ARI		SDP	L,2-14	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.356	.423	.575	.997	2	.58	0.118	.95	0.12%	1.52	2B
23	23	92	Jul 11	ARI		SFG	L,7-10	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.359	.422	.609	1.030	2	.86	-0.050	1.63	-0.06%	1.31	2B
24	24	93	Jul 12	ARI		SFG	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.406	.583	.989	2	1.66	-0.153	3.01	-0.17%	-1.48	2B
25	25	95 (1)	Jul 17	ARI	@	SDP	W,9-1	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.396	.560	.956	2	.32	-0.002	.50	0.00%	-1.00	2B
26	26	97 (1)	Jul 19	ARI	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.383	.538	.921	7	1.63	-0.145	2.60	-0.14%	-0.93	2B
27	27	98	Jul 20	ARI	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.378	.528	.906	2	1.09	-0.029	1.68	-0.03%	-0.07	2B
28	28	99	Jul 21	ARI	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.371	.509	.880	2	1.22	-0.083	2.11	-0.09%	-0.35	2B
29	29	103 (3)	Jul 25	ARI		LAD	W,2-1	CG(15)	7	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.372	.526	.898	1	1.86	0.032	2.17	0.02%	0.30	3B
30	30	104	Jul 26	ARI		LAD	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.361	.508	.869	2	.78	-0.086	.99	-0.07%	-0.91	2B
31	31	105	Jul 27	ARI		LAD	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.358	.496	.854	2	1.41	-0.072	2.09	-0.06%	-0.83	2B
32	32	106	Jul 28	ARI	@	FLA	L,2-3	CG	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.305	.373	.516	.889	1	1.16	0.209	1.77	0.19%	1.48	3B 2B
33	33	107	Jul 29	ARI	@	FLA	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.298	.363	.504	.867	1	1.34	-0.101	1.92	-0.09%	-0.61	2B
34	34	108	Jul 30	ARI	@	FLA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.353	.489	.842	1	1.00	-0.105	1.26	-0.08%	-0.83	3B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	35	109	Aug 1	ARI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG(14)	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.353	.482	.835	2	2.02	-0.070	1.60	-0.03%	-0.60	2B
36	36	110	Aug 2	ARI	@	CHC	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.350	.479	.829	9	1.59	-0.040	1.09	-0.02%	-0.17	PH
37	37	111	Aug 3	ARI	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.348	.476	.824	8	1.59	-0.040	1.31	-0.02%	-0.17	PH
38	38	112	Aug 5	ARI		MON	W,8-5	CG	5	5	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.356	.493	.849	1	.56	0.058	.43	0.03%	1.28	3B
39	39	113	Aug 6	ARI		MON	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.359	.500	.859	1	1.08	0.036	.87	0.02%	0.39	2B
40	40	114	Aug 7	ARI		MON	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.349	.484	.833	1	1.10	-0.127	1.03	-0.07%	-1.15	SS 2B
41	41	115	Aug 8	ARI		NYM	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.347	.478	.825	1	.96	-0.011	1.03	-0.01%	0.00	3B SS
42	42	116	Aug 9	ARI		NYM	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.297	.350	.479	.829	1	1.04	0.028	.95	0.02%	0.17	2B
43	43	117	Aug 10	ARI		NYM	W,7-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.302	.353	.491	.844	1	.81	0.075	.75	0.04%	0.40	SS
44	44	118	Aug 12	ARI	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.302	.356	.488	.845	1	.83	0.085	1.04	0.06%	1.04	2B
45	45	119	Aug 13	ARI	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.297	.349	.480	.829	1	1.55	-0.018	2.26	-0.02%	-0.40	3B 2B
46	46	120	Aug 14	ARI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.347	.480	.827	1	.97	-0.060	1.56	-0.06%	-0.41	2B 3B
47	47	121	Aug 15	ARI	@	ATL	L,4-10	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.338	.467	.806	1	1.03	-0.143	1.51	-0.13%	-1.67	3B
48	48	122	Aug 16	ARI	@	ATL	L,6-10	5-GF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.285	.335	.462	.797	9	1.00	0.086	1.20	0.06%	0.33	PH 3B
49	49	125 (2)	Aug 19	ARI		CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.458	.791	1	.65	0.037	.54	0.02%	0.50	3B
50	50	127 (1)	Aug 21	ARI		CIN	W,9-3	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.287	.335	.467	.802	1	.48	0.041	.47	0.02%	0.25	3B
51	51	128	Aug 22	ARI		CHC	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.329	.457	.786	1	.65	-0.069	.82	-0.05%	-0.82	3B
52	52	129	Aug 23	ARI		CHC	W,13-2	CG	6	6	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.329	.468	.797	1	.42	0.011	.44	0.01%	0.75	3B
53	53	130	Aug 24	ARI		CHC	L,3-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.330	.464	.795	1	.97	0.038	1.35	0.03%	0.06	3B
54	54	131	Aug 25	ARI		SDP	W,11-8	CG	6	6	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.288	.335	.470	.805	1	.47	0.062	.55	0.04%	1.62	3B 2B
55	55	132	Aug 26	ARI		SDP	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.463	.797	1	.59	-0.008	.84	-0.01%	-0.50	3B
56	56	133	Aug 27	ARI		SDP	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.328	.455	.783	1	.62	-0.066	.81	-0.05%	-0.82	2B
57	57	134	Aug 29	ARI		SFG	W,5-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.329	.456	.785	1	.73	0.082	.94	0.06%	0.54	3B
58	58	135	Aug 30	ARI		SFG	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.324	.448	.772	1	1.26	-0.133	1.81	-0.12%	-1.04	3B
59	59	136	Aug 31	ARI		SFG	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.319	.440	.759	1	.93	-0.099	.95	-0.06%	-0.76	2B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
60	60	137	Sep 1	ARI		SFG	L,0-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.438	.756	5	1.32	-0.034	.85	-0.01%	-0.18	PR 3B
61	61	139 (1)	Sep 3	ARI	@	SDP	L,0-12	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.316	.436	.753	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	SS
62	62	140	Sep 4	ARI	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG(10)	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.324	.435	.760	2	1.58	0.185	.31	0.02%	1.20	2B
63	63	141	Sep 5	ARI	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.322	.428	.750	2	.68	-0.041	.14	-0.01%	-0.40	2B
64	64	142	Sep 6	ARI	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.319	.423	.741	2	1.14	-0.096	.32	-0.02%	-0.98	2B
65	65	143	Sep 7	ARI	@	SFG	W,9-6	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.319	.430	.748	2	1.52	0.001	.19	0.00%	0.25	2B
66	66	145 (1)	Sep 9	ARI		LAD	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.316	.426	.743	8	.82	-0.045	.04	0.00%	-0.43	SS
67	67	147 (1)	Sep 11	ARI		LAD	W,2-0	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259	.315	.426	.742	8	3.73	0.046	.03	0.00%	-0.10	PH 3B
68	68	148	Sep 12	ARI		COL	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.318	.425	.743	7	.99	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.19	2B
69	69	149	Sep 13	ARI		COL	W,16-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.317	.424	.740	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	2B
70	70	151 (1)	Sep 16	ARI	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.312	.417	.729	7	.70	-0.070	.01	0.00%	-0.89	3B
71	71	154 (2)	Sep 19	ARI	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.254	.310	.424	.735	1	.91	0.151	.00	0.00%	0.50	SS
72	72	155	Sep 20	ARI	@	MIL	W,10-4	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.315	.425	.741	7	.31	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.85	3B
73	73	156	Sep 21	ARI	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.314	.421	.735	7	.88	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.31	2B
74	74	157	Sep 23	ARI	@	COL	L,9-20	CG	5	4	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.319	.429	.748	7	.27	0.018	.00	0.00%	2.15	3B
75	75	158	Sep 24	ARI	@	COL	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.317	.425	.742	2	.70	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.62	2B
76	76	160 (1)	Sep 26	ARI		STL	W,7-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.315	.421	.736	2	.75	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.87	2B
77	77	161	Sep 27	ARI		STL	L,2-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.315	.421	.736	3						PR
78	78	162	Sep 28	ARI		STL	L,5-9	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.315	.420	.736	2	.53	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.04	2B
							43-35		322	288	42	74	16	5	7	29	25	0	53	1	5	3	3	4	3	2	.257	.315	.420	.736		.95	-0.211	.97	-0.30%	1.75

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