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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	ARI		COL	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
2	5 (1)	Apr 10	ARI		STL	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
3	6	Apr 11	ARI		STL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
4	8 (1)	Apr 14	ARI	@	COL	L,4-14	CG	43	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
5	9	Apr 15	ARI	@	COL	W,11-10	GF	13	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	11 (1)	Apr 17	ARI	@	SDP	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
7	12	Apr 18	ARI	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
8	13	Apr 20	ARI	@	MIL	L,2-4	GF	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 2B
9	14	Apr 21	ARI	@	MIL	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
10	15	Apr 22	ARI	@	MIL	W,11-9	CG	63	15.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
11	16	Apr 23	ARI		SDP	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
12	17	Apr 24	ARI		SDP	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
13	18	Apr 25	ARI		SDP	W,12-7	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
14	19	Apr 26	ARI		CHC	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
15	20	Apr 27	ARI		CHC	W,10-1	GS	27	7.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
16	21	Apr 28	ARI		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
17	22	Apr 30	ARI	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	23	May 1	ARI	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
19	24	May 2	ARI	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	59	13.2	3	5	0	8	0	2B
20	25	May 4	ARI	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
21	26	May 5	ARI	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
22	27	May 6	ARI	@	CHC	L,3-11	CG	45	8.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
23	28	May 7	ARI		PHI	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
24	29	May 8	ARI		PHI	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	4	6	0	10	3	2B
25	30	May 9	ARI		PHI	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
26	31	May 10	ARI		NYM	W,12-8	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
27	32	May 11	ARI		NYM	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
28	33	May 12	ARI		NYM	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
29	34	May 13	ARI		NYM	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
30	35	May 14	ARI		MON	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
31	36	May 15	ARI		MON	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
32	37	May 16	ARI		MON	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
33	38	May 18	ARI	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	27	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
34	39	May 19	ARI	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	47	11.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
35	41 (1)	May 21	ARI	@	FLA	L,5-6	CG	42	9.1	4	2	0	6	2	2B
36	42	May 22	ARI	@	FLA	L,2-11	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
37	43	May 23	ARI	@	FLA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
38	46 (2)	May 26	ARI	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B 2B
39	47	May 27	ARI	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	42	9.1	3	5	0	8	2	SS
40	48	May 28	ARI	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
41	49	May 29	ARI	@	LAD	L,0-10	GS	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	2B
							42gm		347.1	82	120	2	204	27