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	18-22 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	29 (13-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
I RodrÃguez	3
D Erstad	1
L Berkman	1

Most Driven In By
M Tejada	1
J Keppinger	1
M Bourn	0

2009 Batting Game Log

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2009 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	239	27 (26)	May 5 susp	HOU	@	WSN	L,10-11	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						LF
Jun		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
2	240	51 (23)	Jun 2	HOU		COL	W,3-2	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	6.39	-0.157	2.45	-0.04%	-0.76	PR 2B
3	241	53 (1)	Jun 4	HOU		COL	L,3-10	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.019	.38	-0.01%	-0.47	PH
4	242	54	Jun 5	HOU		PIT	W,9-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.51	PH
5	243	56 (1)	Jun 7	HOU		PIT	W,6-4	7-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.01	-0.048	.77	-0.01%	-0.29	PH
6	244	57	Jun 9	HOU		CHC	L,1-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.004	.08	0.00%	-0.23	PH
7	245	58	Jun 10	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.27	-0.105	.58	-0.03%	-0.64	2B
8	246	59	Jun 11	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	10-11	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.78	0.055	.83	0.02%	0.26	PH
9	247	60	Jun 12	HOU	@	ARI	L,1-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	6	.05	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.11	2B
10	248	61	Jun 13	HOU	@	ARI	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	7	.61	0.075	.29	0.02%	1.08	2B
11	249	62	Jun 14	HOU	@	ARI	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.278	.294	.572	7	.53	-0.036	.29	-0.01%	-1.17	2B
12	250	67 (4)	Jun 20	HOU	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.238	.465	9	1.14	-0.119	.49	-0.03%	-0.89	2B
13	251	69 (1)	Jun 23	HOU		KCR	L,1-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	9	1.83	-0.051	1.09	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
14	252	70	Jun 24	HOU		KCR	L,3-4	10-11	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	9	4.89	0.419	2.67	0.14%	1.00	PH
15	253	71	Jun 25	HOU		KCR	W,5-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	9	1.36	-0.034	.67	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
16	254	72	Jun 26	HOU		DET	W,5-4	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.280	.549	9	1.95	0.084	1.13	0.03%	0.58	PH
17	255	74 (1)	Jun 28	HOU		DET	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.269	.528	4	3.43	-0.087	2.49	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
18	256	76 (1)	Jun 30	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.233	.459	7	.81	-0.079	.61	-0.04%	-0.52	2B LF
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
19	257	77	Jul 1	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-1	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.219	.233	.452	9	.00	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.08	PH
20	258	79 (1)	Jul 3	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-13	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.212	.226	.438	9	.06	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.16	PH
21	259	83 (3)	Jul 7	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.206	.219	.425	9	.89	-0.023	.75	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
22	260	85 (1)	Jul 9	HOU		WSN	W,9-4	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.200	.212	.412	9	1.58	-0.044	1.33	-0.02%	-0.35	PH
23	261	93 (7)	Jul 20	HOU		STL	W,3-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.194	.206	.400	9	.52	-0.013	.58	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
24	262	95 (1)	Jul 22	HOU		STL	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.194	.206	.400	9						PR
25	263	97 (1)	Jul 25	HOU		NYM	L,3-10	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.216	.229	.445	9	.10	0.004	.13	0.00%	0.12	PH
26	264	98	Jul 26	HOU		NYM	L,3-8	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.237	.250	.487	9	1.26	0.047	1.58	0.04%	0.35	PH
27	265	99	Jul 27	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.231	.243	.474	8	1.86	-0.048	2.73	-0.04%	-0.25	PH
28	266	100	Jul 28	HOU	@	CHC	W,11-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.225	.237	.462	9	1.24	-0.018	1.58	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
29	267	101	Jul 29	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-12	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.220	.231	.450	9	.15	-0.004	.22	0.00%	-0.55	PH
30	268	102	Jul 30	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-12	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.214	.225	.439	4	.02	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.25	PH LF
31	269	103	Jul 31	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.233	.244	.476	9	3.52	0.260	3.92	0.17%	1.00	PH
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
32	270	104	Aug 1	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.227	.238	.465	1	2.15	-0.054	2.26	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
33	271	106 (1)	Aug 3	HOU		SFG	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.222	.233	.455	9	.38	-0.010	.29	0.00%	-0.10	PH
34	272	107	Aug 4	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.213	.222	.435	9	.17	-0.009	.14	0.00%	-0.81	1B
35	273	108	Aug 5	HOU		SFG	L,6-10	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.229	.239	.468	9	.23	0.011	.14	0.00%	0.26	PH
36	274	109	Aug 7	HOU		MIL	W,6-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.224	.234	.459	9	.08	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.10	PH
37	275	110	Aug 8	HOU		MIL	L,5-12	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.220	.229	.449	9	.42	-0.011	.28	0.00%	-0.10	PH
38	276	111	Aug 9	HOU		MIL	W,2-0	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.216	.224	.440	9	.52	-0.007	.26	0.00%	-0.20	PH
39	277	112	Aug 10	HOU	@	FLA	L,6-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.212	.220	.432	9	.37	-0.011	.19	0.00%	-0.33	PH
40	278	113	Aug 11	HOU	@	FLA	L,8-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.212	.220	.432	4						PR LF
							18-22		52	50	2	10	1	0	0	5	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	.200	.212	.220	.432		1.09	-0.040	.74	0.04%	-5.66

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