Matt Kata stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 2009

Second Baseman

Age 48 · 6' 1"

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Matt Kata played 5 MLB seasons, 2003 to 2009.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
278
AB
695
R
89
H
166
HR
12
RBI
63
SB
9
AVG
.239
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
2003ARI7828842747293.257
2004ARI4216217402134.247
2005ARI/PHI403777000.189
2007TEX/PIT7815821353161.222
2009HOU4050210051.200

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
763
TB
257
XBH
58
HBP
4
IBB
2
GIDP
11
P/PA
3.60
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
2003ARI322121281043.5
2004ARI17859130213.7
2005ARI/PHI441130003.7
2007TEX/PIT16755132033.7
2009HOU521111033.3

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
-1.0
RC
74.6
RC/27
3.60
ISOP
.131
SECA
.207
BB/K
0.38
AB/HR
57.9
GO/FO
0.80
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
2003ARI0.438.74.6.1630.30.541.10
2004ARI0.418.84.1170.20.5810.8
2005ARI/PHI-0.23.12.6.1080.20.800.4
2007TEX/PIT-1.313.12.8.1270.20.252.71
2009HOU-0.310.6.0200.0000.9

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
48 yearsMar 14, 1978
Height
6' 1"
Debut
2003
Birthplace
Fairview, OH
Draft
1999Rd 9, Pk 268
College
Vanderbilt

Latest performance

Matt Kata

Aug 11 · @ MIA · L 9-8 F/11

AB
0
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
.200

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Tue, Aug 11atMIAL 9-8 F/1100000
Mon, Aug 10atMIAL 8-610000
Sun, Aug 09vsMILW 2-010000
Sat, Aug 08vsMILL 12-510000
Fri, Aug 07vsMILW 6-310000
Wed, Aug 05vsSFL 10-611100

What were Matt Kata's career stats?

Matt Kata played 5 seasons for the Diamondbacks and the Astros. He was a career .239 hitter with 166 hits, 12 home runs and 63 RBI. His best season was 2003: a .257 batting average, 7 home runs and 29 RBI.

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