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Matthew John Kata

First name: Matt

Last name: Kata

Birthdate: 1978-03-14

Bats: B   Throws: R

RetroID: katam001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2003ARI4.01.05.00.72.22.87
2004ARI2.30.62.80.91.71.15
2005ARI0.50.00.50.20.40.21
2005PHI0.10.00.1-0.2-0.20.20
2007PIT1.10.21.3-0.40.01.40
2007TEX1.00.21.2-0.5-0.11.30
2009HOU0.70.10.80.10.30.51
Career9.72.111.70.84.37.514

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
2003ARI322-4-63000-1100-49.4-0.40.10.0-0.37
2004ARI177-7-81101800039.90.30.00.00.312
2005ARI38-1-101001000110.10.10.00.00.11
2005PHI6-1-10-1000000-210.0-0.20.00.0-0.20
2007PIT90-5-51100-4000-710.2-0.70.00.0-0.7-2
2007TEX77-6-60111-4000-710.6-0.70.00.0-0.7-3
2009HOU52-6-611003000-19.4-0.10.00.0-0.14
Career762-30-3364123100-17--1.70.10.0-1.619

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
2003 ARI 2B 1143 209 2.0 2 2 11 -1 -0.8 0.2 -1 1
2003 ARI 3B 477 75 1.0 1 1 5 6 -0.9 0.0 -1 0
2003 ARI SS 109 18 -2.0 -2 -2 -3 -6 0.0 0.0 0 -2
2004 ARI 2B 924 158 7.0 7 5 10 11 0.3 0.4 1 6
2004 ARI 3B 48 10 1.0 1 1 2 1 -0.1 0.0 0 1
2004 ARI SS 27 5 1.0 1 1 1 0 0.0 0.2 0 1
2005 ARI 2B 79 12 1.0 1 1 0 1 0.1 0.2 0 1
2005 PHI 2B 15 1 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2005 PHI SS 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2007 TEX 1B 69 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
2007 PIT 2B 105 16 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -1 -0.3 0.1 0 -1
2007 TEX 2B 41 2 -2.0 -2 -2 -5 -3 0.0 -0.1 0 -2
2007 TEX 3B 141 20 -3.0 -3 -2 -2 -2 -0.1 0.0 0 -2
2007 PIT 3B 231 30 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -1
2007 TEX SS 81 11 0.0 0 0 -1 -3 0.0 0.2 0 0
2007 PIT SS 53 11 -2.0 -2 -2 -1 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -2
2009 HOU 1B 11 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2009 HOU 2B 124 27 4.0 4 3 8 9 0.1 0.0 0 3
1B 80 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -5 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
2B 2431 425 11.0 11 8 22 15 -0.6 0.8 0 8
3B 897 135 -2.0 -2 -1 1 3 -1.1 0.0 -1 -2
SS 272 45 -3.0 -3 -3 -4 -11 0.0 0.4 0 -3

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
2005 PHI RF 8 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
2007 TEX LF 158 19 0.0 0 0 2 9 1 1
2007 PIT LF 30 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 PIT RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 HOU LF 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LF 194 22 0.0 0 0 2 10 1 1
RF 11 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0

No batting records available for this player.

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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