Bob Allen vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Allen and Matt Kata are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Kata posted stronger numbers in slugging (.370 vs .335) and home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). Bob Allen had the advantage in on-base percentage (.334 vs .292). By the career numbers, Matt Kata had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Matt Kata

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
143.84
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2532
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2216
525.12
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
126.54
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
130.71
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
94.31
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
18.25
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
10.66
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.32
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
32.23
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.72
68.42
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
176.07
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
200
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
80.09
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
72.51
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
149.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309.31
73.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.08
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
70.38
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
52.37
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.46
11.46
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.42
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
12.56
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
12.56
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Matt Kata

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
1.02
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16119
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5373
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
2.36
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
3.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
2.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
0.55
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3910
6.55
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3580
6
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.56
91.56
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.898
5.898
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
0.47
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0