Rich Amaral vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Rich Amaral
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rich Amaral and Matt Kata are closely matched on the surface stats. Rich Amaral posted stronger numbers in OPS (.695 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.344 vs .292). Matt Kata had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .351). By the career numbers, Rich Amaral had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rich Amaral and Matt Kata

Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
215.73
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1788
530.56
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
146.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
115.73
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.33
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.97
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.26
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
30.56
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230.66
68.44
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
186.35
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685
203.26
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
90.5
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
47.18
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
49.61
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
134.42
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.12
73.03
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.75
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
52.23
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.3
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
82.2
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.61
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.87
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.86
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 600 PA
37
10.98
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.66
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
33.23
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.57
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
44.81
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.17
74.17
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Rich Amaral and Matt Kata

Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.34
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
0.96
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11744
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3914.2
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
2.21
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
3.56
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
3.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.347
2.347
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.371
3.371
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.5
64.5
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Rich Amaral
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Amaral
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0