Sam Barkley vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Matt Kata are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .292). Matt Kata had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .359). By the career numbers, Sam Barkley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Barkley and Matt Kata

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
695
547.24
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
102.03
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.13
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
41.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
199.05
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
55.07
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Matt Kata

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
2.55
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.44
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0