Spook Jacobs vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Spook Jacobs
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Spook Jacobs and Matt Kata are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Kata posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .603) and slugging (.370 vs .274). Spook Jacobs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 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 Spook Jacobs and Matt Kata

Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
188
148.62
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
759
600
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
665
525.69
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
164
129.64
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
130.71
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
116.21
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.65
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
64.75
51.19
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.49
60.23
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
182
143.87
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
194.47
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
68.77
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
49.61
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
120
94.86
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
110.24
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
75.94
60.03
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.6
61.1
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.72
23.72
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.7
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.87
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.91
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.39
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.32
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.33
73.33
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Spook Jacobs and Matt Kata

Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.08
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.06
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.76
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.42
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
5.34
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
5.18
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.31
69.31
Spook Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.8
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.56
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spook Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0