Tom Jenkins vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Tom Jenkins
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom Jenkins and Matt Kata are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Kata posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .639) and slugging (.370 vs .336). Tom Jenkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.303 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 Tom Jenkins and Matt Kata

Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
171
206.85
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
496
600
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
459
555.24
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
547.24
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
143.95
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
116.13
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.94
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.26
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.63
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
27.82
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
47.1
56.98
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.49
60.23
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
154
186.29
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
179.03
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
50.81
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
53.23
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
83
100.4
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
110.24
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.68
64.94
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
28
33.87
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
37.8
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
64.11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.36
9.36
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.87
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.84
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.24
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Tom Jenkins and Matt Kata

Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.97
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Tom Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.371
3.371
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0