Otis Johnson vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Otis Johnson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Otis Johnson and Matt Kata are closely matched on the surface stats. Otis Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.363 vs .292). Matt Kata had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Otis Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otis Johnson and Matt Kata

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
162.6
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
262
600
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
478.63
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
112.21
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
130.71
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
70.99
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
85.04
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.74
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.87
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
41.22
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.98
82.4
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.92
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
208.4
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.09
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
123.66
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.2
82.9
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.87
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
89.31
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
98.47
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.19
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.87
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Otis Johnson and Matt Kata

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.97
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.4
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.492
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.371
3.371
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0