Matt Kata vs. Eddie Mayo — Career Comparison

Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Eddie Mayo
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Matt Kata and Eddie Mayo are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Kata posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .641) and slugging (.370 vs .328). Eddie Mayo had the advantage in on-base percentage (.313 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 Matt Kata and Eddie Mayo

Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834
147.52
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3392
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3013
532.96
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
134.26
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
105.78
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
21.05
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
4.6
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
28.48
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76.49
60.23
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299.05
52.9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
174.76
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029
182.02
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
61.91
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
50.77
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
110.24
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
108.08
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77.6
61.1
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333.08
58.92
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
45.46
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
30.96
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.38
19.38
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
1.47
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.87
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
19.28
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.66
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
72
12.74
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.13
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.72
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.85
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
43.28
43.28

Fielding Stats for Matt Kata and Eddie Mayo

Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.97
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1631
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1998
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.371
3.371
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.617
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0