Matt Kata vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Al Simmons posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. Al Simmons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.915 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .292). By the career numbers, Al Simmons 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 Al Simmons

Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
695
547.24
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.45
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
58
45.67
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
38.78
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
7
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.24
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Matt Kata and Al Simmons

Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.97
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.371
3.371
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0