Bubbles Anderson vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Bubbles Anderson
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bubbles Anderson and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .675) and slugging (.393 vs .328). Bubbles Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .303). By the career numbers, Matt LaPorta had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bubbles Anderson and Matt LaPorta

Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
157.44
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
484
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
400
495.87
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
123.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
95.45
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.92
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
28.51
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.51
66.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
131
162.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
198.35
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
78.1
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
58.26
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.36
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
73.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
60.74
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.8
96.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.75
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
90.91
90.91
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bubbles Anderson and Matt LaPorta

Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.99
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
5.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
4.91
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.42
90.42
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.119
4.119
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0