Kent Anderson vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Kent Anderson
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Kent Anderson and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .631) and slugging (.393 vs .311). Kent Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 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 Kent Anderson and Matt LaPorta

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
198.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
366
536.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
139.36
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
117.36
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
34.53
50.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
167.24
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
186.31
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
32.27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
93.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
39.89
58.51
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
44.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
89.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Kent Anderson and Matt LaPorta

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.18
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3055
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
4.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
4.76
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.053
4.053
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.97
87.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.72
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.68
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0