Buddy Armour vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Buddy Armour
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Armour and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Armour posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .303). Matt LaPorta had the advantage in slugging (.393 vs .373). By the career numbers, Buddy Armour had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Armour and Matt LaPorta

Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
189
148.24
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
765
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
549.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
154.51
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
116.86
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
35
27.45
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.35
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.65
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95.4
74.82
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
261
204.71
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
198.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
84.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
78.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
160.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.14
82.46
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.71
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
50
39.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
765
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Buddy Armour and Matt LaPorta

Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4556
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.96
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.28
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
3.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.21
94.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0