Yogi Berra vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Yogi Berra comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Yogi Berra led in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 109), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 95). Matt LaPorta held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 92). Yogi Berra was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Matt LaPorta

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Matt LaPorta

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
7.76
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0