Lu Blue vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Lu Blue
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lu Blue comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Lu Blue led in walk rate (BB%+ 183 vs 100), contact rate (K%+ 123 vs 85), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 93). Matt LaPorta held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 67). Lu Blue was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lu Blue and Matt LaPorta

Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
134.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7207
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5904
491.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1696
141.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1224
101.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
26.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.07
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
39.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087.08
90.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2365
196.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2831
235.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151
95.82
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
57.86
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1802
150.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1131.24
94.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
3.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1092
90.91
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
36.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
16.53
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
13.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
12.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
7.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
19.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
63.98
63.98
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lu Blue and Matt LaPorta

Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1572
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6399
27
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2133
9
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15647
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16857
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16664
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.601
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0