Tom Brookens vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Tom Brookens
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Tom Brookens and Matt LaPorta are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 92 for Tom Brookens, 93 for Matt LaPorta), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 93 vs 95). The overall lean goes to Matt LaPorta, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Tom Brookens and Matt LaPorta

Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1336
188.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4258
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3865
544.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
133.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
93.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
24.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
40.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426.75
60.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1418
199.81
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1245
175.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
67.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
60.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
117.94
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437.9
61.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
39.6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
605
85.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.04
7.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
8.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.06
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.44
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
20.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
58.9
58.9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Brookens and Matt LaPorta

Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
0.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29025
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9675
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
1.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2405
2.24
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.17
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3709
3.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3525
3.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.04
95.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.02
78.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Tom Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
0.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0