John Buck vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

John Buck 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+ 93 for John Buck, 93 for Matt LaPorta), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 95). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Matt LaPorta

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
80.9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.35
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
47.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
59.55
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
111.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
125.28
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Matt LaPorta

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
6.88
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7159
7.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7101
7.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.19
99.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.808
6.808
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
95.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0