Les Burke vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Les Burke
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Les Burke and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .647) and slugging (.393 vs .320). Les Burke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .303). By the career numbers, Matt LaPorta had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Les Burke and Matt LaPorta

Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
200.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
581
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
506
522.55
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
135.28
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
110.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
55.74
57.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
162
167.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
187.95
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
75.39
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
48.54
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
123.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.98
66.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.16
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
33.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.16
18.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
1.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Les Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Les Burke and Matt LaPorta

Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6399
27
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2133
9
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Les Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.479
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0