Michael Busch vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Michael Busch comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Michael Busch led in home run production (HR/PA+ 159 vs 109), slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 95), and walk rate (BB%+ 123 vs 100). Michael Busch was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Matt LaPorta

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
161.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1092
528.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
131.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
80.9
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
27.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.3
86.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
199.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
128.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176.75
85.53
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
125.28
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
87.5
87.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Matt LaPorta

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
1.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
7.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2153
7.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2141
7.85
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.775
6.775
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.03
87.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0