Matt Carpenter vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Matt Carpenter
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Matt Carpenter posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Matt Carpenter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.819 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.370 vs .265). By the career numbers, Matt Carpenter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Carpenter and John Orton

Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1511
157.12
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5770
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4856
504.96
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
130.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
74.97
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
77.68
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
34.21
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.11
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.91
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
18.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
55.74
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
865.44
89.99
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179
226.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2105
218.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
84.54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659
68.53
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1293
134.45
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852.12
88.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.69
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.7
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
80.49
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.16
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1225
127.38
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.25
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.62
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.16
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.91
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
1.98
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.57
59.57
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Matt Carpenter and John Orton

Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
1.19
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1149
1.04
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.02
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29842
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9947.1
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3064
2.77
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1893
1.71
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Matt Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.1
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5065
4.58
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
4.48
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Matt Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Matt Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.761
3.761
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
0.48
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Matt Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4