Al Dark vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Al Dark
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstopRookie of the YearAll-Star
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Dark holds a real edge over Matt LaPorta in this comparison. Al Dark led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 85), batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 90), and slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 95). Matt LaPorta held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 58). The edge belongs to Al Dark.

Hitting Stats for Al Dark and Matt LaPorta

Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1828
140.09
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7829
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7219
553.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
160.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1533
117.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
27.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
9.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
42.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
961.81
73.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2969
227.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2573
197.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
81.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
58.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1695
129.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048.04
80.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
32.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.53
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
40.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.66
14.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
7.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.38
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.07
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.59
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
68.6
68.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Al Dark and Matt LaPorta

Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
2.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
1.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23315
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3174
3.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4854
5.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
0.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8370
9.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8028
9.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.91
95.91
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.431
4.431
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.4
48.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
1.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.68
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0