Carlos Diaz vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Carlos Diaz
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcher
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Carlos Diaz and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .667) and slugging (.393 vs .333). Carlos Diaz had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 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 Carlos Diaz and Matt LaPorta

Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1350
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
45.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
63.41
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
125.28
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Carlos Diaz and Matt LaPorta

Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
7.76
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.8
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.8
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0