George Dixon vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

George Dixon
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, George Dixon and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .659) and slugging (.393 vs .325). George Dixon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.334 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 George Dixon and Matt LaPorta

George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
176.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1492
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1278
513.94
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
127.88
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
100.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
48
19.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.63
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.82
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
69
27.75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155.52
62.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
166.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
193.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
66.35
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
78.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
141.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173.85
69.91
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
57.91
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
746
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
20.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
8.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
George Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for George Dixon and Matt LaPorta

George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
0.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8701
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2900.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
5.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.24
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2100
6.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
George Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2022
6.27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.18
66.18
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
0.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0