Larry Doby vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Larry Doby
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Larry Doby comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Larry Doby led in home run production (HR/PA+ 228 vs 109), walk rate (BB%+ 145 vs 100), and slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 95). Matt LaPorta held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 85 vs 58). Larry Doby was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Larry Doby and Matt LaPorta

Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1674
145.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6920
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5883
510.09
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
147.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1075
93.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
24.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.24
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
23.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
53.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1168.61
101.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2937
254.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
232.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
93.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1093
94.77
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1900
164.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186.37
102.86
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
3.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
945
81.94
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
87.75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.84
6.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
8.41
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
8.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
64
64
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Larry Doby and Matt LaPorta

Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
2.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19773
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6591
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3953
5.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
0.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4540
6.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4428
6.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.787
2.787
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0