Brian Downing vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brian Downing comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Brian Downing led in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 100), contact rate (K%+ 125 vs 85), and home run production (HR/PA+ 137 vs 109). Brian Downing was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Matt LaPorta

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
135.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
92.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Matt LaPorta

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1364
1.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0