Matt Downs vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Matt Downs
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueUnknown
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt Downs and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Downs posted stronger numbers in slugging (.406 vs .393) and home run production (20 career HR at a higher rate). Matt LaPorta had the advantage in batting average (.238 vs .230). By the career numbers, Matt Downs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Downs and Matt LaPorta

Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
261.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
582
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
543.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
121
124.74
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
69
71.13
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
80.9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
31.96
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.78
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
53.61
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65.32
67.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
220.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
172
177.32
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.79
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
68.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
104
107.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
62.12
64.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
40
41.24
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
121.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.09
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Downs and Matt LaPorta

Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.44
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3115
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
2.63
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
4.61
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
4.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.127
3.127
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.46
64.46
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.49
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0