Dan Driessen vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dan Driessen comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Dan Driessen led in walk rate (BB%+ 154 vs 100), contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 85), and home run production (HR/PA+ 144 vs 109). Dan Driessen was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dan Driessen and Matt LaPorta

Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1732
163.81
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6344
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5479
518.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1464
138.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
95.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
26.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
14.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
43.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853.95
80.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
212.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
213.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
70.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
72.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
128.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857.86
81.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
71.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
9.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
719
68
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.82
8.82
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.06
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
128
12.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.96
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
20.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
70.97
70.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dan Driessen and Matt LaPorta

Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1641
1.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
1.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38687
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12895.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11058
7.72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
0.75
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12230
8.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12134
8.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.22
99.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.394
7.394
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.4
89.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
0.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.68
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0