Jim Eppard vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Jim Eppard
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Eppard and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .667) and slugging (.393 vs .317). Jim Eppard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 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 Jim Eppard and Matt LaPorta

Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
315.38
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
156
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
139
534.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
134.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.54
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.38
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
14.55
55.96
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
169.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
207.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
59.55
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
61.54
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.72
68.16
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
80.77
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
7.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Eppard and Matt LaPorta

Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.53
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
4.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.36
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.857
2.857
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0