Sam Ewing vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Sam Ewing
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueUnknown
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Ewing and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .670) and slugging (.393 vs .352). Sam Ewing had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 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 Sam Ewing and Matt LaPorta

Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
254.96
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
551.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
140.46
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.79
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
20
30.53
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
38.78
59.2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
127
193.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
183.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
31
47.33
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
59.55
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
71.76
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
40.92
62.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
99.24
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Ewing and Matt LaPorta

Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
395.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Sam Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.46
97.46
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.054
2.054
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.36
80.36
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0