John Flaherty vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

John Flaherty
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

John Flaherty and Matt LaPorta are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 89 for John Flaherty, 93 for Matt LaPorta), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 94 vs 95). The overall lean goes to Matt LaPorta, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Flaherty and Matt LaPorta

John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1047
172.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3640
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3372
555.82
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
139.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
97.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
29.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
13.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
42.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355.81
58.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1271
209.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
171.92
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
52.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
59.55
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
65.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
634
104.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362.4
59.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
28.85
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
84.73
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
6.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.06
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
97
15.99
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
John Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
34.48
34.48
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Flaherty and Matt LaPorta

John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
1.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
1.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24656
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5785
6.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
0.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6309
6.91
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6242
6.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.043
6.043
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.06
89.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
0.77
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0