Frank Forbes vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Frank Forbes
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentShortstop
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Frank Forbes posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt LaPorta. Frank Forbes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.839 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .303). Matt LaPorta had the advantage in home run production (31 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Frank Forbes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Forbes and Matt LaPorta

Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
42
150
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
138
492.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
146.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.14
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.37
97.74
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
221.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
221.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
96.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
157.14
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.9
103.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
53.57
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Frank Forbes and Matt LaPorta

Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.84
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Frank Forbes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.94
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
5.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.96
87.96
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.634
4.634
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.78
48.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Forbes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0