Dan Ford vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Dan Ford
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dan Ford holds a real edge over Matt LaPorta in this comparison. Dan Ford led in home run production (HR/PA+ 163 vs 109), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 95), and batting average (AVG+ 107 vs 90). Matt LaPorta held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 75). The edge belongs to Dan Ford.

Hitting Stats for Dan Ford and Matt LaPorta

Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
150.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4582
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4163
545.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1123
147.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
98.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
28.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
15.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
48.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562.55
73.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1776
232.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
192.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
78.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
74.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
136.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.14
75.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
39.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
94.54
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
6.35
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
121
15.84
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.85
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
12.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
62.24
62.24
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dan Ford and Matt LaPorta

Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
1.09
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
1.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26425
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8808.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2206
2.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2315
2.37
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
2.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.41
97.41
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.117
2.117
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0