Bill Friel vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Bill Friel
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Bill Friel 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+ 90 for Bill Friel, 93 for Matt LaPorta), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 91 vs 95). The overall lean goes to Matt LaPorta, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Friel and Matt LaPorta

Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
283
156.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
548.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
134.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
103.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
18.2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.38
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
56
30.88
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
103.48
57.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
329
181.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
309
170.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
67.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
80
44.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
108.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
115.14
63.49
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
60
33.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
46.88
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Friel and Matt LaPorta

Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6837
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2279
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
1.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
2.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.39
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
4.31
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
3.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.518
3.518
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0