Jon Jay vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Matt LaPorta in this comparison. Jon Jay led in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 85), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 90), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 93). Matt LaPorta held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 47). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Matt LaPorta

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Matt LaPorta

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0