Lance Johnson vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lance Johnson holds a real edge over Matt LaPorta in this comparison. Lance Johnson led in contact rate (K%+ 275 vs 85), batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 90), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 103 vs 93). Matt LaPorta held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 34). The edge belongs to Lance Johnson.

Hitting Stats for Lance Johnson and Matt LaPorta

Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1447
149.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5800
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5379
556.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1565
161.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
128.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
18.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
12.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
33.72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708.6
73.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2076
214.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1924
199.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
79.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
50.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1219
126.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769.72
79.63
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.72
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
36.41
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
39.72
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.1
15.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.79
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
10.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
33.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.86
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
44.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
75.69
75.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lance Johnson and Matt LaPorta

Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387
1.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
0.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34572
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11524
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3509
2.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3639
2.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Lance Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577
2.79
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.3
98.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.579
2.579
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.64
91.64
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0