Steve King vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Steve King
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaTroy HaymakersUnknownLeft Fielder
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Steve King posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt LaPorta. Steve King posted stronger numbers in OPS (.821 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.358 vs .303). Matt LaPorta had the advantage in home run production (31 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Steve King had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve King and Matt LaPorta

Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
54
118.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
595.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
210.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
157.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.78
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.95
89.67
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
275.91
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
214.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.8
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
118.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
289.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.51
101.84
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.33
91.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve King and Matt LaPorta

Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.33
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.61
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.54
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.72
80.72
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.482
2.482
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0