Chuck Kress vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Chuck Kress
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Chuck Kress and Matt LaPorta are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .649) and slugging (.393 vs .328). Chuck Kress had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .303). By the career numbers, Matt LaPorta had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chuck Kress and Matt LaPorta

Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
196.26
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
466
522.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
130.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
98.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
20
22.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
28
31.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
48.64
54.55
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
153
171.59
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
185.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
52
58.32
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
121.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
59.8
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.95
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
66.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.09
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Chuck Kress and Matt LaPorta

Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
20.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
179.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
7.76
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
13.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
194.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
192.38
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.01
99.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.208
9.208
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.588
7.588
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
19.45
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.68
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0