Nap Lajoie vs. Matt LaPorta — Career Comparison

Nap Lajoie
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond Baseman
Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Nap Lajoie comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Nap Lajoie led in contact rate (K%+ 329 vs 85), home run production (HR/PA+ 224 vs 109), and slugging (SLG+ 156 vs 95). Matt LaPorta held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 79). Nap Lajoie was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Nap Lajoie and Matt LaPorta

Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2480
142.24
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10461
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9590
550.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3243
186.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2341
134.27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
37.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
53
29.78
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
9.35
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
4.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
902
51.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1738.11
99.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4472
256.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3893
223.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1504
86.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599
91.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3021
173.27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1875.46
107.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
7.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
29.6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
19.9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.15
30.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
1.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
12.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
21.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
23.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 600 PA
93.6
93.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nap Lajoie and Matt LaPorta

Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2441
1.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
0.53
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47190
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15730
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
4.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6691
3.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
0.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15729
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15211
8.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.71
96.71
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.232
6.232
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Nap Lajoie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
0.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.68
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Lajoie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0