Frank LaPorte vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Frank LaPorte
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Frank LaPorte and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank LaPorte posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.331 vs .322) and batting average (.281 vs .249). Jerry Willard had the advantage in home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Frank LaPorte had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank LaPorte and Jerry Willard

Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1194
154.03
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4651
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4212
543.37
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185
152.87
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
115.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
25.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
10.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.94
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
37.67
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555.03
71.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1586
204.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1500
193.51
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
64.63
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
72.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
134.94
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615.75
79.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.48
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
37.15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
47.6
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.6
12.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
13.03
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
14.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.99
90.99
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Frank LaPorte and Jerry Willard

Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
2.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
1.02
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13887
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4629
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
3.77
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
4.99
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
0.52
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4775
9.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4508
8.76
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.979
3.979
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.64
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank LaPorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Frank LaPorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31