Matt LaPorta vs. Clarence Lindsay — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Clarence Lindsay
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Matt LaPorta and Clarence Lindsay are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .677) and slugging (.393 vs .349). Clarence Lindsay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.328 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 Matt LaPorta and Clarence Lindsay

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
196
145.54
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
808
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
691
513.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
131.44
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
100.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
42
31.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
86.04
63.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
241
178.96
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
186.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
66.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
85
63.12
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
124.75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.4
71.58
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.74
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
54.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
202
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.25
18.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
31.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Clarence Lindsay

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.58
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
2.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
4.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.05
90.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.781
2.781
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.83
66.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0