Matt LaPorta vs. Jose Lopez — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jose Lopez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Matt LaPorta and Jose Lopez are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for Matt LaPorta, 89 for Jose Lopez), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 94). The overall lean goes to Matt LaPorta, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Jose Lopez

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036
152.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4089
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3841
563.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
147.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
687
100.81
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
53
29.78
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
31.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
13.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
46.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424.72
62.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1518
222.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1186
174.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
61.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
70.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
118.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437.42
64.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
22.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.91
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
69.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.68
8.68
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
4.99
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
113
16.58
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
6.16
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
59.52
59.52

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Jose Lopez

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
1.07
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
1.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25023
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8341
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1756
1.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
2.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4316
4.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
4.55
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.236
4.236
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.28
94.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Jose Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
0.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0