Matt LaPorta vs. Kid Lowe — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Kid Lowe
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt LaPorta and Kid Lowe are closely matched on the surface stats. Kid Lowe posted stronger numbers in OPS (.710 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .303). Matt LaPorta had the advantage in slugging (.393 vs .361). By the career numbers, Kid Lowe 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 Kid Lowe

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
167.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
973
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
857
528.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
154.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
129.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
41
25.28
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114.9
70.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
309
190.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
200.41
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
63.51
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
94
57.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
119.63
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.94
81.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
62
38.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
25.9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.48
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
94.12
94.12

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Kid Lowe

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.48
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.99
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4703
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Kid Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
3.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
3.33
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.248
2.248
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.05
67.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0