Matt LaPorta vs. Dave Malarcher — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Malarcher
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt LaPorta and Dave Malarcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .682) and slugging (.393 vs .320). Dave Malarcher had the advantage in on-base percentage (.362 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 Dave Malarcher

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
144.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3071
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2570
502.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
134.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
113.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
15.63
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.52
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.37
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
20.51
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360.05
70.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
160.79
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
208.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
89.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
54.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
142.82
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.85
78.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
68.58
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.52
133.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.26
15.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
23.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
24.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.54
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
27.16
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
90.65
90.65

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Dave Malarcher

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
0.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16875
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
1.95
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
3.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017
3.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.715
2.715
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.26
70.26
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0