Matt LaPorta vs. Dave Marshall — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Marshall
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Matt LaPorta and Dave Marshall are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .677) and slugging (.393 vs .338). Dave Marshall had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 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 Marshall

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
242.77
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1211
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
519.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
127.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
97.61
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
41
20.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.98
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
61
30.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.6
61.73
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
355
175.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
198.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
60.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
114
56.48
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
109.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131.46
65.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
65.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.46
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
118.41
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.96
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.06
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.92
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
13.87
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Dave Marshall

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.96
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6503
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Dave Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.71
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
1.81
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.91
78.91
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0