Matt LaPorta vs. Billy Martin — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Billy Martin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Matt LaPorta and Billy Martin 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, 90 for Billy Martin), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 93). The overall lean goes to Matt LaPorta, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Billy Martin

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1021
164.81
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3717
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3419
551.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
141.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
104.6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
22.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
10.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
36.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364.21
58.79
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1262
203.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1097
177.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
68.6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
53.75
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
112.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386.18
62.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
5.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
30.35
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
57.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
10.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.88
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.71
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
96
15.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.17
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
53.97
53.97

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Billy Martin

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
1.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
1.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15968
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5322.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2022
3.42
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2252
3.81
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4383
7.41
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4274
7.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.51
97.51
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.348
4.348
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.95
61.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.68
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0