Matt LaPorta vs. Ed McFarland — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed McFarland
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Matt LaPorta and Ed McFarland are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted a career OPS of .696 against Ed McFarland's .704. On the surface stats, Matt LaPorta and Ed McFarland are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Ed McFarland

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
159.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
536.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
147.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
110.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
26.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.74
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
37.1
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400.99
71.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1109
197.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1098
195.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
70.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
68.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
136.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442.02
78.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
45.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
31.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.33
19.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.16
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Ed McFarland

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21588
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7196
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3189
3.99
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
1.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4376
5.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4225
5.28
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.976
4.976
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.96
18.96
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
1.36
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1.06