Matt LaPorta vs. Oscar Mercado — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Matt LaPorta posted the stronger offensive profile against Oscar Mercado. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.303 vs .289). 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 Oscar Mercado

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
183.76
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
973
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
890
548.82
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
130.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
82.63
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
46
28.37
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
26
16.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
77
47.48
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
104.42
64.39
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
345
212.74
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
279
172.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
75.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
100
61.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
121.48
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
102.67
63.31
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.93
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
60
37
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
114.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.23
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.55
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17.88
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.82
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
78.38
78.38

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Oscar Mercado

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6244
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
2.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
2.38
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
2.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.36
80.36
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0