Matt LaPorta vs. Oscar Mercado — Career Comparison
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
291
163.48
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
298
183.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
973
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
890
548.82
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
77
47.48
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
104.42
64.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
345
212.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
279
172.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
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
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
197
121.48
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
102.67
63.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
186
114.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
29
17.88
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
22.82
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
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
257
1.08
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6244
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
7.76
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
2.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
2.38
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
2.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.588
7.588
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.36
80.36
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
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