Matt LaPorta vs. Yermin Mercedes — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Yermin Mercedes posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt LaPorta. Yermin Mercedes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.717 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .303). Matt LaPorta had the advantage in home run production (31 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Yermin Mercedes 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 Yermin Mercedes

Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
346
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
544.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
142.2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
102.31
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
24.28
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.87
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
23
39.88
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.32
68.18
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
122
211.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
195.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
78.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.16
71.37
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
50.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
109.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
5.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.87
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Yermin Mercedes

Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0