Matt LaPorta vs. Gene Oliver — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Gene Oliver comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Gene Oliver led in home run production (HR/PA+ 170 vs 109), walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 100), and slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 95). Gene Oliver was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Gene Oliver

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786
191.16
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2467
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2216
538.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
132.79
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
81.96
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.74
73.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
946
230.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
188.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
65.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
77.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
120.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293.05
71.27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
52.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.35
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
102.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
62
15.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.11
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
10.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Gene Oliver

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
1.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14845
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4948.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3693
6.72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.49
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4028
7.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
7.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.39
98.39
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.889
5.889
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.18
86.18
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.28
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.15