Matt LaPorta vs. Tom Oliver — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Tom Oliver
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Matt LaPorta holds a real edge over Tom Oliver in this comparison. Matt LaPorta led in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 0), walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 57), and slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 82). Tom Oliver held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 248 vs 85). The edge belongs to Matt LaPorta.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Tom Oliver

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
148.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2072
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1931
559.17
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
154.63
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
122.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
29.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
32.43
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206.03
59.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
190.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
186.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
59.55
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
58.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
50.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
109.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236.2
68.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
30.41
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.97
33.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
1.72
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.47
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.98
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
38.71
38.71

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Tom Oliver

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6399
27
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2133
9
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.917
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0