Matt LaPorta vs. Karl Olson — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Karl Olson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Matt LaPorta posted the stronger offensive profile against Karl Olson. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.303 vs .279). 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 Karl Olson

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
224.7
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
745
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
548.46
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
128.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
99.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.8
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
54.56
43.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
215
173.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
164.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
59.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
95.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.08
45.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
34.63
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
75.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.93
7.93
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.06
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.44
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.77
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Karl Olson

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.57
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4132
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
2.59
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
2.75
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
2.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.86
97.86
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0