Matt LaPorta vs. Buck O'Neil — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Buck O'Neil
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Matt LaPorta and Buck O'Neil are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .672) and slugging (.393 vs .354). Buck O'Neil had the advantage in on-base percentage (.319 vs .303). 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 Buck O'Neil

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
150
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1584
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1434
543.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
139.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
104.92
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
20.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.09
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.55
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
34.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180.99
68.56
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
192.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
189.39
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
85.98
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
69.7
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
151.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.72
74.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
48.11
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.59
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
22.35
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
96.61
96.61

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Buck O'Neil

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
1.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.04
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9739
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3246.1
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
7.76
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3548
9.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.47
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
8.29
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
10.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950
8.23
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3717
10.3
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.62
98.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.588
7.588
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.506
9.506
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
0.59
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0