Matt LaPorta vs. Tim O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Tim O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt LaPorta and Tim O'Rourke are closely matched on the surface stats. Tim O'Rourke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .303). Matt LaPorta had the advantage in slugging (.393 vs .352). By the career numbers, Tim O'Rourke 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 Tim O'Rourke

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
134.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
523.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
152.51
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
129.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
43
14.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.97
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
67
23.22
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243.22
84.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
184.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
227.04
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
94.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
70.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
164.64
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265.94
92.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.24
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
68.28
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
20.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.84
29.84
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
28.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
28.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Tim O'Rourke

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.1
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9492
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3164
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
2.4
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Tim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.56
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
5.01
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1563
4.45
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.81
88.81
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.28
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0