Matt LaPorta vs. Pat Valaika — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Pat Valaika
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Matt LaPorta posted the stronger offensive profile against Pat Valaika. Matt LaPorta posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .642) and on-base percentage (.303 vs .264). Pat Valaika had the advantage in home run production (30 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Pat Valaika

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
259.72
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
864
600
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
802
556.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
177
122.92
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
80.9
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
112
77.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.61
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.83
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
65
45.14
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
83.61
58.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
303
210.42
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
180.9
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
226
156.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
63.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
92
63.89
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
153
106.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
78.77
54.7
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.39
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
47
32.64
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
125.28
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
235
163.19
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.68
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.25
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.03
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.78
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Pat Valaika

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.58
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.94
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
5165
27
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.31
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
4.53
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
4.46
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.819
2.819
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.08
59.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.61
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0