Matt LaPorta vs. Dave Valle — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Valle
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Matt LaPorta and Dave Valle are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for Matt LaPorta, 94 for Dave Valle), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 98). The overall lean goes to Dave Valle, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Dave Valle

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
291
163.48
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
970
185
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3146
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2775
529.24
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
129.21
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
125.49
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
85.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
23.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
14.69
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
40.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323.7
61.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1034
197.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
979
186.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
59.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
66.75
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
111.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.99
65.73
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327.69
62.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
12.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
49.21
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.1
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
78.77
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.29
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.24
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
105
20.03
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.34
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Valle
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Dave Valle

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
1.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
1.02
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21243
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4978
6.33
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.52
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5433
6.91
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
6.85
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.17
99.17
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.812
5.812
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.95
86.95
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.08
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.07
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Valle
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
0.6
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Valle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.34