Matt LaPorta vs. Jason Varitek — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jason Varitek
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jason Varitek comes out clearly ahead of Matt LaPorta across most offensive categories. Jason Varitek led in walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 100), home run production (HR/PA+ 135 vs 109), and slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 95). Matt LaPorta held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 85 vs 78). Jason Varitek was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Jason Varitek

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1546
158.86
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5839
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
543.26
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5099
523.96
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
134.3
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
81.59
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
53
29.78
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
31.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.44
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.42
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
52.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
118.28
66.45
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
777.61
79.9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
380
213.48
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2220
228.12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1982
203.67
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
68.23
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
120
67.42
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
77.79
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
195
109.55
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1228
126.19
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.47
78.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.62
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
82
46.07
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614
63.09
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.06
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1216
124.95
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.42
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
11.8
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
129
13.26
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.57
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.85
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.42
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
58.14
58.14

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Jason Varitek

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.08
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1488
1.1
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
1.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36498
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12166
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10166
7.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
0.4
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10776
7.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10707
7.92
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.196
7.196
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
92.2
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
0.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.22