Matt LaPorta vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Matt LaPorta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Virdon holds a real edge over Matt LaPorta in this comparison. Bill Virdon led in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 85), batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 90), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 101 vs 93). Matt LaPorta held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 66). The edge belongs to Bill Virdon.

Hitting Stats for Matt LaPorta and Bill Virdon

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
967
543.26
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
230
129.21
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
146.83
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
144
80.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
109.2
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.78
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.45
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.28
66.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
213.48
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
322
180.9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2046
188.22
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
106
59.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
67.62
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
109.55
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
116.99
65.73
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770.46
70.88
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.62
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
46.07
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
125.28
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
59.52
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.59
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
11.8
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.73
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.32
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.29
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Matt LaPorta and Bill Virdon

Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.04
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
7.76
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
2.6
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
8.29
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
8.23
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.588
7.588
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Matt LaPorta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.68
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt LaPorta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0