Matt LaPorta
2009–2012 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians
291G
.238AVG
.301OBP
.393SLG
More career statistics
230H
31HR
120RBI
3SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | 1,068 | 967 | 106 | 230 | 53 | 2 | 31 | 120 | 82 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 380 | .238 | .301 | .393 | .694 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 2009-08-20 to 2009-08-29
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 2011-05-27 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 2010-09-07 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 2009-08-29 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 146 | 522 | 102 | 17 | 57 | 39 | 122 | .215 | .270 | .390 |
| Away | 145 | 546 | 128 | 14 | 63 | 43 | 101 | .260 | .313 | .396 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 40 | 155 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 | .234 | .310 | .380 |
| May | 52 | 189 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 41 | .219 | .275 | .343 |
| June | 22 | 82 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 | .247 | .280 | .416 |
| July | 42 | 161 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 39 | .255 | .298 | .414 |
| August | 60 | 218 | 50 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 40 | .246 | .280 | .414 |
| September | 67 | 238 | 53 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 50 | .250 | .324 | .429 |
| October | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .083 | .120 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 36 | 120 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 24 | .205 | .242 | .330 |
| minnesota-twins | 36 | 135 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 26 | .260 | .319 | .415 |
| kansas-city-royals | 35 | 124 | 32 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 29 | .288 | .347 | .514 |
| chicago-white-sox | 30 | 104 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 26 | .242 | .298 | .368 |
| baltimore-orioles | 19 | 71 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | .303 | .338 | .515 |
| athletics | 19 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 21 | .215 | .257 | .292 |
| boston-red-sox | 18 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .242 | .304 | .355 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 17 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 13 | .233 | .258 | .550 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Cleveland Guardians | 52 | 181 | 46 | 7 | 21 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 2010 | Cleveland Guardians | 110 | 376 | 83 | 12 | 41 | – | .221 | – | – |
| 2011 | Cleveland Guardians | 107 | 352 | 87 | 11 | 53 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 2012 | Cleveland Guardians | 22 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | .241 | – | – |