Anthony Alford vs. Dave Brain — Career Comparison

Anthony Alford
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Anthony Alford and Dave Brain are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Brain posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.292 vs .278) and batting average (.252 vs .209). Anthony Alford had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dave Brain had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Anthony Alford and Dave Brain

Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
255
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
220
550
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
46
115
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
29
72.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
21.22
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
24.3
60.75
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.11
63.02
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
202.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
66
165
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786
171.93
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
92.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
115.93
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
21.36
53.41
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315.85
69.09
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.41
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
227.5
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Anthony Alford and Dave Brain

Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.4
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.83
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.85
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.317
1.317
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.73
70.73
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0