Anthony Alford vs. Billy Gilbert — Career Comparison

Anthony Alford
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Billy Gilbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Anthony Alford and Billy Gilbert are closely matched on the surface stats. Anthony Alford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .617) and slugging (.368 vs .289). Billy Gilbert had the advantage in on-base percentage (.328 vs .278). By the career numbers, Anthony Alford 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 Billy Gilbert

Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
255
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
850
155.92
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3271
600
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
550
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2816
516.54
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
46
115
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
127.48
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
29
72.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
110.42
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
13.21
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.12
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
17.06
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.3
60.75
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331.15
60.74
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
202.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
149.13
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
66
165
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037
190.22
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
68.79
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
50
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
43.47
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
92.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
111.53
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
21.36
53.41
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371.24
68.1
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
13.21
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
49.53
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
227.5
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
42.01
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.28
14.28
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
20.73
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
30.63
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
30.63
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Anthony Alford and Billy Gilbert

Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.4
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
1.03
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
0.55
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22182
27
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
9
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.83
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
2.43
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
3.18
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.38
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4921
5.99
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.85
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4606
5.61
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.317
1.317
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.457
5.457
Anthony Alford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.73
70.73
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.79
53.79
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.4
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Alford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0