Tom Alston vs. Shane Andrews — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Shane Andrews
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Shane Andrews are closely matched on the surface stats. Shane Andrews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .669) and slugging (.421 vs .358). Tom Alston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .304). By the career numbers, Shane Andrews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Alston and Shane Andrews

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
177.44
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1924
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1704
531.39
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
116.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.3
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
65.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
23.7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
26.82
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
51.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.59
71.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
223.6
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
178.69
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
61.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
82.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
116.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.03
66.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
59.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.3
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
515
160.6
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.93
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Shane Andrews

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
1.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12466
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4155.1
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.1
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
2.15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1654
3.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
3.42
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
95.41
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.823
2.823
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.18
83.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Shane Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0