Tom Alston vs. Rod Barajas — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Rod Barajas
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Rod Barajas are closely matched on the surface stats. Rod Barajas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .669) and slugging (.407 vs .358). Tom Alston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .290). By the career numbers, Rod Barajas 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 Rod Barajas

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1114
176.83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3780
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3460
549.21
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
812
128.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.3
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
77.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
29.68
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
21.59
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
51.43
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417.18
66.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
223.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1065
169.05
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
62.86
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
76.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
117.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402.89
63.95
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
7.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
32.86
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.92
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
638
101.27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
5.92
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.44
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.19
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
9.68
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.32
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.32
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Rod Barajas

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
1.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25670
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8556.2
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
7.17
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
0.43
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7277
7.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7226
7.6
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.3
99.3
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.691
6.691
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.72
89.72
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
0.52
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.2