Tom Alston vs. Bill Buckner — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .311). By the career numbers, Bill Buckner 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 Bill Buckner

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Bill Buckner

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.506
7.506
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0