Tom Alston vs. Buddy Burbage — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Buddy Burbage
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Buddy Burbage posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Buddy Burbage posted stronger numbers in OPS (.810 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.372 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Buddy Burbage 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 Buddy Burbage

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
142.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
997
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
874
525.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
160.08
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
26.48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
12.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.62
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
45.14
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.17
90.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
230.49
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
216.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
103.51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
78.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
175.73
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.17
98.2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
54.76
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199.4
199.4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.2
18.2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17.45
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
12.04
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
12.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Buddy Burbage

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5589
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.84
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
2.11
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.99
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.27
94.27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0