Tom Alston vs. Ed Burns — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed Burns
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Burns. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .579) and slugging (.358 vs .271). By the career numbers, Tom Alston 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 Ed Burns

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
213.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
528.32
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
121.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
103.54
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
13.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.98
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.92
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.8
50.31
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
143.36
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
181.19
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
31.86
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
43.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
75
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.09
57.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
39.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
15.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.95
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Ed Burns

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
9
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.444
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0