Tom Alston vs. Howdy Caton — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Howdy Caton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Howdy Caton. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .588) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .301). 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 Howdy Caton

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
150.33
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
814
529.72
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
119.74
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
97.61
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
11.71
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.41
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
22.13
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.82
50.64
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
152.28
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
176.36
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
55.31
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
34.49
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
89.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.16
56.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.6
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
54.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
33.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.67
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.71
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.86
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.57
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Howdy Caton

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
27
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
9
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.72
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.783
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0