Tom Alston vs. Ty Cobb — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP

On the career numbers, Ty Cobb posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Ty Cobb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.945 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.433 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ty Cobb 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 Ty Cobb

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
15
30.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
9.73
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Ty Cobb

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
8.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
10.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7195
10.08
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6917
9.69
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0