Tom Alston vs. Merl Combs — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Merl Combs. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .555) and slugging (.358 vs .241). 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 Merl Combs

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.3
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
185.48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.24
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Merl Combs

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0