Tom Alston vs. Frank Connaughton — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Frank Connaughton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Frank Connaughton are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Connaughton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.344 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in slugging (.358 vs .343). By the career numbers, Frank Connaughton 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 Frank Connaughton

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
149.74
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
543.59
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
153.85
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
133.33
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.31
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.1
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.51
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.07
72.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
186.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
204.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.97
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
175.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.53
82.6
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.62
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.38
24.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.67
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Frank Connaughton

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3279
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1093
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.1
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
5.51
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
4.93
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.54
89.54
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.279
4.279
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07