Tom Alston vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Shane Costa. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .292). Shane Costa had the advantage in batting average (.254 vs .244). 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 Shane Costa

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
96.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
15
30.1
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.26
57.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
56.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.92
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.5
59.47
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
84.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.36
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Shane Costa

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.42
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.5
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.43
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0