Tom Alston vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lave Cross 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 Lave Cross

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Lave Cross

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08