Tom Alston vs. Lou Dials — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Dials posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Dials 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 Lou Dials

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
143.74
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
101.08
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Lou Dials

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0