Tom Alston vs. Terry Francona — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Terry Francona are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .657) and home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). Terry Francona had the advantage in batting average (.274 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 Terry Francona

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
24.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
5.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
31.54
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
199.78
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
46.99
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.2
63.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.29
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.86
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
7.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Terry Francona

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2032
6.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.56
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
6.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2220
6.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.362
4.362
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0