Tom Alston vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ryan Howard 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 Ryan Howard

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Ryan Howard

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.395
8.395
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0