Tom Alston vs. Lou Johnson — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Lou Johnson posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Lou Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .311). By the career numbers, Lou Johnson 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 Johnson

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
180.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
98.62
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
25.86
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.73
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
21
42.14
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
42.38
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251.44
67.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
212.71
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
65.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255.24
68.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
85.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
7.03
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.2
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
6.4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Lou Johnson

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.09
98.09
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.98
84.98
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0