Tom Alston vs. Cleon Jones — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Cleon Jones
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Cleon Jones posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Cleon Jones posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .311). By the career numbers, Cleon Jones 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 Cleon Jones

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213
153.87
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4730
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4263
540.76
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1196
151.71
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
112.52
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
23.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
11.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
39.2
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584.39
74.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
218.69
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
202.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
66.47
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
996
126.34
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613.41
77.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
45.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.33
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
702
89.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
6.74
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.2
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
108
13.7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.54
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
6.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
17.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.47
65.47

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Cleon Jones

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
1.08
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28717
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9572.1
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2280
2.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.08
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
2.27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
2.22
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.062
2.062
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0