Tom Alston vs. Tom Marsh — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Tom Marsh
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Tom Marsh are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .631) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .266). Tom Marsh had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Tom Marsh

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
209.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
266
600
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
568.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
139.85
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
103.76
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.28
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
16
36.09
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
23.94
54
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
207.52
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
70
157.89
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
23
51.88
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
76.69
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
52
117.29
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
25.44
57.38
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.26
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
49
110.53
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
5.43
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.51
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.51
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Tom Marsh

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.24
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1550
27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
516.2
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.06
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.19
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.09
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Tom Marsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Marsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0