Tom Alston vs. Scott McClain — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Scott McClain
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Scott McClain. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .284). Scott McClain had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Scott McClain

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
300
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
15
102.27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.3
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.7
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
23
156.82
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
170.45
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
54.55
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
46.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
122.73
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
4.89
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Scott McClain

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.56
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.79
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.87
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
5.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.731
3.731
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0