Tom Alston vs. Orlando McFarlane — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Orlando McFarlane
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Orlando McFarlane. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .631) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .299). Orlando McFarlane 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 Orlando McFarlane

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
235.44
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
554.43
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
132.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
100.63
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
12
22.78
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.49
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
32.28
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
28.12
53.4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
97
184.18
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
91
172.78
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
22
41.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
20
37.97
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
37
70.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
28.35
53.83
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
20
37.97
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.59
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
93
176.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.29
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Orlando McFarlane

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.95
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
5.86
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
6.59
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
6.49
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.044
5.044
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando McFarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando McFarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22