Tom Alston vs. Dan Meyer — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Dan Meyer
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Dan Meyer posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Dan Meyer posted stronger numbers in slugging (.379 vs .358) and batting average (.253 vs .244). Tom Alston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .299). By the career numbers, Dan Meyer 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 Dan Meyer

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1118
166.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4027
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3734
556.34
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
944
140.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
100.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
22.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.62
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
40.23
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412.67
61.49
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
211.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1173
174.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
61.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
68.39
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
116.81
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424.48
63.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.49
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
32.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
41.27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.54
14.54
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.21
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
101
15.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
9.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
13.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.78
67.78

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Dan Meyer

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
1.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23034
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7678
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4562
5.35
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
0.71
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5259
6.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5170
6.06
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.431
5.431
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.39
91.39
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
0.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0