Tom Alston vs. Rance Pless — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Rance Pless are closely matched on the surface stats. Rance Pless posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in slugging (.358 vs .329). By the career numbers, Rance Pless 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 Rance Pless

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
62.84
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Rance Pless

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
8.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9.79
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.92
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0