Tom Alston vs. Ed Sadowski — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Sadowski. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .591) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .272). Ed Sadowski had the advantage in home run production (12 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 Ed Sadowski

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
240.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
548.98
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
110.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.3
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
74.31
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
22.18
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.31
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
36.6
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.54
48.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
175.23
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
155.27
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
43.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
90.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.36
42.54
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
43.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.87
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
94
104.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.55
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Ed Sadowski

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.28
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3816
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
6.47
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995
7.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
6.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.448
5.448
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.9
77.9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25