Tom Alston vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Deion Sanders posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Deion Sanders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .311). By the career numbers, Deion Sanders 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 Deion Sanders

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
165.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2325
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2123
547.87
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
144
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
104.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
18.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.06
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
39.74
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.53
74.2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
214.97
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
190.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
79.48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
112.77
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294.7
76.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
41.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.81
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
352
90.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.03
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Deion Sanders

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13203
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
2.37
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
2.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
2.42
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0