Tom Alston vs. Ed Sicking — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Sicking. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .532) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .277). 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 Sicking

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
186.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
547.71
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132.44
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
123.85
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
110.09
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.76
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.85
41.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
139.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
162.39
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
46.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
54.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
100.92
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.92
47.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.75
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
35.78
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
15.21
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.76
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.59
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.43
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.68
73.68

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Ed Sicking

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
27
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
9
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.36
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.118
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Ed Sicking
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sicking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0