Tom Alston vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Alston posted a career OPS of .669 against Ozzie Smith's .671. On the surface stats, Tom Alston and Ozzie Smith are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Tom Alston and Ozzie Smith

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
8.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Ozzie Smith

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0