Tom Alston vs. Mike Squires — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Mike Squires
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold Glove

Looking at the career totals, Tom Alston and Mike Squires are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .644) and slugging (.358 vs .318). Mike Squires had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 vs .311). 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 Mike Squires

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
262.88
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
533.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
138.7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
115.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
17.89
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.02
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
23.28
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163.94
55.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
169.4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
188.64
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
71.2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
47.58
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
116.76
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.87
61.71
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.69
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
48.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.46
16.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
12.82
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.05
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Mike Squires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
10.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
15.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
9.45
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
24.63
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.64
61.64

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Mike Squires

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
1.64
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
0.84
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11658
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
8.85
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4163
9.64
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
0.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Mike Squires
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
10.08
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
10.46
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
9.95
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4495
10.41
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Mike Squires
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.331
6.331
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Mike Squires
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.13
51.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Mike Squires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
0.91
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Squires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Squires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Squires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Squires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0