Tom Alston vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Tom Alston posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Thorpe. Tom Alston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .266). Bob Thorpe had the advantage in batting average (.251 vs .244). 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 Bob Thorpe

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
271
543.81
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.95
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
26.24
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.69
59.59
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
187.17
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
32
55.98
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.27
60.75
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
83.97
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
7.15
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.75
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Bob Thorpe

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0