Tom Alston vs. Joe Zdeb — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Zdeb
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

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

Hitting Stats for Tom Alston and Joe Zdeb

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
182.61
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
281.98
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
540.47
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
147.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
122.19
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
16
25.07
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.09
59.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
194.65
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
187.99
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
186.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.63
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.26
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
123.76
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.39
66.4
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
25
39.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.7
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
70.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.51
8.51
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.83
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.5
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Joe Zdeb

Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.19
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.87
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2353
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784.1
9
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.97
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Joe Zdeb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.11
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.04
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.41
48.41
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Zdeb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0