Willie
Alston
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: April 22, 1893 in Firun
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Rick Blast Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1917 24 AA   82 287 46 84 10 5 4 33 22 6 50 49 .293 .398 .404 .802 50.2  
1918 25 AAA   108 418 59 121 17 6 11 53 23 6 59 68 .289 .377 .438 .815 71.6  
    AA   17 69 15 29 4 1 2 9 7 0 14 7 .420 .518 .594 1.112 20.0  
1919 26 KNL NL 103 368 53 100 9 5 9 52 18 9 44 60 .272 .351 .397 .748 52.1 9.5
    AAA   48 173 23 46 5 1 6 21 9 3 30 21 .266 .374 .410 .785 28.9  
1920 27 KNL NL 142 466 79 144 22 4 17 71 28 11 85 63 .309 .418 .483 .901 93.7 22.9
1921 28 KNL NL 149 573 122 177 19 4 24 62 46 20 89 76 .309 .403 .482 .885 108.8 22.2
1922 29 KNL NL 148 495 103 161 18 6 25 96 31 14 104 47 .325 .447 .537 .985 114.9 28.9
1923 30 KNL NL 147 557 108 136 17 3 22 63 37 11 91 83 .244 .356 .404 .760 87.1 20.0
1924 31 KNL NL 97 351 69 102 11 3 12 43 24 8 73 46 .291 .415 .442 .856 65.4 14.0
  ZOR SL 52 197 37 57 13 1 9 34 13 4 28 22 .289 .381 .503 .883 35.1 6.5
  TOT   149 548 106 159 24 4 21 77 37 12 101 68 .290 .403 .464 .866 100.5 20.4
6 Years Sim 838 3007 571 877 109 26 118 421 197 77 514 397 .292 .398 .463 .861 557.0 124.0
2 Years AAA 156 591 82 167 22 7 17 74 32 9 89 89 .283 .382 .430 .812 100.5  
2 Years AA 99 356 61 113 14 6 6 42 29 6 64 56 .317 .421 .441 .862 70.2  
4 Years Minors 255 947 143 280 36 13 23 116 61 15 153 145 .296 .397 .434 .831 170.7  
162 Game Average 581 110 169 21 5 22 81 38 14 99 76 .292 .398 .463 .861 107.7  
Career Highs 149 573 122 177 24 6 25 96 46 20 104 83 .325 .447 .537 .985 114.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2483 464 699 83 17 102 350 157 60 415 343 .282 .388 .452 .840 451.7
vs LH   524 107 178 26 9 16 71 40 17 99 54 .340 .447 .515 .962 116.8
Home 424 1510 275 432 46 13 54 215 94 41 260 203 .286 .393 .441 .834 272.6
Away 414 1497 296 445 63 13 64 206 103 36 254 194 .297 .404 .485 .889 295.9
RISP   690 0 203 21 4 21 276 0 0 141 94 .294 .411 .428 .838 129.2
Pinch Hitting   42 6 10 0 1 1 6 0 1 6 3 .238 .333 .357 .690 5.1
Close/Late   338 63 92 7 2 12 43 0 0 63 41 .272 .395 .411 .806 57.7
Mar/Apr 101 358 65 107 13 3 13 59 20 12 64 60 .299 .407 .461 .868 67.6
May 128 466 95 152 19 4 23 63 30 13 83 53 .326 .433 .532 .965 103.3
June 161 597 103 163 16 5 19 68 43 10 92 82 .273 .375 .412 .787 99.7
July 144 531 101 153 20 5 23 82 27 15 83 80 .288 .388 .475 .863 97.2
August 163 572 97 163 18 3 19 68 39 12 100 63 .285 .392 .427 .819 102.9
Sep/Oct 141 483 110 139 23 6 21 81 38 15 92 59 .288 .403 .491 .894 97.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nix Lawngreech Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1919 26 KNL NL 2B 101 94 858.0 171 327 7 75 .986 5.22   2.5
1920 27 KNL NL 2B 135 120 1091.0 241 393 6 85 .991 5.23   4.6
1921 28 KNL NL 2B 145 139 1253.7 270 431 14 103 .980 5.03   4.2
1922 29 KNL NL 2B 145 139 1232.3 259 436 15 95 .979 5.08   3.6
1923 30 KNL NL 2B 138 135 1207.7 241 473 16 111 .978 5.32   4.7
    3B 5 4 38.7 4 9 0 1 1.000 3.03   0.2
    SS 1 1 9.0 0 5 0 1 1.000 5.00   0.1
1924 31 KNL NL 2B 95 92 829.8 162 288 7 56 .985 4.88   1.5
  ZOR SL 2B 51 49 439.2 85 153 3 30 .988 4.88   1.6
  2B 810 768 6911.7 1429 2501 68 555 .983 5.12   22.6
  3B 5 4 38.7 4 9 0 1 1.000 3.03   0.2
  SS 1 1 9.0 0 5 0 1 1.000 5.00   0.1
Career Totals   816 773 6959.3 1433 2515 68 557 .983 5.11   23.0
Career Highs   146 141 1269.0 270 487 16 113 .991 5.25    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1920 27 KNL NL 5 18 2 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 3 2 .278 .391 .333 .725
1922 29 KNL NL 5 20 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
1923 30 KNL NL 13 49 12 16 1 1 3 7 4 1 9 5 .327 .431 .571 1.002
1924 31 ZOR SL 13 52 9 15 4 0 2 6 2 0 7 7 .288 .371 .481 .852
Career Post-Season Batting 36 139 26 40 6 1 5 18 10 1 23 15 .288 .389 .453 .842
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1920-8-.309
1922-5-.325
On-Base Pct
1920-4-.418
1921-9-.403
1922-1-.447
CAR-11-.398
Slugging Pct
1922-3-.537
CAR-38-.463
OPS
1920-6-.901
1921-8-.885
1922-2-.985
CAR-16-.861
XR
1921-6-108.8
1922-2-114.9
At-Bats
1921-9-573
1923-10-557
Runs
1921-3-122
1922-3-103
1923-6-108
Hits
1921-7-177
Total Bases
1921-7-276
1922-5-266
Singles
1921-9-130
Triples
1922-6-6
Homeruns
1921-10-24
1922-7-25
RBIs
1922-3-96
Stolen Bases
1920-9-28
1921-4-46
1923-7-37
Caught Stealing
1921-3-20
1922-8-14
Walks
1921-7-89
1922-5-104
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 48    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 139)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 42    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 48)
 
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