Pete Alonso vs. Buddy Burbage — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Buddy Burbage
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alonso and Buddy Burbage are closely matched on the surface stats. Pete Alonso posted stronger numbers in OPS (.864 vs .810) and slugging (.516 vs .438). Buddy Burbage had the advantage in on-base percentage (.372 vs .348). By the career numbers, Pete Alonso had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pete Alonso and Buddy Burbage

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
139.99
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
142.03
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
997
600
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3763
523.12
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
874
525.98
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
160.08
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.94
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
25.44
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
26.48
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
12.04
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.62
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
63.25
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45.14
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671.71
93.38
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
151.17
90.98
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1942
269.97
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
383
230.49
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
204.36
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
216.65
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
80.63
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
103.51
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
98.98
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
131
78.84
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
142.91
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
175.73
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642.8
89.36
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163.17
98.2
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.9
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.81
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.25
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
91
54.76
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.53
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
984
136.79
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.01
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199.4
199.4
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.2
18.2
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17.45
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.73
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
108
15.01
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.5
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
12.04
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.56
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
12.04
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Buddy Burbage

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
1.05
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.14
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933
1.04
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.09
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5589
27
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
9
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6573
7.3
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
1.84
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
0.73
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.15
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.06
Buddy Burbage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.12
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7288
8.09
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
2.11
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7232
8.03
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.99
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.27
94.27
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.677
7.677
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Burbage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0