Pete Alonso vs. Ian Desmond — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Pete Alonso comes out clearly ahead of Ian Desmond across most offensive categories. Pete Alonso led in home run production (HR/PA+ 196 vs 134), walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 80), and contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 85). Ian Desmond held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 103). Pete Alonso was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Pete Alonso and Ian Desmond

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
139.99
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
3763
523.12
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5442
549.33
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
183
25.44
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
63.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
671.71
93.38
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1942
269.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1470
204.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580
80.63
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
98.98
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1028
142.91
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
642.8
89.36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.25
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
136.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
15.01
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
13.32
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
76.37
76.37

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Ian Desmond

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.05
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.04
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6573
7.3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
0.73
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7288
8.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7232
8.03
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.677
7.677
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0