Pete Alonso vs. Billy Hamilton — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Billy Hamilton
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alonso and Billy Hamilton are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Hamilton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.888 vs .864) and on-base percentage (.455 vs .348). Pete Alonso had the advantage in slugging (.516 vs .432). By the career numbers, Billy Hamilton 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 Billy Hamilton

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1007
139.99
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1594
125.71
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7608
600
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3763
523.12
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6283
495.5
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.981
0.981
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2164
170.66
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
140.93
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
25.44
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
19.09
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
7.49
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.15
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
63.25
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
377
29.73
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
671.71
93.38
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1642.45
129.53
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1942
269.97
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2716
214.2
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
204.36
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3442
271.45
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.857
0.857
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.192
1.192
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
580
80.63
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
133.83
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
712
98.98
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
58.52
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1028
142.91
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2399
189.2
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
642.8
89.36
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625.05
128.16
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.9
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
89
7.02
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
419
58.25
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189
93.77
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.53
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
984
136.79
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
28.55
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.02
21.02
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.71
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.73
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
108
15.01
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.5
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.56
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Billy Hamilton

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
1.05
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1587
1.03
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.04
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41592
27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13864
9
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6573
7.3
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3453
2.24
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
0.73
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.12
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.06
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.19
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7288
8.09
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3924
2.55
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7232
8.03
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3635
2.36
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.677
7.677
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.291
2.291
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.04
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0