Pete Alonso vs. Elston Howard — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Elston Howard
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Pete Alonso and Elston Howard are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Pete Alonso, 107 for Elston Howard), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 125). The overall lean goes to Pete Alonso, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Pete Alonso and Elston Howard

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
139.99
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
164.5
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5927
600
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
3763
523.12
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5443
551
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1491
150.94
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1047
105.99
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
25.44
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
22.57
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.37
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
168
17.01
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
63.25
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
444
44.95
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
671.71
93.38
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728.7
73.77
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1942
269.97
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2324
235.26
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1470
204.36
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1894
191.73
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580
80.63
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
64.28
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
712
98.98
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
78.45
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1028
142.91
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1242
125.73
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
642.8
89.36
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752.59
76.19
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.9
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.73
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.25
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
376
38.06
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.53
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.3
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
984
136.79
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786
79.57
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
7.54
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.94
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
34
4.73
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.26
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.01
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
157
15.89
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.5
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.01
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.42
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.43
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Elston Howard

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.05
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
1.09
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.04
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1394
1.01
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37201
27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12400.1
9
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6573
7.3
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7596
5.51
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
0.73
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
0.39
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7288
8.09
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8208
5.96
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7232
8.03
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8137
5.91
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.13
99.13
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.677
7.677
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.396
5.396
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.44
92.44
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.12
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.05
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.18
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
0.21
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.16