Pete Alonso vs. Willie Mays — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Mays comes out clearly ahead of Pete Alonso across most offensive categories. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 196), slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 127), and walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 110). Willie Mays was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Pete Alonso and Willie Mays

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
139.99
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3005
143.77
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3763
523.12
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3293
157.55
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1967
94.11
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
25.44
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
31.58
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
455
63.25
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
671.71
93.38
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1942
269.97
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
204.36
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.857
0.857
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
580
80.63
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
712
98.98
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
91.33
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1028
142.91
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3317
158.7
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
642.8
89.36
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.9
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
419
58.25
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
136.79
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1526
73.01
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
8.22
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.62
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.73
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
4.35
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
15.01
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
12.01
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Willie Mays

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2941
1.11
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.04
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6573
7.3
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
0.73
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7288
8.09
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7232
8.03
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.677
7.677
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0