Pete Alonso vs. Cal McVey — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Cal McVey
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alonso and Cal McVey are closely matched on the surface stats. Pete Alonso posted stronger numbers in OPS (.864 vs .800) and slugging (.516 vs .447). Cal McVey had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 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 Cal McVey

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1007
139.99
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
530
125.05
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
2543
600
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3763
523.12
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2513
592.92
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
869
205.03
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
160.68
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
25.44
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
31.38
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
10.38
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.6
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
63.25
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
188
44.36
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671.71
93.38
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
374.97
88.47
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1942
269.97
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
1123
264.96
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
204.36
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
899
212.11
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
80.63
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
555
130.95
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
98.98
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
449
105.94
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
142.91
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
993
234.29
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642.8
89.36
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432.17
101.97
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.9
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.25
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
30
7.08
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.53
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
984
136.79
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.03
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.86
49.86
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.73
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
108
15.01
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.47
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.5
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.13
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.56
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.47
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.61
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.86
92.86

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Cal McVey

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
1.05
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.04
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.28
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14100
27
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4700
9
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6573
7.3
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2690
5.15
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
0.73
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
0.67
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.06
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
0.61
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7288
8.09
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3361
6.44
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7232
8.03
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3041
5.82
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.677
7.677
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.018
5.018
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.93
23.93
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.19
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.23
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0