Pete Alonso vs. Walt Preston — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Walt Preston
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alonso and Walt Preston are closely matched on the surface stats. Pete Alonso posted stronger numbers in OPS (.864 vs .732) and slugging (.516 vs .365). Walt Preston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.366 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 Walt Preston

Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1007
139.99
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3763
523.12
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
525.33
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.67
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
117.33
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
25.44
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.67
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
63.25
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671.71
93.38
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
31.36
83.63
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1942
269.97
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
72
192
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
204.36
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
218.67
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
80.63
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
112
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
98.98
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
24
64
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
142.91
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
173.33
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642.8
89.36
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.71
89.89
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
13.9
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.67
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.25
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
17
45.33
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.53
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
984
136.79
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.24
13.24
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.73
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
108
15.01
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.5
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.33
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.56
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.33
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Walt Preston

Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
1.05
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.13
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.04
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6573
7.3
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.57
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
0.73
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.19
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.06
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7288
8.09
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.49
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7232
8.03
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
2.76
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.11
79.11
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.677
7.677
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.451
2.451
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0