Wes Covington
John Wesley Covington
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 27, 1932 in Laurinburg, NC
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1956
Final Game: October 2, 1966
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1956 MLN NL 24 OF 35 33 255.1 47 44 2 1 1 .979 -0.9 -4.2 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 1.62 1.31 .977 2.28 2.05
1956 MLN NL 24 LF 34 32 243.1 48 45 2 1 1 .979 -0.6 -3.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.74 1.38 .971 2.07 1.70
1956 MLN NL 24 RF 2 1 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -30.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.03 1.80
1957 MLN NL 25 LF 89 87 765.1 162 152 7 3 1 .981 -2.7 -4.2 -4.7 -2.7 -2.1 2 1.87 1.79 .978 2.03 1.71
1957 MLN NL 25 OF 89 87 765.1 162 150 9 3 1 .981 -2.7 -4.2 -4.7 -2.7 -2.1 2 1.87 1.79 .980 2.29 2.07
1958 MLN NL 26 LF 82 82 611.0 123 114 3 6 2 .951 -4.8 -9.4 -4.8 -3.3 -1.6 0 1.72 1.43 .976 2.00 1.54 MVP-16
1958 MLN NL 26 OF 82 82 611.0 127 118 3 6 2 .953 -4.8 -9.4 -4.8 -3.3 -1.6 0 1.78 1.48 .980 2.26 1.95 MVP-16
1959 MLN NL 27 LF 94 93 814.2 157 146 5 6 2 .962 -11.5 -16.9 -10.5 -5.1 -5.4 -1 1.67 1.61 .971 2.04 1.59
1959 MLN NL 27 OF 94 93 814.2 160 148 6 6 2 .963 -11.5 -16.9 -10.5 -5.1 -5.4 -1 1.70 1.64 .978 2.21 1.90
1960 MLN NL 28 LF 72 71 561.0 111 105 2 4 1 .964 -8.2 -17.5 -4.2 -6.1 1.9 -4 1.72 1.49 .974 1.98 1.54
1960 MLN NL 28 OF 72 71 561.0 112 106 2 4 1 .964 -8.2 -17.5 -4.2 -6.1 1.9 -4 1.73 1.50 .979 2.20 1.92
1961 TOT MLB 29 OF 76 71 574.1 97 86 6 5 1 .948 -18.3 -38.2 -13.3 -7.0 -6.3 -5 1.44 1.21 .978 2.19 1.90
1961 TOT MLB 29 RF 39 37 307.1 58 52 3 3 1 .948 -9.8 -38.3 -6.8 -1.4 -5.4 -3 1.61 1.41 .976 1.95 1.62
1961 TOT MLB 29 LF 37 34 267.0 33 29 2 2 0 .939 -8.5 -38.2 -6.5 -5.6 -0.9 -2 1.04 0.84 .973 1.96 1.57
1961 TOT AL 29 OF 26 25 204.0 34 30 2 2 0 .941 -4.2 -24.7 -3.2 -1.8 -1.4 -1 1.41 1.23 .979 2.25 1.98
1961 TOT AL 29 LF 22 21 169.0 21 19 1 1 0 .952 -3.7 -26.3 -2.7 -1.8 -0.9 -1 1.07 0.91 .971 2.00 1.62
1961 TOT AL 29 RF 4 4 35.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -0.5 -17.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.80 1.75 .988 2.08 1.75
1961 TOT NL 29 OF 50 46 370.1 63 56 4 3 1 .952 -14.1 -45.7 -10.1 -5.2 -4.9 -4 1.46 1.20 .978 2.16 1.86
1961 TOT NL 29 LF 15 13 98.0 12 10 1 1 0 .917 -4.8 -58.8 -3.8 -3.8 0.0 -1 1.01 0.73 .975 1.88 1.50
1961 MLN NL 29 LF 5 5 36.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -23.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.75 0.60 .967 1.88 1.50
1961 MLN NL 29 OF 5 5 36.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -23.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.75 0.60 .967 2.15 1.86
1961 CHW AL 29 OF 14 14 113.0 20 16 2 2 0 .900 -3.0 -31.9 -3.0 -1.4 -1.6 0 1.43 1.29 .980 2.25 1.98
1961 CHW AL 29 LF 11 11 87.0 11 9 1 1 0 .909 -2.6 -35.9 -2.6 -1.4 -1.2 0 1.03 0.91 .973 2.00 1.62
1961 CHW AL 29 RF 3 3 26.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -0.4 -18.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 1.73 1.67 .983 2.08 1.73
1961 KCA AL 29 OF 12 11 91.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -15.8 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 -1 1.38 1.17 .979 2.25 1.98
1961 KCA AL 29 LF 11 10 82.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -16.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -1 1.10 0.91 .970 2.00 1.62
1961 KCA AL 29 RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
1961 PHI NL 29 OF 45 41 334.1 60 53 4 3 1 .950 -13.4 -48.1 -9.4 -4.5 -4.9 -4 1.53 1.27 .978 2.16 1.86
1961 PHI NL 29 RF 35 33 272.1 50 45 3 2 1 .960 -9.3 -41.0 -6.3 -1.4 -4.9 -3 1.59 1.37 .974 1.93 1.60
1961 PHI NL 29 LF 10 8 62.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -4.1 -79.4 -3.1 -3.1 0.0 -1 1.16 0.80 .978 1.89 1.50
1962 PHI NL 30 LF 88 78 580.0 107 98 3 6 2 .944 -7.8 -16.1 -6.8 -1.0 -5.8 -1 1.57 1.15 .969 1.81 1.37
1962 PHI NL 30 OF 88 78 580.0 107 98 3 6 2 .944 -7.8 -16.1 -6.8 -1.0 -5.8 -1 1.57 1.15 .975 2.07 1.79
1963 PHI NL 31 LF 101 87 699.0 125 113 4 8 0 .936 -8.3 -14.2 -6.3 -3.5 -2.7 -2 1.51 1.16 .972 1.80 1.38
1963 PHI NL 31 OF 101 87 699.0 126 114 4 8 0 .937 -8.3 -14.2 -6.3 -3.5 -2.7 -2 1.52 1.17 .978 2.01 1.75
1964 PHI NL 32 OF 99 89 670.2 106 99 4 3 0 .972 -6.4 -11.5 -7.4 -6.1 -1.3 1 1.38 1.04 .973 1.99 1.72
1964 PHI NL 32 LF 98 88 662.1 105 98 4 3 0 .971 -7.2 -13.0 -8.2 -6.9 -1.3 1 1.39 1.04 .965 1.71 1.34
1964 PHI NL 32 CF 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 120.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 5.62 5.00 .980 2.36 2.10
1964 PHI NL 32 RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60
1965 PHI NL 33 LF 64 60 463.0 91 86 2 3 0 .967 -6.7 -17.4 -4.7 -4.8 0.0 -2 1.71 1.38 .966 1.71 1.38
1965 PHI NL 33 OF 64 60 463.0 93 88 2 3 0 .968 -6.7 -17.4 -4.7 -4.8 0.0 -2 1.75 1.41 .975 2.00 1.75
1966 TOT NL 34 LF 3 3 24.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 1.50 1.33 .950 1.72 1.37
1966 TOT NL 34 OF 3 3 24.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 1.12 1.00 .967 2.03 1.80
1966 CHC NL 34 LF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.00 2.00 .950 1.70 1.40
1966 CHC NL 34 OF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.00 2.00 .950 2.00 1.80
1966 LAD NL 34 LF 2 2 15.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -24.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.20 1.00 .950 1.74 1.35
1966 LAD NL 34 OF 2 2 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -24.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.60 0.50 1.000 2.04 1.80
11 Seasons OF 803 754 6018.1 1140 1054 41 45 10 .961 -75.7 -15.1 -63.7 -40.2 -23.7 -12 1.64 1.36 .977 2.15 1.87
11 Seasons LF 762 715 5690.2 1066 990 34 42 9 .961 -66.4 -14.0 -57.4 -39.3 -18.3 -9 1.62 1.34 .972 1.91 1.49
3 Seasons RF 42 38 319.2 58 52 3 3 1 .948 -10.1 -37.9 -7.1 -1.7 -5.4 -3 1.55 1.31 .976 1.95 1.62
1 Season CF 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 120.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 5.62 5.00 .980 2.36 2.10
11 Seasons TOT 803 754 6018.1 1140 1054 41 45 10 .961 -75.7 -15.1 -63.7 -40.2 -23.7 -12 1.64 1.36 .938 2.15 1.87
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1956 MLN NL 24 75 33 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 2 35 26 0
1957 MLN NL 25 96 87 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 0 89 9 0
1958 MLN NL 26 90 82 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 82 8 0
1959 MLN NL 27 103 93 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 94 9 0
1960 MLN NL 28 95 71 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 72 23 0
1961 PHI NL 29 57 41 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 35 45 15 0
1961 CHW AL 29 22 14 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 3 14 8 0
1961 KCA AL 29 17 11 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 12 6 0
1961 MLN NL 29 9 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 4 0
1962 PHI NL 30 116 78 116 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 88 35 0
1963 PHI NL 31 119 87 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 0 101 31 0
1964 PHI NL 32 129 89 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 1 1 99 40 0
1965 PHI NL 33 101 60 101 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 64 41 0
1966 LAD NL 34 37 2 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 35 0
1966 CHC NL 34 9 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
11 Seasons 1075 754 1075 1075 0 0 0 0 0 0 762 1 42 803 297 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 MLN NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 6 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 15 9 60.0% 5 1 6.7% 0 590 61% 78% 32% 51 51%
1957 MLN NL 25 3 0 3 0 0 7 0 2 2 3 42 28 2 21 7 1 16 11 0 11 3 1 9 8 0 99 57 57.6% 38 4 4.0% 3 3295 64% 79% 28% 364 43%
1958 MLN NL 26 5 0 5 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 16 12 0 11 2 0 11 7 0 6 1 0 8 7 1 52 29 55.8% 22 1 1.9% 2 2463 63% 79% 27% 222 48%
1959 MLN NL 27 5 0 5 0 2 5 0 0 1 4 35 25 2 23 4 0 13 9 0 5 0 2 13 12 0 89 50 56.2% 35 4 4.5% 1 3385 60% 80% 28% 343 41%
1960 MLN NL 28 4 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 19 11 0 10 2 0 15 8 0 7 1 0 5 2 1 56 24 42.9% 31 1 1.8% 1 2442 61% 77% 25% 234 45%
1961 CHW AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 8 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 66.7% 5 0 0.0% 1 380 71% 78% 21% 39 26%
1961 KCA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 5 62.5% 3 0 0.0% 0 319 68% 75% 19% 27 37%
1961 PHI NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 33.3% 10 0 0.0% 1 286 59% 77% 18% 39 21%
1961 MLN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 160 62% 78% 21% 12 25%
1962 PHI NL 30 6 0 6 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 31 19 1 13 6 0 14 8 0 6 1 1 4 4 0 68 38 55.9% 28 2 2.9% 1 2574 64% 77% 28% 263 38%
1963 PHI NL 31 8 0 8 0 3 4 0 1 3 0 20 13 1 15 5 0 8 4 0 6 0 0 4 4 0 53 26 49.1% 26 1 1.9% 3 3001 62% 74% 23% 255 46%
1964 PHI NL 32 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 22 15 0 13 3 0 17 15 0 8 2 0 4 4 0 64 39 60.9% 25 0 0.0% 4 2831 66% 75% 27% 258 40%
1965 PHI NL 33 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22 16 0 13 2 0 15 7 0 3 0 0 4 4 0 57 29 50.9% 28 0 0.0% 2 2048 63% 76% 24% 203 43%
1966 LAD NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 66 64% 79% 21% 7 29%
1966 CHC NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 76% 71% 32% 5 40%
11 Seasons 40 0 39 1 15 33 1 12 10 8 237 160 7 134 35 1 116 71 0 56 10 4 54 48 2 597 324 54.3% 259 14 2.3% 19 23881 63% 77% 26% 2322 42%
MLB Averages 56.8% 2.4% 61% 77% 28% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 MLN NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 20 55% 100% 30% 1 0%
1961 PHI NL 29 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 12 1 0 10 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 32 7 21.9% 25 0 0.0% 3 1225 65% 81% 27% 114 41%
1961 CHW AL 29 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 117 56% 79% 27% 10 50%
1961 KCA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 41 68% 85% 34% 2 100%
1964 PHI NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100% 100% 0% 0
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 13 2 0 12 0 0 7 3 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 37 9 24.3% 28 0 0.0% 3 1405 64% 81% 28% 127 43%
MLB Averages 42.2% 3.1% 61% 77% 28% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1964 PHI NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 76% 81% 24% 7 71%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 76% 81% 24% 7 71%
MLB Averages 41.2% 2.0% 61% 77% 28% 56%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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