Willie McCovey

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 198lb (193cm, 89kg)

Born: January 10, 1938 in Mobile, AL us

Died: October 31, 2018 in Palo Alto, CA

High School: Central HS (Mobile, AL)

Debut: July 30, 1959 (Age 21-201d, 9,267th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 6, 1980 (Age 42-178d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1986. (Voted by BBWAA on 346/425 ballots)
View Willie McCovey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Willie Lee McCovey

Nicknames: Stretch, Mac or Big Mac

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

64.5

AB

8197

R

1229

H

2211

BA

.270

HR

521

RBI

1555

SB

OBP

.374

SLG

.515

OPS

.889

OPS+

147

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1955	17	SFG-min	D	107	410	410		125	24	1	19						.305	.305	.507	.812		208							SND · GASL
1956	18	SFG-min	B	152	519	519		161	38	8	29						.310	.310	.582	.892		302							DAN · CARL
1957	19	SFG-min	AA	115	455	395	63	111	21	9	11	65	11	6	52	52	.281	.372	.463	.836		183		6	1	1			DAL · TL
1958	20	SFG-min	AAA	146	594	527	91	168	37	10	14	89	4		52	83	.319	.387	.507	.894		267	3	10	0	5			PHX · PCL
1959	21	SFG-min	AAA	95	405	349	84	130	26	11	29	92	0	3	51	48	.372	.459	.759	1.219		265		5	0	0			PHX · PCL
1959	21	SFG	NL	52	219	192	32	68	9	5	13	38	2	0	22	35	.354	.429	.656	1.085	188	126	7	4	0	1	1	3	MVP-22,RoY-1
1960	22	SFG-min	AAA	17	77	63	14	18	1	2	3	16	1	0	11	6	.286	.390	.508	.898		32		1	0	2			TAC · PCL
1960	22	SFG	NL	101	307	260	37	62	15	3	13	51	1	1	45	53	.238	.349	.469	.818	128	122	3	0	0	2	4	3
1961	23	SFG	NL	106	374	328	59	89	12	3	18	50	1	2	37	60	.271	.350	.491	.841	125	161	8	5	0	4	3	3
1962	24	SFG	NL	91	262	229	41	67	6	1	20	54	3	3	29	35	.293	.368	.590	.957	154	135	6	0	0	3	1	739
1963	25	SFG	NL	152	627	564	103	158	19	5	44	102	1	1	50	119	.280	.350	.566	.915	161	319	10	11	1	1	5	*73/9	AS,MVP-17
1964	26	SFG	NL	130	434	364	55	80	14	1	18	54	2	1	61	73	.220	.336	.412	.748	108	150	9	5	0	4	5	73/9
1965	27	SFG	NL	160	639	540	93	149	17	4	39	92	0	4	88	118	.276	.381	.539	.920	153	291	8	6	2	3	5	*3	MVP-10
1966	28	SFG	NL	150	588	502	85	148	26	6	36	96	2	1	76	100	.295	.391	.586	.977	163	294	8	6	0	4	10	*3	AS,MVP-17
1967	29	SFG	NL	135	539	456	73	126	17	4	31	91	3	3	71	110	.276	.378	.535	.913	159	244	8	6	2	4	17	*3	MVP-29
1968	30	SFG	NL	148	608	523	81	153	16	4	36	105	4	2	72	71	.293	.378	.545	*.923*	*174*	285	10	5	0	8	20	*3	AS,MVP-3
1969	31	SFG	NL	149	623	491	101	157	26	2	45	126	0	0	121	66	.320	*.453*	*.656*	*1.108*	*209*	322	11	4	0	7	45	*3	AS,MVP-1
1970	32	SFG	NL	152	638	495	98	143	39	2	39	126	0	0	*137*	75	.289	.444	*.612*	*1.056*	*182*	303	13	3	0	3	40	*3	AS,MVP-9
1971	33	SFG	NL	105	402	329	45	91	13	0	18	70	0	2	64	57	.277	.396	.480	.876	149	158	6	4	0	5	21	3	AS,MVP-15
1972	34	SFG	NL	81	304	263	30	56	8	0	14	35	0	0	38	45	.213	.316	.403	.719	102	106	3	2	0	1	5	3
1973	35	SFG	NL	130	495	383	52	102	14	3	29	75	1	0	105	78	.266	.420	.546	.966	162	209	6	1	0	6	25	*3
1974	36	SDP	NL	128	443	344	53	87	19	1	22	63	1	0	96	76	.253	.416	.506	.922	164	174	8	1	0	1	9	3
1975	37	SDP	NL	122	475	413	43	104	17	0	23	68	1	0	57	80	.252	.345	.460	.805	129	190	10	3	0	2	8	*3
1976	38	TOT	MLB	82	251	226	20	46	9	0	7	36	0	0	24	43	.204	.283	.336	.619	82	76	4	1	0	0	8	3/D
1976	38	SDP	NL	71	224	202	20	41	9	0	7	36	0	0	21	39	.203	.281	.351	.633	86	71	4	1	0	0	7	3
1976	38	OAK	AL	11	27	24	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.208	.296	.208	.505	54	5	0	0	0	0	1	/D
1977	39	SFG	NL	141	548	478	54	134	21	0	28	86	3	0	67	106	.280	.367	.500	.867	132	239	16	0	0	3	16	*3	MVP-20
1978	40	SFG	NL	108	390	351	32	80	19	2	12	64	1	0	36	57	.228	.298	.396	.694	97	139	12	0	0	2	8	3
1979	41	SFG	NL	117	394	353	34	88	9	0	15	57	0	2	36	70	.249	.318	.402	.720	102	142	7	1	0	3	2	3
1980	42	SFG	NL	48	132	113	8	23	8	0	1	16	0	0	13	23	.204	.285	.301	.586	66	34	3	1	0	3	2	3
22 Yrs				2588	9692	8197	1229	2211	353	46	521	1555	26	22	1345	1550	.270	.374	.515	.889	147	4219	176	69	5	70	260
162 Game Avg.				162	607	513	77	138	22	3	33	97	2	1	84	97	.270	.374	.515	.889	147	264	11	4	0	4	16
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
SFG (19 yrs)				2256	8523	7214	1113	1974	308	45	469	1388	24	22	1168	1351	.274	.377	.524	.900	149	3779	154	64	5	67	235
SDP (3 yrs)				321	1142	959	116	232	45	1	52	167	2	0	174	195	.242	.360	.454	.814	133	435	22	5	0	3	24
OAK (1 yr)				11	27	24	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.208	.296	.208	.505	54	5	0	0	0	0	1

NL (22 yrs)				2577	9665	8173	1229	2206	353	46	521	1555	26	22	1342	1546	.270	.375	.516	.890	148	4214	176	69	5	70	259
AL (1 yr)				11	27	24	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.208	.296	.208	.505	54	5	0	0	0	0	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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AB

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H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

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