Willie McCovey

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

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

Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA

High School: Central HS (Mobile, AL)

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

64.4

8197

2211

521

.270

1229

RBI

1555

OBP

.374

SLG

.515

OPS

.889

OPS+

147

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1955	17	-4.1	Sandersville	GASL	D	NYG	107	478	410	82	125	24	1	19	113	15		56	89	.305	.387	.507	.895	208		3	3	6
1956	18	-5.1	Danville	CARL	B	NYG	152	630	519	119	161	38	8	29	89	10		90	113	.310	.415	.582	.997	302		8	6	7	4
1957	19	-7.5	Dallas	TL	AA	NYG	115	455	395	63	111	21	9	11	65	11	6	52	52	.281	.372	.463	.836	183		6	1	1
1958	20	-7.9	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	146	594	527	91	168	37	10	14	89	4		52	83	.319	.387	.507	.894	267	3	10	0	5
1958-59	20		Escogido	DOWL	FgW				105		30			4	15					.286
1959	21	-6.7	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	95	405	349	84	130	26	11	29	92	0	3	51	48	.373	.459	.759	1.219	265		5	0	0
1959	21	-7.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	52	219	192	32	68	9	5	13	38	2	0	22	35	.354	.429	.656	1.086	126	7	4	0	1	1
1960	22	-5.4	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SFG	17	77	63	14	18	1	2	3	16	1	0	11	6	.286	.390	.508	.898	32		1	0	2
1960	22	-5.9	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	101	307	260	37	62	15	3	13	51	1	1	45	53	.239	.349	.469	.818	122	3	0	0	2	4
1961	23	-4.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	106	374	328	59	89	12	3	18	50	1	2	37	60	.271	.350	.491	.841	161	8	5	0	4	3
1962	24	-4.0	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	91	261	229	41	67	6	1	20	54	3	3	29	35	.293	.368	.590	.957	135	6	0	0	3	1
1963	25	-2.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	152	627	564	103	158	19	5	44	102	1	1	50	119	.280	.350	.566	.915	319	10	11	1	1	5
1964	26	-1.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	130	434	364	55	80	14	1	18	54	2	1	61	73	.220	.336	.412	.749	150	9	5	0	4	5
1965	27	-0.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	160	639	540	93	149	17	4	39	92	0	4	88	118	.276	.382	.539	.920	291	8	6	2	3	5
1966	28	0.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	150	588	502	85	148	26	6	36	96	2	1	76	100	.295	.391	.586	.977	294	8	6	0	4	10
1967	29	1.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	135	539	456	73	126	17	4	31	91	3	3	71	110	.276	.378	.535	.913	244	8	6	2	4	17
1968	30	2.1	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	148	608	523	81	153	16	4	36	105	4	2	72	71	.293	.378	.545	.923	285	10	5	0	8	20
1969	31	3.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	149	623	491	101	157	26	2	45	126	0	0	121	66	.320	.453	.656	1.108	322	11	4	0	7	45
1970	32	4.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	152	638	495	98	143	39	2	39	126	0	0	137	75	.289	.444	.612	1.056	303	13	3	0	3	40
1971	33	5.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	105	402	329	45	91	13	0	18	70	0	2	64	57	.277	.396	.480	.876	158	6	4	0	5	21
1972	34	6.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	81	304	263	30	56	8	0	14	35	0	0	38	45	.213	.316	.403	.719	106	3	2	0	1	5
1973	35	7.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	130	495	383	52	102	14	3	29	75	1	0	105	78	.266	.420	.546	.966	209	6	1	0	6	25
1974	36	8.9	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	128	442	344	53	87	19	1	22	63	1	0	96	76	.253	.416	.506	.922	174	8	1	0	1	9
1975	37	9.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	122	475	413	43	104	17	0	23	68	1	0	57	80	.252	.345	.460	.805	190	10	3	0	2	8
1976	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SDP	82	251	226	20	46	9	0	7	36	0	0	24	43	.204	.283	.336	.619	76	4	1	0	0	8
1976	38	10.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	71	224	202	20	41	9	0	7	36	0	0	21	39	.203	.281	.352	.633	71	4	1	0	0	7
1976	38	10.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	11	27	24	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.208	.296	.208	.505	5	0	0	0	0	1
1977	39	11.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	141	548	478	54	134	21	0	28	86	3	0	67	106	.280	.367	.500	.867	239	16	0	0	3	16
1978	40	12.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	108	389	351	32	80	19	2	12	64	1	0	36	57	.228	.298	.396	.694	139	12	0	0	2	8
1979	41	12.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	117	393	353	34	88	9	0	15	57	0	2	36	70	.249	.318	.402	.720	142	7	1	0	3	2
1980	42	13.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	48	130	113	8	23	8	0	1	16	0	0	13	23	.204	.285	.301	.586	34	3	1	0	3	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (22 seasons)					Majors		2588	9686	8197	1229	2211	353	46	521	1555	26	22	1345	1550	.270	.374	.515	.889	4219	176	69	5	70	260
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		632	2639	2263	453	713	147	41	105	464	41	9	312	391	.315	.402	.556	.958	1257		33	10	21	4
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign			105	105		30			4	15					.286
All Levels (26 Seasons)							3220	12430	10565	1682	2954	500	87	630	2034	67	31	1657	1941	.280				5476	179	102	15	91	264

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		258	1076	939	189	316	64	23	46	197	5	3	114	137	.337	.415	.601	1.015	564		16	0	7
AA (1 season)					Minors		115	455	395	63	111	21	9	11	65	11	6	52	52	.281	.372	.463	.836	183		6	1	1
B (1 season)					Minors		152	630	519	119	161	38	8	29	89	10		90	113	.310	.415	.582	.997	302		8	6	7	4
D (1 season)					Minors		107	478	410	82	125	24	1	19	113	15		56	89	.305	.387	.507	.895	208		3	3	6