Willie McCovey made their MLB debut in 1959 and appeared in 2,588 games over 22 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.270, OPS of 0.889, hit 521 HRs, and recorded 64.5 WAR. They rank 20th all-time in HRs and 99th in WAR.
Willie McCovey Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Willie McCovey's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Willie McCovey made their MLB debut in 1959 and played in 2,588 games over 22 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,588 (MLB Rank: 45) |
| AB | 8,197 (MLB Rank: 131) |
| H | 2,211 (MLB Rank: 187) |
| BA | 0.270 (MLB Rank: 3,445) |
| 2B | 353 (MLB Rank: 309) |
| 3B | 46 (MLB Rank: 824) |
| HR | 521 (MLB Rank: 20) |
| RBI | 1555 (MLB Rank: 46) |
| R | 1229 (MLB Rank: 169) |
| BB | 1345 (MLB Rank: ) |
| OBP | 0.374 (MLB Rank: 1,431) |
| SLG | 0.515 (MLB Rank: 500) |
| OPS | 0.889 (MLB Rank: 702) |
| SB | 26 (MLB Rank: 2,703) |
| SO | 1,550 (MLB Rank: 65) |
| GIDP | 176 (MLB Rank: 197) |
| CS | 22 (MLB Rank: 1,594) |
| Rbat+ | 149 (MLB Rank: 750) |
| WAR | 64.5 (MLB Rank: 99) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1980)
In 1980, Willie McCovey played in 48 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 48 |
| AB | 113 |
| H | 23 |
| BA | 0.204 |
| 2B | 8 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 1 |
| RBI | 16 |
| R | 8 |
| BB | 13 |
| OBP | 0.285 |
| SLG | 0.301 |
| OPS | 0.586 |
| SB | 0 |
| SO | 23 |
| GIDP | 3 |
| Rbat+ | 56 |
| WAR | −0.7 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Willie McCovey's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1969, 45 HR
- Most H in a season: 1963, 158 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1969, 126 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1968, 4 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1959, 0.354 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1969, 0.453 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1959, 0.656 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1969, 1.108 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1969, 8.1 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Willie McCovey appeared in 8 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.310, OBP of 0.412, SLG of 0.690, and OPS of 1.102. They also tallied 3 HR, 9 H, 7 RBI, and 0 SB.
Willie McCovey Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959 | 68 | 13 | 38 | 0.354 | 32 | 1.085 | 3.1 | 0.429 | 0.656 | 219 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 126 | 0.471 | 192 | 188 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 192 |
1960 | 62 | 13 | 51 | 0.238 | 37 | 0.818 | 1.7 | 0.349 | 0.469 | 307 | 45 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 122 | 0.376 | 135 | 128 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 260 |
1961 | 89 | 18 | 50 | 0.271 | 59 | 0.841 | 2.6 | 0.35 | 0.491 | 374 | 37 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 161 | 0.374 | 125 | 125 | 106 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 328 |
1962 | 67 | 20 | 54 | 0.293 | 41 | 0.957 | 1.9 | 0.368 | 0.59 | 262 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 0.418 | 153 | 154 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 |
1963 | 158 | 44 | 102 | 0.28 | 103 | 0.915 | 6.5 | 0.35 | 0.566 | 627 | 50 | 119 | 19 | 5 | 319 | 0.413 | 166 | 161 | 152 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 564 |
1964 | 80 | 18 | 54 | 0.22 | 55 | 0.748 | -0.1 | 0.336 | 0.412 | 434 | 61 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 150 | 0.351 | 113 | 108 | 130 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 364 |
1965 | 149 | 39 | 92 | 0.276 | 93 | 0.92 | 5.8 | 0.381 | 0.539 | 639 | 88 | 118 | 17 | 4 | 291 | 0.409 | 159 | 154 | 160 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 540 |
1966 | 148 | 36 | 96 | 0.295 | 85 | 0.977 | 5.9 | 0.391 | 0.586 | 588 | 76 | 100 | 26 | 6 | 294 | 0.43 | 169 | 164 | 150 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 502 |
1967 | 126 | 31 | 91 | 0.276 | 73 | 0.913 | 5 | 0.378 | 0.535 | 539 | 71 | 110 | 17 | 4 | 244 | 0.409 | 165 | 159 | 135 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 456 |
1968 | 153 | 36 | 105 | 0.293 | 81 | 0.923 | 7 | 0.378 | 0.545 | 608 | 72 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 285 | 0.424 | 185 | 174 | 148 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 523 |
1969 | 157 | 45 | 126 | 0.32 | 101 | 1.108 | 8.1 | 0.453 | 0.656 | 623 | 121 | 66 | 26 | 2 | 322 | 0.479 | 211 | 209 | 149 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 491 |
1970 | 143 | 39 | 126 | 0.289 | 98 | 1.056 | 6.6 | 0.444 | 0.612 | 638 | 137 | 75 | 39 | 2 | 303 | 0.452 | 181 | 182 | 152 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 495 |
1971 | 91 | 18 | 70 | 0.277 | 45 | 0.876 | 2.6 | 0.396 | 0.48 | 402 | 64 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 158 | 0.388 | 147 | 149 | 105 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 329 |
1972 | 56 | 14 | 35 | 0.213 | 30 | 0.719 | -0.5 | 0.316 | 0.403 | 304 | 38 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 0.332 | 99 | 102 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 263 |
1973 | 102 | 29 | 75 | 0.266 | 52 | 0.966 | 3.1 | 0.42 | 0.546 | 495 | 105 | 78 | 14 | 3 | 209 | 0.423 | 161 | 162 | 130 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 383 |
1974 | 87 | 22 | 63 | 0.253 | 53 | 0.922 | 3.2 | 0.416 | 0.506 | 443 | 96 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 174 | 0.424 | 166 | 164 | 128 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 344 |
1975 | 104 | 23 | 68 | 0.252 | 43 | 0.805 | 1.6 | 0.345 | 0.46 | 475 | 57 | 80 | 17 | 0 | 190 | 0.37 | 126 | 129 | 122 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 413 |
1976 | 46 | 7 | 36 | 0.204 | 20 | 0.619 | 0.3 | 0.283 | 0.336 | 251 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 0.286 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
1977 | 134 | 28 | 86 | 0.28 | 54 | 0.867 | 1.3 | 0.367 | 0.5 | 548 | 67 | 106 | 21 | 0 | 239 | 0.386 | 131 | 132 | 141 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 478 |
1978 | 80 | 12 | 64 | 0.228 | 32 | 0.694 | -0.7 | 0.298 | 0.396 | 390 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 139 | 0.328 | 99 | 97 | 108 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 351 |