Willie McCovey

Willie McCovey

1959–1980 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'4", 198 lb · b. 1938 Mobile, AL

Career 2,588 G · 2,211 H · 521 HR · 1,555 RBI · .270 AVG

Seasons leading his league

13

7 best in baseball 6 league only

39 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1969 Best season

Spanning 1963–1970, peaking at 5 titles in 1969.

Led in Slugging Percentage for 3 straight seasons (1968–1970) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

116th League titles 13
109th Best in baseball 7
174th Top-5 finishes 39

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

20th Home Runs 521
36th Walks 1,345
46th Runs Batted In 1,555
72nd Total Bases 4,219
79th Slugging Percentage .515
80th On-Base Plus Slug. .889
171st Runs 1,229
188th Hits 2,211
233rd On-Base Percentage .374
310th Doubles 353

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Slugging Percentage	3	1st	3 yrs (1968–1970)	1969 .656 1970 .612 1968 NL .545 1963 #3 1966 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	3	1st	3 yrs (1968–1970)	1968 .923 1969 1.108 1970 1.056 1966 #2
Home Runs	3	1st	2 yrs (1968–1969)	1963 NL 44 1968 NL 36 1969 NL 45 1965 #2 1967 #3
Runs Batted In	2	1st	2 yrs (1968–1969)	1968 NL 105 1969 NL 126
Walks	1	1st	—	1970 137 1965 #2 1966 #3 1969 #2
On-Base Percentage	1	1st	—	1969 .453 1968 #2 1970 #2
Total Bases	—	#3	—	1969 #3
Doubles	—	#2	—	1970 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1970	3	OPS 1.056 SLG .612 BB 137
1969	5	HR 45 RBI 126 OPS 1.108 OBP .453 SLG .656
1968	4	HR 36 RBI 105 OPS .923 SLG .545
1963	1	HR 44

Batting

22 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1959	SFN	NL	52	192	32	68	9	5	13	38	22	35	2	.354	.429	.656	1.085
1960	SFN	NL	101	260	37	62	15	3	13	51	45	53	1	.239	.349	.469	.818
1961	SFN	NL	106	328	59	89	12	3	18	50	37	60	1	.271	.350	.491	.841
1962	SFN	NL	91	229	41	67	6	1	20	54	29	35	3	.293	.368	.590	.957
1963	SFN	NL	152	564	103	158	19	5	44	102	50	119	1	.280	.350	.566	.915
1964	SFN	NL	130	364	55	80	14	1	18	54	61	73	2	.220	.336	.412	.749
1965	SFN	NL	160	540	93	149	17	4	39	92	88	118	0	.276	.382	.539	.920
1966	SFN	NL	150	502	85	148	26	6	36	96	76	100	2	.295	.391	.586	.977
1967	SFN	NL	135	456	73	126	17	4	31	91	71	110	3	.276	.378	.535	.913
1968	SFN	NL	148	523	81	153	16	4	36	105	72	71	4	.293	.378	.545	.923
1969	SFN	NL	149	491	101	157	26	2	45	126	121	66	0	.320	.453	.656	1.108
1970	SFN	NL	152	495	98	143	39	2	39	126	137	75	0	.289	.444	.612	1.056
1971	SFN	NL	105	329	45	91	13	0	18	70	64	57	0	.277	.396	.480	.876
1972	SFN	NL	81	263	30	56	8	0	14	35	38	45	0	.213	.316	.403	.719
1973	SFN	NL	130	383	52	102	14	3	29	75	105	78	1	.266	.420	.546	.966
1974	SDN	NL	128	344	53	87	19	1	22	63	96	76	1	.253	.416	.506	.922
1975	SDN	NL	122	413	43	104	17	0	23	68	57	80	1	.252	.345	.460	.805
1976	SDN +1	NL	82	226	20	46	9	0	7	36	24	43	0	.204	.283	.336	.619
1977	SFN	NL	141	478	54	134	21	0	28	86	67	106	3	.280	.367	.500	.867
1978	SFN	NL	108	351	32	80	19	2	12	64	36	57	1	.228	.298	.396	.694
1979	SFN	NL	117	353	34	88	9	0	15	57	36	70	0	.249	.318	.402	.720
1980	SFN	NL	48	113	8	23	8	0	1	16	13	23	0	.204	.285	.301	.586
Career	—	—	2,588	8,197	1,229	2,211	353	46	521	1,555	1,345	1,550	26	.270	.374	.515	.889

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
1B	2,045	17,170	1,222	233	1,405	.987
OF	275	397	14	23	2	.947