Willie McCovey

Hall of Famer

Eligible Seasons: 1959-1980

Best Season: 1969

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Hitting Stats

Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	SO	BB	HBP	RC	RC27	Salary
1959 San Francisco Giants	1B	52	219	192	32	68	9	5	13	38	2	0	35	22	4	53.3	11.0	$2.75M
1960 San Francisco Giants	1B	101	307	260	37	62	15	3	13	51	1	1	53	45	0	45.0	5.8	$1.79M
1961 San Francisco Giants	1B	106	374	328	59	89	12	3	18	50	1	2	60	37	5	56.2	5.9	$2.36M
1962 San Francisco Giants	OF	91	261	229	41	67	6	1	20	54	3	3	35	29	0	48.5	7.5	$2.06M
1963 San Francisco Giants	OF	152	627	564	103	158	19	5	44	102	1	1	119	50	11	111.2	7.0	$4.81M
1964 San Francisco Giants	OF	130	434	364	55	80	14	1	18	54	2	1	73	61	5	53.0	4.7	$2.21M
1965 San Francisco Giants	1B	160	639	540	93	149	17	4	39	92	0	4	118	88	6	114.5	7.4	$4.99M
1966 San Francisco Giants	1B	150	588	502	85	148	26	6	36	96	2	1	100	76	6	118.7	8.5	$5.00M
1967 San Francisco Giants	1B	135	539	456	73	126	17	4	31	91	3	3	110	71	6	94.1	7.2	$4.62M
1968 San Francisco Giants	1B	148	608	523	81	153	16	4	36	105	4	2	71	72	5	109.7	7.5	$4.96M
1969 San Francisco Giants	1B	149	623	491	101	157	26	2	45	126	0	0	66	121	4	150.7	11.5	$8.22M
1970 San Francisco Giants	1B	152	638	495	98	143	39	2	39	126	0	0	75	137	3	139.9	10.1	$6.21M
1971 San Francisco Giants	1B	105	402	329	45	91	13	0	18	70	0	2	57	64	4	64.9	6.9	$2.75M
1972 San Francisco Giants	1B	81	304	263	30	56	8	0	14	35	0	0	45	38	2	35.4	4.4	$1.48M
1973 San Francisco Giants	1B	130	495	383	52	102	14	3	29	75	1	0	78	105	1	95.4	8.7	$3.90M
1974 San Diego Padres	1B	128	442	344	53	87	19	1	22	63	1	0	76	96	1	78.8	7.8	$3.12M
1975 San Diego Padres	1B	122	475	413	43	104	17	0	23	68	1	0	80	57	3	66.5	5.5	$2.73M
1976 San Diego Padres	1B	71	224	202	20	41	9	0	7	36	0	0	39	21	1	19.7	3.1	$956K
1977 San Francisco Giants	1B	141	548	478	54	134	21	0	28	86	3	0	106	67	0	86.2	6.4	$3.47M
1978 San Francisco Giants	1B	108	389	351	32	80	19	2	12	64	1	0	57	36	0	39.5	3.7	$1.70M
1979 San Francisco Giants	1B	117	393	353	34	88	9	0	15	57	0	2	70	36	1	45.1	4.3	$1.85M
1980 San Francisco Giants	1B	48	130	113	8	23	8	0	1	16	0	0	23	13	1	10.1	2.9	$408K

Advanced Hitting Stats

Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	BA	BA+	BA#	OBP	OBP+	OBP#	SLG	SLG+	SLG#	OPS	OPS+	OPS#	HR/AB	Salary
1959 San Francisco Giants	1B	52	219	192	.354	136	.355	.429	132	.431	.656	164	.648	1.085	150	1.079	.068	$2.75M
1960 San Francisco Giants	1B	101	307	260	.238	94	.242	.349	109	.353	.469	121	.466	.818	116	.820	.050	$1.79M
1961 San Francisco Giants	1B	106	374	328	.271	104	.272	.350	107	.351	.491	121	.479	.841	115	.830	.055	$2.36M
1962 San Francisco Giants	OF	91	261	229	.293	112	.293	.368	113	.369	.590	150	.584	.957	133	.953	.087	$2.06M
1963 San Francisco Giants	OF	152	627	564	.280	114	.289	.350	114	.362	.566	155	.575	.915	137	.937	.078	$4.81M
1964 San Francisco Giants	OF	130	434	364	.220	87	.224	.336	108	.346	.412	110	.416	.748	109	.762	.049	$2.21M
1965 San Francisco Giants	1B	160	639	540	.276	111	.283	.381	123	.391	.539	144	.543	.920	134	.934	.072	$4.99M
1966 San Francisco Giants	1B	150	588	502	.295	115	.298	.391	125	.399	.586	152	.585	.977	140	.984	.072	$5.00M
1967 San Francisco Giants	1B	135	539	456	.276	111	.283	.378	122	.388	.535	147	.545	.913	136	.933	.068	$4.62M
1968 San Francisco Giants	1B	148	608	523	.293	120	.303	.378	126	.394	.545	160	.567	.923	144	.961	.069	$4.96M
1969 San Francisco Giants	1B	149	623	491	.320	128	.327	.453	142	.458	.656	178	.662	1.108	161	1.120	.092	$8.22M
1970 San Francisco Giants	1B	152	638	495	.289	112	.291	.444	135	.443	.612	156	.607	1.056	146	1.051	.079	$6.21M
1971 San Francisco Giants	1B	105	402	329	.277	110	.282	.396	125	.402	.480	131	.489	.876	128	.891	.055	$2.75M
1972 San Francisco Giants	1B	81	304	263	.213	86	.219	.316	100	.323	.403	111	.412	.719	106	.735	.053	$1.48M
1973 San Francisco Giants	1B	130	495	383	.266	105	.270	.420	131	.424	.546	145	.549	.966	138	.973	.076	$3.90M
1974 San Diego Padres	1B	128	442	344	.253	99	.256	.416	128	.418	.506	138	.514	.922	133	.932	.064	$3.12M
1975 San Diego Padres	1B	122	475	413	.252	98	.254	.345	106	.346	.460	125	.467	.805	116	.813	.056	$2.73M
1976 San Diego Padres	1B	71	224	202	.203	80	.206	.281	88	.285	.351	97	.362	.633	93	.647	.035	$956K
1977 San Francisco Giants	1B	141	548	478	.280	107	.281	.367	112	.367	.500	126	.493	.867	120	.860	.059	$3.47M
1978 San Francisco Giants	1B	108	389	351	.228	90	.232	.298	93	.302	.396	107	.402	.694	100	.704	.034	$1.70M
1979 San Francisco Giants	1B	117	393	353	.249	96	.250	.318	98	.320	.402	105	.401	.720	102	.721	.042	$1.85M
1980 San Francisco Giants	1B	48	130	113	.204	78	.205	.285	89	.289	.301	80	.304	.586	84	.593	.009	$408K

Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)

Team	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	Salary
1959 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C/C-	--	--	--	--	$2.75M
1960 San Francisco Giants	--	--	D/D	--	--	--	--	$1.79M
1961 San Francisco Giants	--	--	D+/D+	--	--	--	--	$2.36M
1962 San Francisco Giants	--	--	B-/D-	--	--	--	C+/D-	$2.06M
1963 San Francisco Giants	--	--	B+/D-	--	--	--	D/D+	$4.81M
1964 San Francisco Giants	--	--	D-/D-	--	--	--	D/D-	$2.21M
1965 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C+/C-	--	--	--	--	$4.99M
1966 San Francisco Giants	--	--	D/B-	--	--	--	--	$5.00M
1967 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C/A+	--	--	--	--	$4.62M
1968 San Francisco Giants	--	--	D/B	--	--	--	--	$4.96M
1969 San Francisco Giants	--	--	B-/A	--	--	--	--	$8.22M
1970 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C/C-	--	--	--	--	$6.21M
1971 San Francisco Giants	--	--	D/B+	--	--	--	--	$2.75M
1972 San Francisco Giants	--	--	D+/D+	--	--	--	--	$1.48M
1973 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C-/D	--	--	--	--	$3.90M
1974 San Diego Padres	--	--	C-/D-	--	--	--	--	$3.12M
1975 San Diego Padres	--	--	C-/D+	--	--	--	--	$2.73M
1976 San Diego Padres	--	--	B-/C	--	--	--	--	$956K
1977 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C/D-	--	--	--	--	$3.47M
1978 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C-/D-	--	--	--	--	$1.70M
1979 San Francisco Giants	--	--	C-/D	--	--	--	--	$1.85M
1980 San Francisco Giants	--	--	B-/D+	--	--	--	--	$408K

Player Awards

Team	All-Star	MVP	Rookie of the Year	Salary
1959 San Francisco Giants			X	$2.75M
1960 San Francisco Giants				$1.79M
1961 San Francisco Giants				$2.36M
1962 San Francisco Giants				$2.06M
1963 San Francisco Giants	X			$4.81M
1964 San Francisco Giants				$2.21M
1965 San Francisco Giants				$4.99M
1966 San Francisco Giants	X			$5.00M
1967 San Francisco Giants				$4.62M
1968 San Francisco Giants	X			$4.96M
1969 San Francisco Giants	X	X		$8.22M
1970 San Francisco Giants	X			$6.21M
1971 San Francisco Giants	X			$2.75M
1972 San Francisco Giants				$1.48M
1973 San Francisco Giants				$3.90M
1974 San Diego Padres				$3.12M
1975 San Diego Padres				$2.73M
1976 San Diego Padres				$956K
1977 San Francisco Giants				$3.47M
1978 San Francisco Giants				$1.70M
1979 San Francisco Giants				$1.85M
1980 San Francisco Giants				$408K

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