Last Updated on December 23, 2022
McCovey accrued an average at the plate of .270 for his career in addition to 1,229 scored runs and an OPS of .889. He went down on strikes 1,550 times and took a walk on 1,345 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .374 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, McCovey hit 521 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,555 runs. He amassed a slugging percentage of .515 and he racked up 4,219 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 9,692 times and came through with a hit 2,211 times.
Willie McCovey Stats
Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | .270 | 521 | 2,211 | 1,345 | 1,229 | 1,555 | .374 | 9,692 | 8,197 | .889 | 147 | 353 | 46 | 2,588 | .515 | 26 | 22 | 4,219 | 1,550 | |
1980 | SFG | .204 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 16 | .285 | 132 | 113 | .586 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 48 | .301 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23 |
1979 | SFG | .249 | 15 | 88 | 36 | 34 | 57 | .318 | 394 | 353 | .720 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 117 | .402 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 70 |
1978 | SFG | .228 | 12 | 80 | 36 | 32 | 64 | .298 | 390 | 351 | .694 | 97 | 19 | 2 | 108 | .396 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 57 |
1977 | SFG | .280 | 28 | 134 | 67 | 54 | 86 | .367 | 548 | 478 | .867 | 132 | 21 | 0 | 141 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 106 |
1976 | TOT | .204 | 7 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 36 | .283 | 251 | 226 | .619 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 82 | .336 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 43 |
1976 | SDP | .203 | 7 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 36 | .281 | 224 | 202 | .633 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 71 | .351 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 39 |
1976 | OAK | .208 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .296 | 27 | 24 | .505 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .208 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
1975 | SDP | .252 | 23 | 104 | 57 | 43 | 68 | .345 | 475 | 413 | .805 | 129 | 17 | 0 | 122 | .460 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 80 |
1974 | SDP | .253 | 22 | 87 | 96 | 53 | 63 | .416 | 443 | 344 | .922 | 164 | 19 | 1 | 128 | .506 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 76 |
1973 | SFG | .266 | 29 | 102 | 105 | 52 | 75 | .420 | 495 | 383 | .966 | 162 | 14 | 3 | 130 | .546 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 78 |
1972 | SFG | .213 | 14 | 56 | 38 | 30 | 35 | .316 | 304 | 263 | .719 | 102 | 8 | 0 | 81 | .403 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 45 |
1971 | SFG | .277 | 18 | 91 | 64 | 45 | 70 | .396 | 402 | 329 | .876 | 149 | 13 | 0 | 105 | .480 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 57 |
1970 | SFG | .289 | 39 | 143 | 137 | 98 | 126 | .444 | 638 | 495 | 1.056 | 182 | 39 | 2 | 152 | .612 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 75 |
1969 | SFG | .320 | 45 | 157 | 121 | 101 | 126 | .453 | 623 | 491 | 1.108 | 209 | 26 | 2 | 149 | .656 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 66 |
1968 | SFG | .293 | 36 | 153 | 72 | 81 | 105 | .378 | 608 | 523 | .923 | 174 | 16 | 4 | 148 | .545 | 4 | 2 | 285 | 71 |
1967 | SFG | .276 | 31 | 126 | 71 | 73 | 91 | .378 | 539 | 456 | .913 | 159 | 17 | 4 | 135 | .535 | 3 | 3 | 244 | 110 |
1966 | SFG | .295 | 36 | 148 | 76 | 85 | 96 | .391 | 588 | 502 | .977 | 164 | 26 | 6 | 150 | .586 | 2 | 1 | 294 | 100 |
1965 | SFG | .276 | 39 | 149 | 88 | 93 | 92 | .381 | 639 | 540 | .920 | 154 | 17 | 4 | 160 | .539 | 0 | 4 | 291 | 118 |
1964 | SFG | .220 | 18 | 80 | 61 | 55 | 54 | .336 | 434 | 364 | .748 | 108 | 14 | 1 | 130 | .412 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 73 |
1963 | SFG | .280 | 44 | 158 | 50 | 103 | 102 | .350 | 627 | 564 | .915 | 161 | 19 | 5 | 152 | .566 | 1 | 1 | 319 | 119 |
1962 | SFG | .293 | 20 | 67 | 29 | 41 | 54 | .368 | 262 | 229 | .957 | 154 | 6 | 1 | 91 | .590 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 35 |
1961 | SFG | .271 | 18 | 89 | 37 | 59 | 50 | .350 | 374 | 328 | .841 | 125 | 12 | 3 | 106 | .491 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 60 |
1960 | SFG | .238 | 13 | 62 | 45 | 37 | 51 | .349 | 307 | 260 | .818 | 128 | 15 | 3 | 101 | .469 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 53 |
1959 | SFG | .354 | 13 | 68 | 22 | 32 | 38 | .429 | 219 | 192 | 1.085 | 188 | 9 | 5 | 52 | .656 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 35 |
1980 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 48 | 428th |
Plate Appearances | 132 | 366th |
At-Bats | 113 | 373rd |
Runs Scored | 8 | 421st |
Hits | 23 | 394th |
Doubles | 8 | 294th |
Triples | 0 | 615th |
Home Runs | 1 | 382nd |
Runs Batted In | 16 | 337th |
Stolen Bases | 0 | 623rd |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 628th |
Walks | 13 | 323rd |
Strikeouts | 23 | 342nd |
Batting Average | .204 | 522nd |
On-Base Percentage | .285 | 437th |
Slugging Percentage | .301 | 452nd |
OPS | .586 | 449th |
OPS+ | 66 | 432nd |
Total Bases | 34 | 388th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 361st |
Hit By Pitch | 1 | 227th |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 681st |
Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 191st |
Intentional Walks | 2 | 238th |
1979 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 117 | 194th |
Plate Appearances | 394 | 196th |
At-Bats | 353 | 194th |
Runs Scored | 34 | 244th |
Hits | 88 | 210th |
Doubles | 9 | 280th |
Triples | 0 | 627th |
Home Runs | 15 | 88th |
Runs Batted In | 57 | 126th |
Stolen Bases | 0 | 634th |
Caught Stealing | 2 | 250th |
Walks | 36 | 153rd |
Strikeouts | 70 | 84th |
Batting Average | .249 | 371st |
On-Base Percentage | .318 | 342nd |
Slugging Percentage | .402 | 222nd |
OPS | .720 | 260th |
OPS+ | 102 | 212th |
Total Bases | 142 | 188th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 221st |
Hit By Pitch | 1 | 275th |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 701st |
Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 199th |
Intentional Walks | 2 | 223rd |
1978 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 108 | 216th |
Plate Appearances | 390 | 196th |
At-Bats | 351 | 193rd |
Runs Scored | 32 | 222nd |
Hits | 80 | 211th |
Doubles | 19 | 135th |
Triples | 2 | 184th |
Home Runs | 12 | 91st |
Runs Batted In | 64 | 86th |
Stolen Bases | 1 | 343rd |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 648th |
Walks | 36 | 152nd |
Strikeouts | 57 | 126th |
Batting Average | .228 | 420th |
On-Base Percentage | .298 | 387th |
Slugging Percentage | .396 | 191st |
OPS | .694 | 248th |
OPS+ | 97 | 245th |
Total Bases | 139 | 180th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 80th |
Hit By Pitch | 0 | 623rd |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 710th |
Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 252nd |
Intentional Walks | 8 | 45th |
1977 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 141 | 114th |
Plate Appearances | 548 | 120th |
At-Bats | 478 | 128th |
Runs Scored | 54 | 157th |
Hits | 134 | 118th |
Doubles | 21 | 126th |
Triples | 0 | 664th |
Home Runs | 28 | 21st |
Runs Batted In | 86 | 46th |
Stolen Bases | 3 | 207th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 666th |
Walks | 67 | 43rd |
Strikeouts | 106 | 27th |
Batting Average | .280 | 189th |
On-Base Percentage | .367 | 114th |
Slugging Percentage | .500 | 72nd |
OPS | .867 | 74th |
OPS+ | 132 | 79th |
Total Bases | 239 | 74th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 34th |
Hit By Pitch | 0 | 633rd |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 720th |
Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 183rd |
Intentional Walks | 16 | 3rd |
1976 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 82 | 275th |
Plate Appearances | 251 | 262nd |
At-Bats | 226 | 261st |
Runs Scored | 20 | 291st |
Hits | 46 | 283rd |
Doubles | 9 | 245th |
Triples | 0 | 619th |
Home Runs | 7 | 121st |
Runs Batted In | 36 | 165th |
Stolen Bases | 0 | 635th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 634th |
Walks | 24 | 226th |
Strikeouts | 43 | 180th |
Batting Average | .204 | 485th |
On-Base Percentage | .283 | 417th |
Slugging Percentage | .336 | 288th |
OPS | .619 | 350th |
OPS+ | 82 | 326th |
Total Bases | 76 | 261st |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 281st |
Hit By Pitch | 1 | 243rd |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 678th |
Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 654th |
Intentional Walks | 8 | 33rd |
1976 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 71 | 312th |
Plate Appearances | 224 | 288th |
At-Bats | 202 | 284th |
Runs Scored | 20 | 292nd |
Hits | 41 | 306th |
Doubles | 9 | 246th |
Triples | 0 | 620th |
Home Runs | 7 | 122nd |
Runs Batted In | 36 | 166th |
Stolen Bases | 0 | 636th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 635th |
Walks | 21 | 245th |
Strikeouts | 39 | 204th |
Batting Average | .203 | 489th |
On-Base Percentage | .281 | 421st |
Slugging Percentage | .351 | 245th |
OPS | .633 | 318th |
OPS+ | 86 | 302nd |
Total Bases | 71 | 270th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 282nd |
Hit By Pitch | 1 | 244th |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 679th |
Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 655th |
Intentional Walks | 7 | 50th |
1976 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 11 | 673rd |
Plate Appearances | 27 | 567th |
At-Bats | 24 | 567th |
Runs Scored | 0 | 749th |
Hits | 5 | 550th |
Doubles | 0 | 707th |
Triples | 0 | 621st |
Home Runs | 0 | 645th |
Runs Batted In | 0 | 737th |
Stolen Bases | 0 | 637th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 636th |
Walks | 3 | 485th |
Strikeouts | 4 | 580th |
Batting Average | .208 | 470th |
On-Base Percentage | .296 | 367th |
Slugging Percentage | .208 | 565th |
OPS | .505 | 511th |
OPS+ | 54 | 487th |
Total Bases | 5 | 564th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 697th |
Hit By Pitch | 0 | 610th |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 680th |
Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 656th |
Intentional Walks | 1 | 307th |
1975 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 122 | 149th |
Plate Appearances | 475 | 141st |
At-Bats | 413 | 144th |
Runs Scored | 43 | 178th |
Hits | 104 | 147th |
Doubles | 17 | 129th |
Triples | 0 | 615th |
Home Runs | 23 | 18th |
Runs Batted In | 68 | 59th |
Stolen Bases | 1 | 313th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 613th |
Walks | 57 | 62nd |
Strikeouts | 80 | 45th |
Batting Average | .252 | 276th |
On-Base Percentage | .345 | 186th |
Slugging Percentage | .460 | 69th |
OPS | .805 | 99th |
OPS+ | 129 | 88th |
Total Bases | 190 | 94th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 115th |
Hit By Pitch | 3 | 94th |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 676th |
Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 228th |
Intentional Walks | 8 | 52nd |
1974 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 128 | 143rd |
Plate Appearances | 443 | 162nd |
At-Bats | 344 | 185th |
Runs Scored | 53 | 135th |
Hits | 87 | 184th |
Doubles | 19 | 104th |
Triples | 1 | 258th |
Home Runs | 22 | 17th |
Runs Batted In | 63 | 67th |
Stolen Bases | 1 | 308th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 630th |
Walks | 96 | 9th |
Strikeouts | 76 | 58th |
Batting Average | .253 | 259th |
On-Base Percentage | .416 | 32nd |
Slugging Percentage | .506 | 29th |
OPS | .922 | 32nd |
OPS+ | 164 | 29th |
Total Bases | 174 | 118th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 173rd |
Hit By Pitch | 1 | 246th |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 666th |
Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 338th |
Intentional Walks | 9 | 45th |
1973 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 130 | 127th |
Plate Appearances | 495 | 123rd |
At-Bats | 383 | 160th |
Runs Scored | 52 | 129th |
Hits | 102 | 150th |
Doubles | 14 | 158th |
Triples | 3 | 100th |
Home Runs | 29 | 11th |
Runs Batted In | 75 | 49th |
Stolen Bases | 1 | 280th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 627th |
Walks | 105 | 6th |
Strikeouts | 78 | 66th |
Batting Average | .266 | 206th |
On-Base Percentage | .420 | 29th |
Slugging Percentage | .546 | 26th |
OPS | .966 | 29th |
OPS+ | 162 | 31st |
Total Bases | 209 | 73rd |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 235th |
Hit By Pitch | 1 | 263rd |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 693rd |
Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 35th |
Intentional Walks | 25 | 1st |
1972 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 81 | 245th |
Plate Appearances | 304 | 203rd |
At-Bats | 263 | 208th |
Runs Scored | 30 | 190th |
Hits | 56 | 225th |
Doubles | 8 | 229th |
Triples | 0 | 693rd |
Home Runs | 14 | 55th |
Runs Batted In | 35 | 141st |
Stolen Bases | 0 | 679th |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 696th |
Walks | 38 | 118th |
Strikeouts | 45 | 162nd |
Batting Average | .213 | 415th |
On-Base Percentage | .316 | 272nd |
Slugging Percentage | .403 | 139th |
OPS | .719 | 179th |
OPS+ | 102 | 215th |
Total Bases | 106 | 182nd |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 331st |
Hit By Pitch | 2 | 151st |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 776th |
Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 298th |
Intentional Walks | 5 | 105th |
1971 Stats for Willie McCovey
Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
---|---|---|
Games Played | 105 | 188th |
Plate Appearances | 402 | 157th |
At-Bats | 329 | 175th |
Runs Scored | 45 | 139th |
Hits | 91 | 153rd |
Doubles | 13 | 168th |
Triples | 0 | 677th |
Home Runs | 18 | 49th |
Runs Batted In | 70 | 50th |
Stolen Bases | 0 | 675th |
Caught Stealing | 2 | 204th |
Walks | 64 | 39th |
Strikeouts | 57 | 109th |
Batting Average | .277 | 152nd |
On-Base Percentage | .396 | 56th |
Slugging Percentage | .480 | 58th |
OPS | .876 | 41st |
OPS+ | 149 | 37th |
Total Bases | 158 | 126th |
Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 218th |
Hit By Pitch | 4 | 66th |
Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 767th |
Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 56th |
Intentional Walks | 21 | 2nd |