Willie McCovey Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

📊 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.

G2,588 (MLB Rank: 45)
AB8,197 (MLB Rank: 132)
H2,211 (MLB Rank: 188)
BA0.270 (MLB Rank: 3,442)
2B353 (MLB Rank: 310)
3B46 (MLB Rank: 825)
HR521 (MLB Rank: 20)
RBI1555 (MLB Rank: 46)
R1229 (MLB Rank: 171)
BB1345 (MLB Rank: 36)
OBP0.374 (MLB Rank: 1,435)
SLG0.515 (MLB Rank: 501)
OPS0.889 (MLB Rank: 698)
SB26 (MLB Rank: 2,737)
SO1,550 (MLB Rank: 68)
GIDP176 (MLB Rank: 197)
CS22 (MLB Rank: 1,609)
Rbat+149 (MLB Rank: 750)
WAR64.5 (MLB Rank: 99)

Willie McCovey Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Willie McCovey's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

Change Chart

    📊 Last Season Summary (1980)

    In 1980, Willie McCovey played in 48 games and posted the following stats:

    G48
    AB113
    H23
    BA0.204
    2B8
    3B0
    HR1
    RBI16
    R8
    BB13
    OBP0.285
    SLG0.301
    OPS0.586
    SB0
    SO23
    GIDP3
    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

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    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