Willie McCovey

Full Name: Willie Lee McCovey Primary Position: 1B,OF Height/Weight: 6' 4"/198 First Game: July 30, 1959 Birthdate: January 10, 1938 Final Game: July 6, 1980 Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama MLB Experience: 22 years Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986

Biography

Willie McCovey (Willie Lee McCovey) was born on January 10, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1959 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1959, his rookie year, he hit .354 with 13 home runs and 38 RBI. McCovey played for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 22 year career.

Most people believe that Willie McCovey's best season was 1969, when he slugged 45 home runs, hit for a .320 average and knocked in 126 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1959	SF	N	52	192	32	68	13	38	.354	.429	.656	9	5	22	35	4	0	2	1	7
1960	SF	N	101	260	37	62	13	51	.238	.349	.469	15	3	45	53	0	0	1	4	3
1961	SF	N	106	328	59	89	18	50	.271	.350	.491	12	3	37	60	5	0	1	3	8
1962	SF	N	91	229	41	67	20	54	.293	.368	.590	6	1	29	35	0	0	3	1	6
1963	SF	N	152	564	103	158	44	102	.280	.350	.566	19	5	50	119	11	1	1	5	10
1964	SF	N	130	364	55	80	18	54	.220	.336	.412	14	1	61	73	5	0	2	5	9
1965	SF	N	160	540	93	149	39	92	.276	.381	.539	17	4	88	118	6	2	0	5	8
1966	SF	N	150	502	85	148	36	96	.295	.391	.586	26	6	76	100	6	0	2	10	8
1967	SF	N	135	456	73	126	31	91	.276	.378	.535	17	4	71	110	6	2	3	17	8
1968	SF	N	148	523	81	153	36	105	.293	.378	.545	16	4	72	71	5	0	4	20	10
1969	SF	N	149	491	101	157	45	126	.320	.453	.656	26	2	121	66	4	0	0	45	11
1970	SF	N	152	495	98	143	39	126	.289	.444	.612	39	2	137	75	3	0	0	40	13
1971	SF	N	105	329	45	91	18	70	.277	.396	.480	13	0	64	57	4	0	0	21	6
1972	SF	N	81	263	30	56	14	35	.213	.316	.403	8	0	38	45	2	0	0	5	3
1973	SF	N	130	383	52	102	29	75	.266	.420	.546	14	3	105	78	1	0	1	25	6
1974	SD	N	128	344	53	87	22	63	.253	.416	.506	19	1	96	76	1	0	1	9	8
1975	SD	N	122	413	43	104	23	68	.252	.345	.460	17	0	57	80	3	0	1	8	10
1976	SD	N	71	202	20	41	7	36	.203	.281	.351	9	0	21	39	1	0	0	7	4
1976	OAK	A	11	24	0	5	0	0	.208	.296	.208	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	1	0
1976	Total		82	226	20	46	7	36	.204	.283	.336	9	0	24	43	1	0	0	8	4
1977	SF	N	141	478	54	134	28	86	.280	.367	.500	21	0	67	106	0	0	3	16	16
1978	SF	N	108	351	32	80	12	64	.228	.298	.396	19	2	36	57	0	0	1	8	12
1979	SF	N	117	353	34	88	15	57	.249	.318	.402	9	0	36	70	1	0	0	2	7
1980	SF	N	48	113	8	23	1	16	.204	.285	.301	8	0	13	23	1	0	0	2	3
Total	NL		2577	8173	1229	2206	521	1555	.270	.375	.516	353	46	1342	1546	69	5	26	259	176
Total	AL		11	24	0	5	0	0	.208	.296	.208	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	1	0
Total			2588	8197	1229	2211	521	1555	.270	.374	.515	353	46	1345	1550	69	5	26	260	176

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1959	SF	N	1B	51	49	408.2	424	29	5	29	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1960	SF	N	1B	71	65	567.2	557	39	9	42	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1961	SF	N	1B	84	79	710.1	669	55	11	55	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1962	SF	N	OF	57	53	368.1	81	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1962	SF	N	RF	12	11	78	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	SF	N	LF	45	42	290.1	68	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1962	SF	N	1B	17	11	93	105	7	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	.991
1963	SF	N	1B	23	14	144.1	143	14	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.994
1963	SF	N	OF	135	131	1103.2	220	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.942
1963	SF	N	RF	3	1	10.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1963	SF	N	LF	133	130	1093	218	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.945
1964	SF	N	RF	5	5	35	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1964	SF	N	LF	78	75	592.1	86	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.938
1964	SF	N	1B	26	21	190.1	177	14	7	19	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1964	SF	N	OF	83	80	627.1	96	5	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.935
1965	SF	N	1B	156	150	1300	1310	87	13	93	1	0	0	0	0	.991
1966	SF	N	1B	145	139	1221.1	1287	81	22	91	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1967	SF	N	1B	127	123	1108.1	1221	81	15	102	1	0	0	0	0	.989
1968	SF	N	1B	146	146	1257.1	1305	103	21	91	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1969	SF	N	1B	148	148	1249.2	1392	79	12	116	0	0	0	0	0	.992
1970	SF	N	1B	146	146	1241.1	1217	134	15	117	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1971	SF	N	1B	95	95	795.1	828	63	15	80	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1972	SF	N	1B	74	73	598.1	617	32	9	52	0	0	0	0	0	.986
1973	SF	N	1B	117	116	920.1	930	76	12	89	0	0	0	0	0	.988
1974	SD	N	1B	104	103	841	815	47	11	59	0	0	0	0	0	.987
1975	SD	N	1B	115	115	916	979	73	15	94	0	0	0	0	0	.986
1976	SD	N	1B	51	51	388	420	44	4	39	0	0	0	0	0	.991
1976	OAK	A	DH	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	SF	N	1B	136	136	1079.1	1072	60	13	93	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1978	SF	N	1B	97	95	728	721	44	10	49	0	0	0	0	0	.987
1979	SF	N	1B	89	86	724.1	740	48	10	60	0	0	0	0	0	.987
1980	SF	N	1B	27	26	235.2	241	12	2	18	0	0	0	0	0	.992
Total			1B	2045	1987	16718.2	17170	1222	233	1405	2	0	0	0	0	.987
Total			OF	275	264	2099.1	397	14	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.947
Total			DH	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	20	17	123.2	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.962
Total			LF	256	247	1975.2	372	11	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.948

Transactions

• Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (March 12, 1955).
• Traded by San Francisco Giants with Bernie Williams to San Diego Padres in exchange for Mike Caldwell (October 25, 1973).
• Sold by San Diego Padres to Oakland Athletics (August 30, 1976).
• Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
• Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 6, 1977).