Chi-town Coalition (ML)
Willie McCovey
Nickname:
StretchBirthdate:
Jan. 10, 1938 (34 y, 7 m, 20 d)Born In:
Mobile, AL, USANationality:
American
Position:
1BBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
6'3"/211Entry:
1958 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Charleston Riverdogs
Contract:
$1.13M / 10 years (1968-1977)
ML Service Time:
14 years, 86 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1968 | Chi-town (PUB) |
| 1967 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1965 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1964 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1963 (3rd) | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1962 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Rookie of the Year | 1958 | Charleston (PUB) |
| All-Star | 1972 | Chi-town (PUB) |
| 1971 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1968 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1965 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1964 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1963 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1962 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Gold Glove | 1970 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) |
| 1969 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1968 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1967 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1966 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1960 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1959 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Silver Slugger | 1968 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) |
| 1967 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1966 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1965 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1964 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1963 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| 1962 - 1B | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Championship Series MVP | 1969 | Chi-town (PUB) |
| Batter of the Month | May 1968 | Chi-town (PUB) |
| Aug 1967 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jul 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| May 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Sep 1965 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 1965 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Sep 1964 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Sep 1962 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Aug 1962 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 1962 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Aug 1958 | Charleston (PUB) |
| Player of the Week | Jun 28, 1971 | Chi-town (PUB) |
| May 24, 1971 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Aug 14, 1967 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 27, 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 6, 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| May 9, 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Apr 25, 1966 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Aug 23, 1965 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Aug 16, 1965 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 14, 1965 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Sep 14, 1964 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 15, 1964 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| May 18, 1964 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 24, 1963 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Aug 6, 1962 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jul 30, 1962 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Jun 27, 1960 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Apr 25, 1960 | Chi-town (PUB) | |
| Aug 10, 1959 | Chi-town (PUB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 68 |
| Grey Ink | 207 |
Similar Players (1B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Tim Ray | 833 |
| David Jenkins | 805 |
| Mickey Mantle | 802 |
| Ted Tappe | 769 |
| Brian Shelton | 750 |
| Wally Clarke | 746 |
| Gustavo Deffenu | 716 |
| Juan Flores | 709 |
| John Duncan | 705 |
| Botol Peniche | 699 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 34
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Mickey Mantle | 810 |
| Tim Ray | 780 |
| José RodrÃguez | 750 |
| Botol Peniche | 731 |
| Wally Clarke | 693 |
| Gustavo Deffenu | 686 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 669 |
| John Duncan | 668 |
| David Jenkins | 660 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 653 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 156 | 1 |
| 1962 | 152 | 1 |
| 1964 | 156 | 3 |
| 1965 | 158 | 1 |
| 1967 | 149 | 6 |
| 1969 | 150 | 1 |
| 1970 | 148 | 9 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 681 | 9 |
| 1962 | 671 | 6 |
| 1964 | 691 | 8 |
| 1965 | 705 | 2 |
| 1966 | 666 | 5 |
| 1968 | 657 | 9 |
| 1969 | 647 | 6 |
| 1972 | 546 | 8 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 607 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 192 | 6 |
| 1964 | 198 | 8 |
| 1965 | 202 | 3 |
| 1966 | 176 | 7 |
| 1968 | 172 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 146 | 6 |
| 1969 | 134 | 9 |
| 1970 | 164 | 8 |
| 1971 | 183 | 2 |
| 1972 | 154 | 7 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 382 | 1 |
| 1963 | 344 | 4 |
| 1964 | 382 | 1 |
| 1965 | 397 | 1 |
| 1966 | 376 | 1 |
| 1967 | 301 | 7 |
| 1968 | 319 | 3 |
| 1969 | 267 | 8 |
| 1971 | 320 | 5 |
| 1972 | 259 | 9 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 5 | 7 |
| 1959 | 6 | 9 |
| 1964 | 8 | 9 |
| 1966 | 8 | 8 |
| 1972 | 6 | 6 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41 | 4 |
| 1962 | 54 | 1 |
| 1963 | 47 | 1 |
| 1964 | 50 | 1 |
| 1965 | 54 | 1 |
| 1966 | 55 | 1 |
| 1967 | 39 | 1 |
| 1968 | 42 | 1 |
| 1969 | 33 | 2 |
| 1970 | 35 | 2 |
| 1971 | 47 | 2 |
| 1972 | 37 | 4 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 109 | 4 |
| 1962 | 143 | 1 |
| 1963 | 118 | 3 |
| 1964 | 130 | 3 |
| 1965 | 125 | 3 |
| 1966 | 138 | 1 |
| 1967 | 113 | 2 |
| 1968 | 103 | 6 |
| 1969 | 78 | 8 |
| 1970 | 85 | 9 |
| 1971 | 115 | 2 |
| 1972 | 83 | 7 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 124 | 1 |
| 1963 | 129 | 1 |
| 1964 | 112 | 3 |
| 1965 | 115 | 3 |
| 1966 | 103 | 1 |
| 1968 | 98 | 5 |
| 1969 | 86 | 6 |
| 1971 | 93 | 6 |
| 1972 | 84 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80 | 9 |
| 1962 | 73 | 7 |
| 1963 | 79 | 7 |
| 1964 | 71 | 8 |
| 1965 | 80 | 7 |
| 1966 | 79 | 5 |
| 1967 | 84 | 3 |
| 1968 | 87 | 5 |
| 1969 | 80 | 4 |
| 1971 | 75 | 4 |
| 1972 | 68 | 1 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13 | 5 |
| 1962 | 7 | 5 |
| 1963 | 10 | 1 |
| 1964 | 7 | 6 |
| 1965 | 8 | 8 |
| 1966 | 16 | 1 |
| 1967 | 9 | 7 |
| 1968 | 11 | 6 |
| 1971 | 9 | 10 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 10 | 4 |
| 1959 | 10 | 6 |
| 1960 | 20 | 1 |
| 1962 | 13 | 3 |
| 1964 | 13 | 7 |
| 1965 | 16 | 5 |
| 1966 | 18 | 3 |
| 1967 | 12 | 8 |
| 1968 | 18 | 3 |
| 1969 | 16 | 2 |
| 1970 | 11 | 8 |
| 1971 | 19 | 4 |
| 1972 | 21 | 3 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6 | 10 |
| 1964 | 9 | 2 |
| 1968 | 5 | 6 |
| 1972 | 4 | 3 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 76 | 2 |
| 1963 | 67 | 10 |
| 1964 | 76 | 3 |
| 1965 | 81 | 1 |
| 1966 | 82 | 1 |
| 1968 | 59 | 10 |
| 1971 | 67 | 5 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.329 | 9 |
| 1964 | 0.331 | 6 |
| 1965 | 0.333 | 5 |
| 1968 | 0.314 | 10 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.414 | 5 |
| 1963 | 0.398 | 8 |
| 1964 | 0.408 | 5 |
| 1965 | 0.423 | 4 |
| 1966 | 0.410 | 3 |
| 1967 | 0.401 | 5 |
| 1968 | 0.422 | 3 |
| 1969 | 0.377 | 8 |
| 1971 | 0.388 | 5 |
| 1972 | 0.392 | 4 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.544 | 7 |
| 1962 | 0.655 | 1 |
| 1963 | 0.590 | 5 |
| 1964 | 0.639 | 1 |
| 1965 | 0.654 | 1 |
| 1966 | 0.666 | 1 |
| 1967 | 0.557 | 1 |
| 1968 | 0.583 | 1 |
| 1969 | 0.487 | 8 |
| 1971 | 0.589 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0.572 | 4 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.258 | 6 |
| 1962 | 0.326 | 1 |
| 1963 | 0.285 | 3 |
| 1964 | 0.308 | 1 |
| 1965 | 0.321 | 1 |
| 1966 | 0.354 | 1 |
| 1967 | 0.261 | 2 |
| 1968 | 0.269 | 2 |
| 1969 | 0.217 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0.222 | 6 |
| 1971 | 0.306 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0.296 | 4 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1962 | 1.070 | 1 |
| 1963 | 0.988 | 4 |
| 1964 | 1.047 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1.077 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1.075 | 1 |
| 1967 | 0.959 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1.005 | 1 |
| 1969 | 0.864 | 7 |
| 1971 | 0.977 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0.964 | 4 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 156 | 2 |
| 1960 | 156 | 1 |
| 1962 | 154 | 4 |
| 1963 | 160 | 7 |
| 1964 | 159 | 5 |
| 1965 | 160 | 4 |
| 1968 | 162 | 1 |
| 1969 | 158 | 3 |
| 1970 | 158 | 9 |
| 1972 | 134 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.3 | 1 |
| 1963 | 6.8 | 4 |
| 1964 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 9.8 | 1 |
| 1966 | 8.6 | 1 |
| 1967 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 1968 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 1972 | 5.7 | 8 |