Wes Covington
1956–1966 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
1,075G
.279AVG
.337OBP
.466SLG
832H
131HR
499RBI
7SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,075 | 3,291 | 2,978 | 355 | 832 | 128 | 17 | 131 | 499 | 247 | 414 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 1,387 | .279 | .337 | .466 | .803 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1959-05-06 to 1959-05-14
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1964-08-24 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1961-05-25 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1957-09-02 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 555 | 1686 | 441 | 61 | 254 | 132 | 199 | .290 | .340 | .469 |
| Away | 520 | 1605 | 391 | 70 | 245 | 115 | 215 | .268 | .315 | .462 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 85 | 249 | 56 | 11 | 40 | 18 | 27 | .248 | .297 | .442 |
| May | 189 | 614 | 165 | 29 | 108 | 44 | 80 | .295 | .340 | .501 |
| June | 201 | 608 | 155 | 23 | 81 | 55 | 76 | .286 | .345 | .456 |
| July | 219 | 644 | 162 | 26 | 104 | 30 | 82 | .270 | .298 | .466 |
| August | 212 | 660 | 177 | 27 | 111 | 52 | 75 | .301 | .347 | .496 |
| September | 162 | 500 | 114 | 15 | 53 | 43 | 72 | .252 | .314 | .412 |
| October | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .273 | .500 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 143 | 416 | 108 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 48 | .283 | .327 | .401 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 139 | 433 | 93 | 13 | 56 | 28 | 61 | .235 | .279 | .392 |
| chicago-cubs | 125 | 399 | 101 | 20 | 85 | 29 | 49 | .277 | .326 | .512 |
| cincinnati-reds | 122 | 377 | 95 | 16 | 66 | 32 | 35 | .286 | .337 | .506 |
| san-francisco-giants | 113 | 371 | 104 | 20 | 62 | 31 | 43 | .311 | .364 | .524 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 84 | 243 | 65 | 9 | 34 | 18 | 42 | .291 | .342 | .453 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 70 | 221 | 48 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 24 | .240 | .290 | .400 |
| houston-astros | 69 | 216 | 64 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 33 | .323 | .356 | .505 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Milwaukee Braves | 75 | 138 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 96 | 328 | 93 | 21 | 65 | 4 | .284 | – | – |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 90 | 294 | 97 | 24 | 74 | – | .330 | – | – |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 103 | 373 | 104 | 7 | 45 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 281 | 70 | 10 | 35 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 105 | 289 | 78 | 12 | 47 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 116 | 304 | 86 | 9 | 44 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 119 | 353 | 107 | 17 | 64 | 1 | .303 | – | – |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 339 | 95 | 13 | 58 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 235 | 58 | 15 | 45 | – | .247 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | .114 | – | – |