Willie McCovey
1959–1980 · bats L / throws L · NLS, Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
2,586G
.270AVG
.374OBP
.515SLG
2,210H
521HR
1,555RBI
26SB
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,586 | 9,687 | 8,195 | 1,229 | 2,210 | 353 | 46 | 521 | 1,555 | 1,343 | 1,550 | 26 | 21 | 69 | 70 | 4,218 | .270 | .374 | .515 | .889 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1963-06-25 to 1963-07-19
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1976-06-21 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1963-09-22 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1962-07-04 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1262 | 4625 | 1057 | 264 | 774 | 654 | 724 | .271 | .370 | .527 |
| Away | 1324 | 5062 | 1153 | 257 | 781 | 689 | 826 | .269 | .364 | .504 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 332 | 1256 | 275 | 65 | 216 | 189 | 201 | .262 | .369 | .504 |
| May | 431 | 1642 | 366 | 80 | 259 | 218 | 270 | .263 | .356 | .492 |
| June | 474 | 1754 | 402 | 105 | 292 | 266 | 279 | .273 | .381 | .530 |
| July | 433 | 1621 | 360 | 82 | 224 | 209 | 265 | .260 | .351 | .491 |
| August | 474 | 1792 | 430 | 101 | 298 | 239 | 273 | .283 | .373 | .544 |
| September | 422 | 1570 | 366 | 87 | 258 | 218 | 257 | .276 | .372 | .527 |
| October | 20 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | .239 | .288 | .348 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 296 | 1120 | 260 | 69 | 196 | 176 | 174 | .279 | .389 | .559 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 295 | 1069 | 220 | 45 | 161 | 139 | 212 | .240 | .336 | .431 |
| houston-astros | 260 | 992 | 239 | 44 | 146 | 123 | 144 | .281 | .365 | .496 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 251 | 916 | 229 | 56 | 157 | 118 | 165 | .291 | .379 | .556 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 250 | 927 | 210 | 42 | 149 | 116 | 157 | .264 | .352 | .486 |
| chicago-cubs | 245 | 917 | 199 | 46 | 135 | 146 | 141 | .264 | .376 | .507 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 242 | 918 | 205 | 41 | 120 | 106 | 142 | .258 | .339 | .453 |
| new-york-mets | 192 | 730 | 186 | 48 | 134 | 92 | 116 | .299 | .381 | .597 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 52 | 192 | 68 | 13 | 38 | 2 | .354 | – | – | |
| 1960 | 101 | 260 | 62 | 13 | 51 | 1 | .238 | – | – | |
| 1961 | 106 | 328 | 89 | 18 | 51 | 1 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1962 | 89 | 227 | 66 | 20 | 53 | 3 | .291 | – | – | |
| 1963 | 152 | 564 | 158 | 44 | 102 | 1 | .280 | – | – | |
| 1964 | 130 | 364 | 80 | 18 | 54 | 2 | .220 | – | – | |
| 1965 | 160 | 540 | 149 | 39 | 92 | – | .276 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 150 | 502 | 148 | 36 | 96 | 2 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 135 | 456 | 126 | 31 | 91 | 3 | .276 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 148 | 523 | 153 | 36 | 105 | 4 | .293 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 149 | 491 | 157 | 45 | 126 | – | .320 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 152 | 495 | 143 | 39 | 126 | – | .289 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 105 | 329 | 91 | 18 | 70 | – | .277 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 81 | 263 | 56 | 14 | 35 | – | .213 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 130 | 383 | 102 | 29 | 75 | 1 | .266 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 128 | 344 | 87 | 22 | 63 | 1 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 122 | 413 | 104 | 23 | 68 | 1 | .252 | – | – | |
| 1976 | Athletics, San Diego Padres | 82 | 226 | 46 | 7 | 36 | – | .204 | – | – |
| 1977 | 141 | 478 | 134 | 28 | 86 | 3 | .280 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 108 | 351 | 80 | 12 | 64 | 1 | .228 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 117 | 353 | 88 | 15 | 57 | – | .249 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 48 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 16 | – | .204 | – | – |