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Proper Name
John Wesley Covington
High Level
MLB (1956-1966)
Positions
OF (803)
Ht / Wt
6-1 / 205
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
place
Laurinburg,North Carolina
Died
7/4/2011
Cause of Death
Cancer
High School
None listed
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
MLN [6] PHI [5] CHA [1] KC1 [1] CHN [1] LAN [1]
TBC#
10250
mlbam id
112747
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1956-1966].279.80029783558321314997
Speed
41
Power
75
Contact
66
XBH
71
RBIs
85
Runs
41
Hitting
74
Durability
62
Team
.518
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1957] World Series Champion with Milwaukee Braves
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1956 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 24 43 of -- 75 138 17 39 4 0 2 16 1 0 16 20 1 2 0 3 2 49 157 6 33 .283 .361 .355 .716 .196 .072 .319 10.19 12.74 1.25 69.00
1957 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 25 43 of log 96 328 51 93 4 8 21 65 4 1 29 44 2 5 7 7 5 176 371 33 60 .284 .339 .537 .875 .351 .253 .267 7.82 11.86 1.52 15.62
1958 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 26 43 of log 90 294 43 97 12 1 24 74 0 0 20 35 5 3 2 7 7 183 324 37 60 .330 .380 .622 1.003 .361 .293 .308 6.17 10.80 1.75 12.25
1959 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 27 43 of log 103 373 38 104 17 3 7 45 0 1 26 41 3 1 2 8 13 148 405 27 77 .279 .329 .397 .726 .185 .118 .297 6.42 10.12 1.58 53.29
1960 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 28 43 of log 95 281 25 70 16 1 10 35 1 2 15 37 1 0 2 1 9 118 299 27 43 .249 .288 .420 .708 .221 .171 .254 5.02 12.37 2.47 28.10
1961 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 29 43 of log 9 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 1 3 .190 .261 .238 .499 .143 .048 .235 8.70 17.39 2.00 --
1961 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 26 of log 22 59 5 17 1 0 4 15 0 0 4 5 0 2 0 1 2 30 65 5 12 .288 .333 .508 .842 .288 .220 .260 6.15 7.69 1.25 14.75
1961 Kansas City Athletics AL MLB kc1 29 14 of log 17 44 3 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 7 2 0 0 0 2 10 50 1 6 .159 .260 .227 .487 .159 .068 .167 8.00 14.00 1.75 44.00
1961 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 29 26,43 of log 57 165 23 50 9 0 7 26 0 0 15 17 0 0 3 1 4 80 183 16 34 .303 .355 .485 .840 .273 .182 .299 8.20 9.29 1.13 23.57
1962 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 30 43 of log 116 304 36 86 12 1 9 44 0 0 19 44 2 1 5 1 9 127 331 22 64 .283 .324 .418 .742 .197 .135 .301 5.74 13.29 2.32 33.78
1963 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 31 43 of log 119 353 46 107 24 1 17 64 1 0 26 56 2 2 0 7 8 184 383 42 65 .303 .354 .521 .876 .295 .218 .321 6.79 14.62 2.15 20.76
1964 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 32 43 of log 129 339 37 95 18 0 13 58 0 0 38 50 3 0 3 6 6 152 383 31 64 .280 .355 .448 .803 .280 .168 .294 9.92 13.05 1.32 26.08
1965 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 43 of log 101 235 27 58 10 1 15 45 0 0 26 47 1 0 2 8 5 115 264 26 32 .247 .322 .489 .811 .353 .243 .246 9.85 17.80 1.81 15.67
1966 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 34 43 of log 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 0 1 .091 .167 .091 .258 .091 .000 .111 8.33 16.67 2.00 --
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers NL MLB lan 34 25 of log 37 33 1 4 0 1 1 6 0 0 6 5 2 0 0 0 1 9 41 2 2 .121 .293 .273 .565 .333 .152 .111 14.63 12.20 0.83 33.00
1956 MLB Total -- MLN -- -- -- -- 75 138 17 39 4 0 2 16 1 0 16 20 1 2 0 3 2 49 157 6 33 .283 .361 .355 .716 .196 .072 .319 10.19 12.74 1.25 69.00
1957 MLB Total -- MLN -- -- -- -- 96 328 51 93 4 8 21 65 4 1 29 44 2 5 7 7 5 176 371 33 60 .284 .339 .537 .875 .351 .253 .267 7.82 11.86 1.52 15.62
1958 MLB Total -- MLN -- -- -- -- 90 294 43 97 12 1 24 74 0 0 20 35 5 3 2 7 7 183 324 37 60 .330 .380 .622 1.003 .361 .293 .308 6.17 10.80 1.75 12.25
1959 MLB Total -- MLN -- -- -- -- 103 373 38 104 17 3 7 45 0 1 26 41 3 1 2 8 13 148 405 27 77 .279 .329 .397 .726 .185 .118 .297 6.42 10.12 1.58 53.29
1960 MLB Total -- MLN -- -- -- -- 95 281 25 70 16 1 10 35 1 2 15 37 1 0 2 1 9 118 299 27 43 .249 .288 .420 .708 .221 .171 .254 5.02 12.37 2.47 28.10
1961 MLB Total -- CHA,KC1,MLN,PHI -- -- -- -- 105 289 34 78 11 0 12 47 0 0 25 33 2 2 3 2 8 125 321 23 55 .270 .329 .433 .762 .249 .163 .267 7.79 10.28 1.32 24.08
1962 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 116 304 36 86 12 1 9 44 0 0 19 44 2 1 5 1 9 127 331 22 64 .283 .324 .418 .742 .197 .135 .301 5.74 13.29 2.32 33.78
1963 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 119 353 46 107 24 1 17 64 1 0 26 56 2 2 0 7 8 184 383 42 65 .303 .354 .521 .876 .295 .218 .321 6.79 14.62 2.15 20.76
1964 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 129 339 37 95 18 0 13 58 0 0 38 50 3 0 3 6 6 152 383 31 64 .280 .355 .448 .803 .280 .168 .294 9.92 13.05 1.32 26.08
1965 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 101 235 27 58 10 1 15 45 0 0 26 47 1 0 2 8 5 115 264 26 32 .247 .322 .489 .811 .353 .243 .246 9.85 17.80 1.81 15.67
1966 MLB Total -- CHN,LAN -- -- -- -- 46 44 1 5 0 1 1 6 0 0 7 7 2 0 0 1 1 10 53 2 3 .114 .264 .227 .491 .273 .114 .111 13.21 13.21 1.00 44.00
Total MLB (11 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1075 2978 355 832 128 17 131 499 7 4 247 414 24 16 26 51 73 1387 3291 276 556 .279 .337 .466 .803 .270 .186 .285 7.51 12.58 1.68 22.73
Total AL (1 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 39 103 8 24 1 0 5 21 0 0 8 12 2 2 0 1 4 40 115 6 18 .233 .301 .388 .689 .233 .155 .221 6.96 10.43 1.50 20.60
Total NL (11 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 1036 2875 347 808 127 17 126 478 7 4 239 402 22 14 26 50 69 1347 3176 270 538 .281 .338 .469 .807 .272 .187 .287 7.53 12.66 1.68 22.82
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1957 Milwaukee Braves World Series Playoffs 25 7 24 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 26 1 4 .208 .269 .250 .519 .167 .042 .278 7.69 23.08 3.00 --
1958 Milwaukee Braves World Series Playoffs 26 7 26 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 28 0 7 .269 .321 .269 .591 .077 .000 .318 7.14 14.29 2.00 --
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Playoffs 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -- 0.00 100.00 -- --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 34 15 51 3 12 1 0 0 5 1 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 13 55 1 11 .235 .291 .255 .546 .118 .020 .300 7.27 20.00 2.75 --
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1956 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 24 of 35 0 255.1 44 2 1 1 47 46 0 0 -- .979 1.3 0.18 1.62 22.7 46.7 5
1957 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 25 of 89 0 765.1 150 9 3 1 162 159 0 0 -- .981 1.8 0.21 1.87 57.8 92.7 2
1958 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 26 of 82 0 611.0 118 3 6 2 127 121 0 0 -- .953 1.5 0.20 1.78 53.2 91.1 4
1959 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 27 of 94 0 814.2 148 6 6 2 160 154 0 0 -- .963 1.6 0.19 1.70 60.3 91.3 3
1960 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 28 of 72 0 561.0 106 2 4 1 112 108 0 0 -- .964 1.5 0.19 1.73 46.8 75.8 4
1961 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 of 14 0 113.0 16 2 2 0 20 18 0 0 -- .900 1.3 0.16 1.43 8.6 63.6 6
1961 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 29 of 45 0 334.1 53 4 3 1 60 57 0 0 -- .950 1.3 0.17 1.54 29.2 78.9 6
1961 Kansas City Athletics AL MLB kc1 29 of 12 0 91.0 14 0 0 0 14 14 0 0 -- 1.000 1.2 0.15 1.38 7.5 70.6 11
1961 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 29 of 5 0 36.0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 -- 1.000 0.6 0.08 0.75 3.2 55.6 10
1962 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 30 of 88 0 580.0 98 3 6 2 107 101 0 0 -- .944 1.1 0.17 1.57 54.7 75.9 4
1963 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 31 of 101 0 699.0 114 4 8 0 126 118 0 0 -- .937 1.2 0.17 1.52 62.3 84.9 4
1964 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 32 of 99 0 670.2 99 4 3 0 106 103 0 0 -- .972 1.0 0.15 1.38 61.1 76.7 3
1965 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 of 64 0 463.0 88 2 3 0 93 90 0 0 -- .968 1.4 0.19 1.75 39.8 63.4 5
1966 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 34 of 1 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 2.0 0.22 2.00 0.6 11.1 12
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers NL MLB lan 34 of 2 0 15.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.07 0.60 1.2 5.4 9
Total MLB (11 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 803 0 6,017 1054 41 45 10 1140 1095 0 0 -- .961 1.4 0.18 1.64 -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1956 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
1957 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0
1958 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0
1959 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0
1960 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0
1961 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0
1962 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0
1963 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0
1964 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0
1965 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0
1966 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0