Willie McCovey

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1959-1980 (1959-1980)
Proper Name
Willie Lee McCovey
Nickname
Stretch
Positions
1B (2045) ... OF (275) ... DH (9)
Height / Weight
6-4 / 210
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Death Date
October 31,2018   Age:  80.294
High School
Central (Mobile,AL)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 500
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
mccow101
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Subject of Chapter 25 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski   [1959] Topps All-Star Rookie   [1980] His #44 was retired by the Giants on September 21,1980   [1986] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)   [2008] Added to the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1959San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44213/3/24147521923268951338202235401171262192741.354.429.6561.085.427.302.37910.0515.981.5914.77
1960San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44223H/4/698712511310126037621531351114553002431223073131.238.349.469.818.404.231.25014.6617.261.1820.00
1961San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44233/4/359827611310632859891231850123760504381613743356.271.350.491.841.329.220.2809.8916.041.6218.22
1962San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44247/394/9532786128912294167612054332935003161352612740.293.368.590.958.424.297.26611.1113.411.2111.45
1963San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44257/393/429813115256410315819544102115011911115103196276890.280.350.566.916.374.286.2847.9718.982.3812.82
1964San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44267/394/352896710913036455801411854216173504591504343347.220.336.412.748.363.192.22414.0616.821.2020.22
1965San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44273/34/52691311605409314917439920488118623582916396089.276.381.539.920.419.263.28513.7718.471.3413.85
1966San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44283/4/23698513815050285148266369621761006041082945886880.295.391.586.977.444.291.30312.9317.011.3213.94
1967San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44293/43/529713213545673126174319133711106241782445395274.276.378.535.913.414.259.29813.1720.411.5514.71
1968San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44303/4/39138148523811531643610542727150820102856085697.293.378.545.923.394.252.27611.8411.680.9914.53
1969San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44313/414914949110115726245126001216640745113226237384.320.453.6561.109.582.336.28919.4210.590.5510.91
1970San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44323/4/371391524959814339239126001377530340133036388063.289.444.6121.056.600.323.27121.4711.760.5512.69
1971San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN47333/4/918122105329459113018700264574052161584023160.277.396.480.876.392.203.28215.9214.180.8918.28
1972San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44343/4/89107812633056801435003845201531063042234.213.316.403.719.335.190.20512.5014.801.1818.79
1973San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN48353/4/9313013038352102143297510105781062562094954656.266.420.546.966.556.280.25921.2115.760.7413.21
1974San Diego PadresNLMLBSDN44363/4/93678213112834453871912263109676101981744424245.253.416.506.922.535.253.26321.7217.190.7915.64
1975San Diego PadresNLMLBSDN44373/4/591131224134310417023681057803028101904754064.252.345.460.805.349.208.26012.0016.841.4017.96
1976San Diego PadresNLMLBSDN44383/4/98123887120220419073600213910074712241625.203.281.351.632.252.148.2189.3817.411.8628.86
1976Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK4438DH/7/488112405000000340001052705.208.296.208.504.125.000.25011.1114.811.330.00
1977San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44393/5/489116141478541342102886306710600316162395484985.280.367.500.867.366.220.30512.2319.341.5817.07
1978San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44403/4/95797108351328019212641036570028121393893347.228.298.396.694.274.168.2399.2514.651.5829.25
1979San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44413/4/976258991173533488901557023670103271423932464.249.318.402.720.249.153.2699.1617.811.9423.53
1980San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN44423H/4/95781682*48113823801160013231032334130914.204.285.301.586.212.097.23910.0017.691.77113.00
Tot:MLB (22 yrs) MLB      258881971229221135346521155526221345155069570260176421996869201291.270.374.515.889.410.245.27313.8916.001.1515.73
Tot:AL (1 yrs) AL      112405000000340001052705.208.296.208.505.125.000.25011.1114.811.33
Tot:NL (22 yrs) NL      257781731229220635346521155526221342154669570259176421496599201286.270.375.516.890.410.246.27313.8916.011.1515.69
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1962San Francisco GiantsWorld SeriesPlayoffs2441523011100130000081621.200.250.533.783.400.333.1826.2518.753.006.25
1963National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar25110000000001000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00
1966National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28130000000010000000400.000.250.000.250.333.000.00025.000.000.000.00
1968National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30140000000003000010400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0075.000.000.00
1969National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31142200230001000008420.500.5002.0002.5001.5001.500.0000.0025.000.002.00
1970National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32120100010000000011201.500.500.5001.000.000.000.5000.000.000.000.00
1971National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar33120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1971San Francisco GiantsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs33414260026004200000121824.429.556.8571.413.714.428.40022.2211.110.5011.11
Tot:AllStar (6 Yrs) AllStar 61623002400160000291721.188.235.563.798.438.375.1255.8835.296.008.00
Tot:Playoffs (2 Yrs) Playoffs 829490137005500000203445.310.412.6901.101.552.379.28614.7114.711.009.67

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