Willie McCovey

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 198lb (193cm, 89kg)

Born: January 10, 1938 in Mobile, AL us

Died: October 31, 2018 in Palo Alto, CA

Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA

High School: Central HS (Mobile, AL)

Debut: July 30, 1959 (Age 21-201d, 11,659th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 6, 1980 (Age 42-178d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1986. (Voted by BBWAA on 346/425 ballots)
View Willie McCovey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Willie Lee McCovey

Nicknames: Stretch, Mac or Big Mac

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

64.4

8197

2211

521

.270

1229

RBI

1555

OBP

.374

SLG

.515

OPS

.889

OPS+

147

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 16	SFG		LAD	W,19-8	GF	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	14 (6)	Apr 24	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	22 (7)	May 2	SFG		PIT	W,3-2	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	23	May 3	SFG		PIT	W,8-4	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	25 (1)	May 5	SFG	@	CHC	L,8-12	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	29 (3)	May 10	SFG	@	STL	W,6-0	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	30	May 11	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-7	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	31	May 12	SFG	@	HOU	W,11-0	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	32	May 13	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-2	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	36 (3)	May 18	SFG		HOU	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
11	37	May 19	SFG		HOU	W,10-2	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	38	May 20 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
13	42 (3)	May 23	SFG		PHI	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	49 (6)	May 30 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	51 (1)	Jun 1	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-6	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	52	Jun 2 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,10-1	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
17	54 (1)	Jun 3	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	58 (3)	Jun 8	SFG	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	60 (1)	Jun 10 (1)	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	28	6.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B RF
20	61	Jun 10 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,3-13	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	63 (1)	Jun 12 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-5	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	66 (2)	Jun 15	SFG		STL	L,2-5	GF	23	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
23	67	Jun 16	SFG		STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
24	68	Jun 17	SFG		STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
25	70 (1)	Jun 20	SFG		HOU	L,5-9	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	74 (3)	Jun 25	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
27	75	Jun 26	SFG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	79 (3)	Jun 30	SFG		PHI	W,8-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	80	Jul 1	SFG		PHI	W,5-4	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	81	Jul 2	SFG		NYM	L,5-8	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	83 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,11-4	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
32	85 (1)	Jul 5	SFG		LAD	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	86	Jul 6	SFG		LAD	W,12-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	89 (2)	Jul 12	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	91 (1)	Jul 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	41	9.1	5	2	0	7	1	1B LF
36	92	Jul 15 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	13	1	0	14	5	1B
37	94 (1)	Jul 16	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	96 (1)	Jul 18	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	97	Jul 19	SFG	@	MLN	W,7-3	GF	24	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
40	98	Jul 20	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	99	Jul 21	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	102 (2)	Jul 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
43	103	Jul 25	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	105 (1)	Jul 28	SFG	@	LAD	L,6-8	GS	28	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	109 (3)	Aug 3	SFG		PIT	L,2-5	GS	29	6.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
46	118 (8)	Aug 12	SFG		LAD	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
47	119	Aug 14	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-2	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	124 (4)	Aug 19	SFG	@	MLN	L,8-13	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
49	125	Aug 20	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
50	130 (4)	Aug 26	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	134 (3)	Aug 31	SFG		CIN	W,10-2	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	136 (1)	Sep 2	SFG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	137	Sep 3	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-3	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	140 (2)	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,9-6	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	142 (1)	Sep 8	SFG		CHC	W,7-2	GS	22	5.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
56	143	Sep 9	SFG		CHC	W,5-4	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	145 (1)	Sep 11	SFG		PIT	W,2-0	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	146	Sep 12	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	148 (1)	Sep 14	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	149	Sep 15	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	150	Sep 16	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS	30	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
62	152 (1)	Sep 19	SFG	@	STL	W,7-4	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	153	Sep 20	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	155 (1)	Sep 22	SFG	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	156	Sep 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,10-3	GS	17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	157	Sep 25	SFG		STL	W,4-2	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	159 (1)	Sep 27	SFG		STL	L,4-7	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	160	Sep 29 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,11-5	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	162 (1)	Sep 30	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
70	164 (1)	Oct 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,7-8	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							74gm		462.1	187	8	3	198	13