#44 Willie "Stretch" McCovey, First Base, 35 yrs, Houston Astros
Friday, 3/2/1973 |
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| Willie McCovey
Stretch
1/10/1938
35
USA,AL,MOBILE
6"4
215
First Base
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Minimal
Some ability
4 / 6 (Popular)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973
14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days)
0 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Talent | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 4 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 2 (Range), .948 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1959 | 109 | 397 | 106 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 91 | 76 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .374 | .584 | .958 | DET |
| 1960 | 141 | 487 | 111 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 81 | 76 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .340 | .452 | .792 | DET |
| 1961 | 158 | 559 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 40 | 116 | 114 | 88 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 2 | 4 | .311 | .408 | .601 | 1.009 | DET |
| 1962 | 156 | 561 | 165 | 32 | 3 | 43 | 119 | 117 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 2 | .294 | .382 | .592 | .974 | DET |
| 1963 | 123 | 438 | 120 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 78 | 82 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .359 | .525 | .884 | DET |
| 1964 | 157 | 587 | 164 | 28 | 6 | 36 | 105 | 103 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .380 | .532 | .911 | DET,AL |
| 1965 | 159 | 573 | 163 | 31 | 9 | 34 | 106 | 104 | 91 | 3 | 4 | 119 | 2 | 0 | .284 | .383 | .548 | .931 | DET,AL |
| 1966 | 156 | 521 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 39 | 84 | 81 | 101 | 2 | 5 | 106 | 2 | 1 | .259 | .378 | .528 | .906 | DET |
| 1967 | 155 | 548 | 159 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 107 | 92 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 108 | 1 | 1 | .290 | .400 | .516 | .916 | DET HOU,NL |
| 1968 | 156 | 530 | 132 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 90 | 80 | 98 | 2 | 6 | 101 | 1 | 1 | .249 | .365 | .436 | .801 | HOU |
| 1969 | 157 | 531 | 136 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 90 | 65 | 76 | 5 | 9 | 109 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .349 | .427 | .777 | HOU |
| 1970 | 156 | 542 | 145 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 97 | 78 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .368 | .452 | .820 | HOU |
| 1971 | 155 | 540 | 137 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 3 | 4 | 121 | 1 | 3 | .254 | .348 | .398 | .746 | HOU |
| 1972 | 155 | 531 | 136 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 62 | 90 | 4 | 9 | 124 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .363 | .356 | .719 | HOU |
| Total | 2093 | 7345 | 1983 | 322 | 47 | 414 | 1320 | 1203 | 1180 | 43 | 53 | 1477 | 12 | 17 | .270 | .372 | .496 | .868 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1967 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .150 | .056 | .206 |
| 1968 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .375 | .211 | .586 |
| 1970 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .278 | .188 | .465 |
| 1971 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .240 | .273 | .513 |
| Total | 22 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .147 | .264 | .187 | .451 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Detroit in 1959...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/1959, off Jim Kaat (CLE)...
Drove in 7 runs against Boston on 5/9/1959...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/14/1959, hitting .519 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1959, hitting .337 with 13 HR, 31 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 6/24/1959...
Injured on 8/8/1959 with a Broken Foot, out for full season...
Won Rookie of the Year in 1959, hitting .267 with 37 HR, 91 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/9/1960...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1961, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1962, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1962, hitting .333 with 9 HR, 26 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/14/1963, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Injured on 7/24/1963 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 3 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1963, hitting .542 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Injured on 9/14/1963 with a Strained Calf Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/23/1964, hitting .375 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1964, hitting .300 with 12 HR, 30 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1964, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/24/1964, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1965, hitting .305 with 10 HR, 23 RBI...
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1966, hitting .579 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Traded from Detroit to Houston on 3/2/1967 (Going to HOU: 1B Willie McCovey. Going to DET: P 1967 1st Rd Pick, P 1968 1st Rd Pick, 1B Willie Montanez)...
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against New York(N) on 8/25/1967...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/8/1967, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Golden Glove Award at First Base in 1967...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 4/23/1969...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 4/8/1970...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1970, hitting .365 with 6 HR, 20 RBI...
Won World Series Championship with Houston in 1970...
Drove in 7 runs against Los Angeles(N) on 5/25/1972...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1961 - .311 - 7th
| OBP
1961 - .408 - 4th
1964 - .380 - 8th
1965 - .383 - 8th
1966 - .378 - 4th
1967 - .400 - 5th
1968 - .365 - 8th
| SLG
1961 - .601 - 2nd
1962 - .592 - 3rd
1964 - .532 - 3rd
1965 - .548 - 3rd
1966 - .528 - 2nd
1967 - .516 - 5th
| OPS
1961 - 1.009 - 1st
1962 - .974 - 5th
1964 - .911 - 3rd
1965 - .931 - 4th
1966 - .906 - 2nd
1967 - .916 - 4th
| Hits
1961 - 174 - 8th
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Triples
1965 - 9 - 1st
| Homeruns
1959 - 37 - 5th
1960 - 26 - 7th
1961 - 40 - 3rd
1962 - 43 - 4th
1964 - 36 - 4th
1965 - 34 - 2nd
1966 - 39 - 1st
1967 - 28 - 7th
1970 - 27 - 6th
| RBI
1961 - 116 - 4th
1962 - 119 - 4th
1964 - 105 - 6th
1965 - 106 - 3rd
1967 - 107 - 7th
1968 - 90 - 10th
1970 - 97 - 6th
| Runs
1961 - 114 - 5th
1962 - 117 - 2nd
1964 - 103 - 5th
1965 - 104 - 2nd
| BB
1960 - 81 - 7th
1961 - 88 - 9th
1964 - 94 - 4th
1965 - 91 - 4th
1966 - 101 - 4th
1967 - 96 - 7th
1968 - 98 - 3rd
1970 - 83 - 10th
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