How Willie McCovey's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Willie McCovey totaled 1,345 career Walks, well above the league average of 164.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks season came in 1970, posting 137, well above the league average of 21.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 13, well below the league average of 18.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 36 in 1978 to 36 in 1979 and 13 in 1980, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 13 to 137 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Willie McCovey Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Willie McCovey
| Willie McCovey
Walks | Willie McCovey
Intentional Walks | Willie McCovey
Walks Per Strikeout |
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| Career | 1345 | 260 | 0.87 |
| Season Avg. | 61.14 | 11.82 | 0.87 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 84.19 | 16.28 | 0.87 |
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Willie McCovey Walks Per Season
Willie McCovey's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie McCovey Walks by Team
Willie McCovey's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie McCovey Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Willie McCovey's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Willie McCovey Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie McCovey's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Willie McCovey Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie McCovey's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
