Willie McCovey Career Walks Overview
During Willie McCovey's 22-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
1345 walks, an average of 61 walks per season. 1970 was his best season
with 137 walks and his worst season was 1980 when he had
13 walks. Willie McCovey outperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, besting
USA (215.948), The Silent Generation (239.884), Y (870.83), mlb (211.057), and 1B (289.876) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Walks or base on balls (BB) is the total number of times a player is awarded first base because the pitcher issued 4 balls before the player puts the ball is put in play, is hit by a pitch, or strikes out. This is measure over a given time period, for example season or career. Generally, for Walks, higher is better. (
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Willie McCovey Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Willie McCovey
| Willie McCoveyWalks | Willie McCoveyIntentional Walks | Willie McCoveyWalks Per Strikeout |
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Career | 1345 | 260 | 0.87 |
Season Avg. | 61 | 12 | 0.87 |
162 Game Avg. | 84 | 16 | 0.87 |
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Willie McCovey Walks By Year Line Chart
This line chart shows Willie McCovey's yearly Walks
for each season of his Major League Baseball career. Also included, for comparison,
are yearly player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players, 1B, and players from their
country of birth. For these groups, averages are calculated for each group's performance for the defined year.
Willie McCovey Cumulative Walks by Year
This line chart attempts to show show how Willie McCovey's career Walks progressed by year.
Each year on the chart represents Willie McCovey's career Walks at the end of that season.
Willie McCovey Walks By Year Box Chart
This chart attempts to draw comparisons between Willie McCovey and related player groups by summarizing Walks
for each season played by Willie McCovey. The box represents the middle 50% of the data for each player with the line in the box
being the median value. The whiskers represent the ranges for the top and bottom 25% of the data. Review the spread and
medians to draw your conclusions!
Willie McCovey Walks Per Season Stats Table
This table shows Willie McCovey Walks stats per season for his full MLB career with the
aggregations’ sum, average, minimum, maximum, and median. Also included, for comparison, are season
player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players,
1B, and players from their country of birth. The comparisons are calculated for each
group for each year of Willie McCovey career.
Note: "—" indicate there were no players
for comparison for a specific year. Most commonly this happens for the hall of fame group where there may
not have been a hall of famer playing that year.