How Willie McCovey's Gross Production Average (GPA) Compares to Similar Players
Willie McCovey posted a career Gross Production Average (GPA) of .297, well above the league average of .246 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Gross Production Average (GPA) season came in 1969, posting .368, well above the league average of .240 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at .203, below the league average of .242 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .233 in 1978 to .244 in 1979 and .203 in 1980. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 22 seasons.
Willie McCovey Lifetime Gross Production Average (GPA)
Stats similar to Gross Production Average (GPA) for Willie McCovey
| Willie McCovey
Gross Production Average (GPA) |
|---|
| Career | 0.297 |
| Season Avg. | 0.297 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.297 |
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Willie McCovey Gross Production Average (GPA) Per Season
Willie McCovey's Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) by Team
Willie McCovey's career Gross Production Average (GPA) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie McCovey Gross Production Average (GPA) Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Willie McCovey's career Gross Production Average (GPA) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Willie McCovey Gross Production Average (GPA) Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie McCovey's seasonal Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie McCovey's MLB career with Gross Production Average (GPA) 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.
