Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Overview
During Willie McCovey's 22-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
521 home runs, an average of 24 home runs per season. 1969 was his best season
with 45 home runs and his worst season was 1980 when he had
1 home runs. Willie McCovey outperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, besting
USA (48.9087), The Silent Generation (62.2797), Y (217.415), mlb (50.1495), and 1B (86.1625) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Home runs (HR) are hits where the player hits the ball and reaches home in a single play without the benefit of an error or fielders choice. Commonly this is done by the player hitting the ball over the outfield fence in fair territory but it can also occur with a well placed hit that stays inside the park. Generally, for Home Runs, higher is better. (
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Willie McCovey Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Home Runs for Willie McCovey
| Willie McCoveyHome Runs | Willie McCoveyHome Runs Per at Bat | Willie McCoveyHome Runs Per Hit |
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Career | 521 | 0.064 | 0.236 |
Season Avg. | 24 | 0.06 | 0.222 |
162 Game Avg. | 33 | 0.064 | 0.236 |
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Willie McCovey Home Runs By Year Line Chart
This line chart shows Willie McCovey's yearly Home Runs
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 Home Runs by Year
This line chart attempts to show show how Willie McCovey's career Home Runs progressed by year.
Each year on the chart represents Willie McCovey's career Home Runs at the end of that season.
Willie McCovey Home Runs By Year Box Chart
This chart attempts to draw comparisons between Willie McCovey and related player groups by summarizing Home Runs
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 Home Runs Per Season Stats Table
This table shows Willie McCovey Home Runs 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.