Bob Boken vs. Willie McCovey — Career Comparison

Bob Boken
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Willie McCovey posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Boken. Willie McCovey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.906 vs .628) and on-base percentage (.391 vs .291). By the career numbers, Willie McCovey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Boken and Willie McCovey

Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
178.9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2588
160.31
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
493
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
556.19
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
137.53
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
107.1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.26
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
21.87
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
2.85
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.3
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
25
30.43
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
46.69
56.82
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
154
187.42
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4219
261.35
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
141
171.6
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.72
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
76.13
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
72
87.63
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
146.04
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2263
140.18
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
62.81
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
27
32.86
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.63
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
10.06
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.74
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.36
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Bob Boken and Willie McCovey

Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56445
27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18815
9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.59
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.075
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0