Jim Bottomley vs. Willie McCovey — Career Comparison

Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP
Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie McCovey comes out clearly ahead of Jim Bottomley across most offensive categories. Willie McCovey led in walk rate (BB%+ 202 vs 114), home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 226), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 136). Jim Bottomley held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 112). Willie McCovey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bottomley and Willie McCovey

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7471
536.52
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.876
0.876
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
353
21.87
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2.85
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
920
56.99
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1362.84
97.87
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3737
268.37
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4219
261.35
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
3020
216.88
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.865
0.865
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
76.13
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1555
96.32
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
2263
140.18
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1585.8
98.23
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.17
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.36
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
5.24
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Jim Bottomley and Willie McCovey

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56445
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18815
9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.59
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0