Kid Gleason vs. Willie McCovey — Career Comparison

Kid Gleason
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Kid Gleason across most offensive categories. Willie McCovey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 36), walk rate (BB%+ 202 vs 84), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 94). Kid Gleason held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 156 vs 107). Willie McCovey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Kid Gleason and Willie McCovey

Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
1968
143.82
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
8210
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7459
545.12
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1946
142.22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634
119.42
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
216
15.79
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
21.87
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
5.92
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2.85
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
312
22.8
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
826.88
60.43
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
2369
173.13
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4219
261.35
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
2485
181.61
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
1022
74.69
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
76.13
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
824
60.22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
1831
133.81
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2263
140.18
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
942.54
68.88
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.78
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
501
36.61
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
29.82
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
20.12
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
15.49
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.36
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Kid Gleason and Willie McCovey

Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
1.06
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.25
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50205
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
16735
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4237
2.28
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
2.86
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
0.59
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
0.36
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.12
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
10233
5.5
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9561
5.14
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.851
4.851
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
0.33
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0