Wally Joyner vs. Willie McCovey — Career Comparison

Wally Joyner
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie McCovey holds a real edge over Wally Joyner in this comparison. Willie McCovey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 122), walk rate (BB%+ 202 vs 117), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 116). Wally Joyner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 144 vs 107). The edge belongs to Willie McCovey.

Hitting Stats for Wally Joyner and Willie McCovey

Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
2033
150.31
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
8115
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7127
526.95
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2060
152.31
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
105.06
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
30.24
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
353
21.87
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
204
15.08
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
639
47.25
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1152.78
85.23
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
3133
231.65
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4219
261.35
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
2931
216.71
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
973
71.94
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
76.13
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1106
81.77
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1875
138.63
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2263
140.18
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
1185.29
87.64
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.81
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
833
61.59
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 600 PA
109
8.06
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
61
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.84
9.84
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.92
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
6.73
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
70
4.34
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
12.42
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
10.9
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.44
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.88
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.36
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
7.32
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.61
60.61
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Wally Joyner and Willie McCovey

Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
1.07
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
1.01
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
48180
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16060
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16081
9.01
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17567
8.4
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
0.82
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
0.59
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.06
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17650
9.89
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19059
9.12
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17551
9.84
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18803
8.99
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.175
9.175
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.105
8.105
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.99
93.99
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Wally Joyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
0.9
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
0.67
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Joyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0