Willie McCovey vs. Fred McGriff — Career Comparison

Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie McCovey comes out clearly ahead of Fred McGriff across most offensive categories. Willie McCovey led in walk rate (BB%+ 202 vs 164), home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 269), and contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 81). Willie McCovey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie McCovey and Fred McGriff

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2460
145.08
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10174
600
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8757
516.43
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2490
146.84
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1532
90.35
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
353
21.87
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
26.01
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.42
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
493
29.07
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
958
56.5
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1696.1
100.03
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
4219
261.35
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4458
262.91
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
3625
224.55
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3834
226.11
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.886
0.886
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.899
0.899
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1229
76.13
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349
79.56
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
91.41
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
2263
140.18
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2406
141.89
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1585.8
98.23
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1672.72
98.65
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.3
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
76.96
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
171
10.08
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
96.01
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
110.99
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
5.41
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.31
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.19
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
10.9
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.33
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.25
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.36
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.24
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
6.49
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.45
65.45

Fielding Stats for Willie McCovey and Fred McGriff

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17567
8.4
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
0.59
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
0.67
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19059
9.12
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18803
8.99
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.105
8.105
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
0.67
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0