Willie McCovey vs. Eddie Murray — Career Comparison

Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Murray
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie McCovey holds a real edge over Eddie Murray in this comparison. Willie McCovey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 216), walk rate (BB%+ 202 vs 146), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 135). Eddie Murray held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 112). The edge belongs to Willie McCovey.

Hitting Stats for Willie McCovey and Eddie Murray

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
141.66
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12817
600
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11336
530.67
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3255
152.38
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2156
100.93
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
353
21.87
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
26.22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
35
1.64
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
504
23.59
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
51.45
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1943.19
90.97
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4219
261.35
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5397
252.65
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4606
215.62
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1229
76.13
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
76.16
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1917
89.74
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
2263
140.18
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3040
142.31
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1958.86
91.7
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
18
0.84
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1333
62.4
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
222
10.39
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1516
70.97
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.31
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.09
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
70
4.34
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
5.99
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
10.9
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
315
14.75
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
5.15
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.36
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.01
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
7.16
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.9
71.9

Fielding Stats for Willie McCovey and Eddie Murray

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2422
1.03
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410
1.02
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63605
27
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21201.2
9
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17567
8.4
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21265
9.03
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
0.59
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
0.79
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.07
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19059
9.12
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23304
9.89
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18803
8.99
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23136
9.82
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.105
8.105
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.552
9.552
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
0.67
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
0.86
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0