Willie McCovey vs. John Roseboro — Career Comparison

Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
John Roseboro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie McCovey comes out clearly ahead of John Roseboro across most offensive categories. Willie McCovey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 86), walk rate (BB%+ 202 vs 120), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 102). John Roseboro held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 107). Willie McCovey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie McCovey and John Roseboro

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2588
160.31
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1585
172.06
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
5527
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4847
526.18
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2211
136.96
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1206
130.92
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
868
94.23
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
21.87
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
190
20.63
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
2.85
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.78
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
104
11.29
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
338
36.69
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
625.4
67.89
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4219
261.35
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1796
194.97
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1789
194.21
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
76.13
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
512
55.58
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
548
59.49
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2263
140.18
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
956
103.78
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
634.89
68.92
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.91
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
547
59.38
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
110
11.94
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
73.49
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.78
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.34
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.75
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
8.25
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.27
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.36
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.08
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
13.35
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.47
54.47

Fielding Stats for Willie McCovey and John Roseboro

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
1.11
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
1.11
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
1.02
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36057
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12019
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9332
6.99
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.59
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
0.51
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.08
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10117
7.58
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10010
7.5
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.723
6.723
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
91.2
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.08
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
0.32
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
0.3
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.22