Willie McCovey vs. Gale Staley — Career Comparison

Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Gale Staley
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie McCovey and Gale Staley are closely matched on the surface stats. Gale Staley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.964 vs .906) and on-base percentage (.464 vs .391). Willie McCovey had the advantage in slugging (.515 vs .500). By the career numbers, Gale Staley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie McCovey and Gale Staley

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.931
0.931
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2211
136.96
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
235.71
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
21.87
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640.79
101.64
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
119.33
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4219
261.35
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
278.57
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3625
224.55
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
278.57
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
76.13
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2263
140.18
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1585.8
98.23
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
127.88
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.31
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.61
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
1.36
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.17
54.17
Gale Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Willie McCovey and Gale Staley

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56445
27
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18815
9
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.59
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Gale Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.714
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gale Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0