Willie McCovey vs. Mark McGwire — Career Comparison

Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mark McGwire
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mark McGwire holds a real edge over Willie McCovey in this comparison. Mark McGwire led in home run production (HR/PA+ 335 vs 301), walk rate (BB%+ 229 vs 202), and slugging (SLG+ 165 vs 152). Willie McCovey held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 75). The edge belongs to Mark McGwire.

Hitting Stats for Willie McCovey and Mark McGwire

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1874
146.79
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
7660
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8197
507.76
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6187
484.62
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2211
136.96
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1626
127.36
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1291
79.97
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
785
61.49
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
21.87
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
252
19.74
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.47
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
521
32.27
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
45.67
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
920
56.99
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
841
65.87
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640.79
101.64
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1475.47
115.57
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4219
261.35
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3639
285.04
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3625
224.55
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3018
236.4
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.982
0.982
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.069
1.069
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
76.13
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
91.41
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1555
96.32
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
110.76
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2263
140.18
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1998
156.5
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1585.8
98.23
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1403.22
109.91
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
69
4.27
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.87
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
83.32
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1317
103.16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
150
11.75
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
96.01
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
125.01
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.31
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.23
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
70
4.34
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.11
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
10.9
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
11.51
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.61
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.94
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.36
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.63
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.97
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.57
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Willie McCovey and Mark McGwire

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
1.07
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1742
1.04
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
45300
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
15100
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17567
8.4
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14464
8.62
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1236
0.59
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
0.64
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.07
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19059
9.12
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15649
9.33
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18803
8.99
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15537
9.26
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.105
8.105
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.675
8.675
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
0.67
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
0.84
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0