Willie McCovey vs. Jim Thome — Career Comparison

Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim Thome
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie McCovey comes out clearly ahead of Jim Thome across most offensive categories. Willie McCovey led in home run production (HR/PA+ 301 vs 257), contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 68), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 146). Jim Thome held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 213 vs 202). Willie McCovey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie McCovey and Jim Thome

Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2588
160.31
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
2543
147.95
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10313
600
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8197
507.76
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8422
489.98
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.949
0.949
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2211
136.96
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2328
135.44
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1291
79.97
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1239
72.08
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
353
21.87
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
26.24
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.51
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
521
32.27
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
35.61
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
920
56.99
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1089
63.36
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1640.79
101.64
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941.62
112.96
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
4219
261.35
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4667
271.52
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
3625
224.55
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4144
241.09
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.956
0.956
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1229
76.13
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
92.1
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
96.32
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1699
98.85
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
2263
140.18
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2670
155.34
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1585.8
98.23
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1863.74
108.43
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
69
4.01
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
83.32
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1747
101.64
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
173
10.06
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
96.01
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
2548
148.24
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.31
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.06
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.34
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
4.31
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
9.6
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.61
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.11
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.36
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.97
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.17
54.17
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72

Fielding Stats for Willie McCovey and Jim Thome

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
1.11
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
1.05
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
1.08
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
1.03
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
40972
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13657.1
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9450
6.23
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
0.59
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
1.03
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.12
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11152
7.35
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11015
7.26
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.889
6.889
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
0.65
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0