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Willie mccovey top 100 player

Willie McCovey

#12 RANKED AT POSITION
1959—1980
First Base
BORN
January 10, 1938, in Mobile, AL
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-4 / 198
PRIMARY TEAM
San Francisco Giants
.270
BATTING AVERAGE
2588
GAMES
64.4
WAR
.374
ON-BASE PCT
1229
RUNS
44.9
WAR7
.515
SLUGGING
2211
HITS
21.7
WAR3
.889
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
521
HOME RUNS
4.0
WAR PER SEASON
Tall, long-legged left-handed slugger who swatted more than 500 homers.
Hall of Fame
6-TIME
ALL-STAR
Giants
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
McCovey
64.4
44.9
32.5
21.7
54.7
4.0
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
61.0
42.1
30.8
21.0
51.6
4.7

Where Does Willie McCovey Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
12
11
12
11
14
11
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison