Player

Willie McCovey HOF 1986

Player Info
Full Name
Willie Lee
Born
January 10, 1938
Mobile, AL, USA
Died
October 31, 2018
Size
6'4" / 198 lbs
B/T
L / L
Debut
July 30, 1959
Final Game
July 6, 1980
Career
22 years
Teams
Honors
6 x All-Star
1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1966, 1963
1979 - Player of the Week (NL)
1977 - TSN Comeback Player of the Year (NL)
1977 - Player of the Week (NL)
1977 - Hutch Award (ML)
1970 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1969 - Sporting News Player of the Year (NL)
1969 - Sporting News Player of the Year (ML)
1969 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1969 - Most Valuable Player (NL)
1969 - All-Star Game MVP (ML)
... and 4 more
Career Batting
2,588
G
.270
AVG
2,211
H
521
HR
1,555
RBI
.887
OPS
155
OPS vs Lg
88% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1980 San Francisco Giants 48 113 23 8 0 1 8 .204
1979 San Francisco Giants 117 353 88 9 0 15 34 .249
1978 San Francisco Giants 108 351 80 19 2 12 32 .228
1977 San Francisco Giants 141 478 134 21 0 28 54 .280
1976 San Diego Padres 71 202 41 9 0 7 20 .203
1976 Oakland Athletics 11 24 5 0 0 0 0 .208
1975 San Diego Padres 122 413 104 17 0 23 43 .252
1974 San Diego Padres 128 344 87 19 1 22 53 .253
1973 San Francisco Giants 130 383 102 14 3 29 52 .266
1972 San Francisco Giants 81 263 56 8 0 14 30 .213
1971 San Francisco Giants 105 329 91 13 0 18 45 .277
1970 San Francisco Giants 152 495 143 39 2 39 98 .289
1969 San Francisco Giants 149 491 157 26 2 45 101 .320
1968 San Francisco Giants 148 523 153 16 4 36 81 .293
1967 San Francisco Giants 135 456 126 17 4 31 73 .276
1966 San Francisco Giants 150 502 148 26 6 36 85 .295
1965 San Francisco Giants 160 540 149 17 4 39 93 .276
1964 San Francisco Giants 130 364 80 14 1 18 55 .220
1963 San Francisco Giants 152 564 158 19 5 44 103 .280
1962 San Francisco Giants 91 229 67 6 1 20 41 .293
1961 San Francisco Giants 106 328 89 12 3 18 59 .271
1960 San Francisco Giants 101 260 62 15 3 13 37 .238
1959 San Francisco Giants 52 192 68 9 5 13 32 .354
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1980 NL 130 .097 .239 10.0 17.7 69 1.0
1979 NL 393 .153 .269 9.2 17.8 102 15.0
1978 NL 389 .168 .239 9.3 14.7 100 12.0
1977 NL 548 .220 .306 12.2 19.3 138 28.0 ✓
1976 AL 251 .133 .222 9.6 17.1 82 7.0
1975 NL 475 .208 .260 12.0 16.8 130 23.0
1974 NL 442 .253 .263 21.7 17.2 165 22.0
1973 NL 495 .279 .259 21.2 15.8 174 29.0
1972 NL 304 .190 .205 12.5 14.8 110 14.6
1971 NL 402 .204 .282 15.9 14.2 156 18.0
1970 NL 638 .323 .271 21.5 11.8 191 39.0 ✓
1969 NL 623 .336 .289 19.4 10.6 219 45.0 ✓
1968 NL 608 .252 .276 11.8 11.7 186 35.8 ✓
1967 NL 539 .259 .298 13.2 20.4 169 31.0 ✓
1966 NL 588 .291 .303 12.9 17.0 177 36.2 ✓
1965 NL 639 .263 .285 13.8 18.5 166 38.8 ✓
1964 NL 434 .192 .224 14.1 16.8 118 18.0
1963 NL 627 .286 .284 8.0 19.0 169 44.0 ✓
1962 NL 261 .297 .266 11.1 13.4 162 19.6
1961 NL 374 .220 .280 9.9 16.0 128 18.8
1960 NL 307 .231 .250 14.7 17.3 130 13.5
1959 NL 219 .302 .379 10.0 16.0 195 13.7
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1B 2,045 17,170 1,222 233 1,405 .987
OF 275 397 14 23 2 .947
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1980 San Francisco Giants 1B 27 241 12 2 18 .992
1979 San Francisco Giants 1B 89 740 48 10 60 .987
1978 San Francisco Giants 1B 97 721 44 10 49 .987
1977 San Francisco Giants 1B 136 1072 60 13 93 .989
1976 San Diego Padres 1B 51 420 44 4 39 .991
1975 San Diego Padres 1B 115 979 73 15 94 .986
1974 San Diego Padres 1B 104 815 47 11 59 .987
1973 San Francisco Giants 1B 117 930 76 12 89 .988
1972 San Francisco Giants 1B 74 617 32 9 52 .986
1971 San Francisco Giants 1B 95 828 63 15 80 .983
1970 San Francisco Giants 1B 146 1217 134 15 117 .989
1969 San Francisco Giants 1B 148 1392 79 12 116 .992
1968 San Francisco Giants 1B 146 1305 103 21 91 .985
1967 San Francisco Giants 1B 127 1221 81 15 102 .989
1966 San Francisco Giants 1B 145 1287 81 22 91 .984
1965 San Francisco Giants 1B 156 1310 87 13 93 .991
1964 San Francisco Giants 1B 26 177 14 7 19 .965
1964 San Francisco Giants OF 83 96 5 7 1 .935
1963 San Francisco Giants 1B 23 143 14 1 5 .994
1963 San Francisco Giants OF 135 220 7 14 0 .942
1962 San Francisco Giants 1B 17 105 7 1 12 .991
1962 San Francisco Giants OF 57 81 2 2 1 .976
1961 San Francisco Giants 1B 84 669 55 11 55 .985
1960 San Francisco Giants 1B 71 557 39 9 42 .985
1959 San Francisco Giants 1B 51 424 29 5 29 .989
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 8 29 9 3 7 .310
1971 NL Championship Series San Francisco Giants 4 14 6 2 6 .429
1962 World Series San Francisco Giants 4 15 3 1 1 .200