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Name Team Age
Willie McCovey Retired (1974, Age 37) Died (2009, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12
(1955)		 3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 15 years (27 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 5/22/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A  (90.1 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1959 3B SF 109 109 881.66 302 60 211 31 15 -23 2.77 .897
RF SF 17 17 150.0 33 31 1 1 1 +1 1.92 .970
1960 RF SF 108 108 967.0 211 207 1 3 1 0 1.94 .986
1961 3B SF-TEX 77 77 669.32 211 46 153 12 5 -8 2.68 .943
SS SF-TEX 23 23 207.0 98 34 58 6 8 -8 4.00 .939
LF SF-TEX 2 2 17.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.53 1.000
RF SF-TEX 6 6 55.66 12 12 0 0 0 0 1.94 1.000
1962 3B TEX-FLA 129 129 1148.99 396 76 301 19 31 +5 2.95 .952
1963 3B FLA 114 114 1020.66 330 72 245 13 15 -4 2.80 .961
1964 3B FLA 120 120 1089.66 371 62 300 9 15 +14 2.99 .976
1965 2B FLA 5 5 45.0 19 6 11 2 2 0 3.40 .895
3B FLA 96 88 802.66 267 44 208 15 15 +10 2.83 .944
1966 3B FLA 51 42 392.66 140 25 111 4 7 +11 3.12 .971
1967 3B FLA 103 89 804.33 297 57 225 15 12 +6 3.16 .949
1968 2B FLA 4 4 33.0 25 12 13 0 3 -1 6.82 1.000
3B FLA 94 85 770.66 256 54 193 9 13 +2 2.88 .965
1969 3B FLA 118 106 963.0 350 74 264 12 12 0 3.16 .966
1970 3B FLA 113 108 962.33 340 68 257 15 17 0 3.04 .956
1971 3B FLA 120 114 1015.33 372 76 276 20 17 +22 3.12 .946
1972 3B FLA 117 115 1017.33 351 60 280 11 21 +7 3.01 .969
1973 3B FLA-NYA 96 96 836.33 335 84 243 8 7 +3 3.52 .976
LF FLA-NYA 32 32 295.66 70 70 0 0 0 -2 2.13 1.000
1974 LF NYA 114 94 838.33 174 171 0 3 0 -1 1.84 .983
Pos Total 2B 9 9 78.0 44 18 24 2 5 -1 4.85 .955
3B 1457 1392 12374.92 4318 858 3267 193 202 +45 3.00 .955
SS 23 23 207.0 98 34 58 6 8 -8 4.00 .939
LF 148 128 1150.99 245 242 0 3 0 -3 1.89 .988
RF 131 131 1172.66 256 250 2 4 2 +1 1.93 .984
Total 1768 1683 14983.57 4961 1402 3351 208 217 +34 2.85 .958
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Willie McCovey has retired from the New York Legends
1973-08-16A trade has been completed between the Florida Finaglers and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Ron Rodgers, Willie McCovey from the Florida Finaglers in exchange for Phil Beswick. Protest This Trade.
1973-04-21The Florida Finaglers have placed Willie McCovey on the trade block.
1968-09-06Willie McCovey of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1966-09-12Willie McCovey of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1966-04-08Willie McCovey of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1964-08-23Willie McCovey of the Florida Gamblers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1963-06-17Willie McCovey of the Florida Gamblers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1962-05-22A trade has been completed between the Texas Wranglers and the Florida Gamblers. The Florida Gamblers receive Willie McCovey, Draft Pick 1965 Round 3 TEX (Don Olson) from the Texas Wranglers in exchange for Marc Graff, Martin Finney, Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 FLA (Finn Sullivan).
1961-08-30Willie McCovey of the Texas Wranglers is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1961-04-21A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Willie McCovey, Fred Rock, Draft Pick 1964 Round 1 SF (Johnny Blades), Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 SF (Bobby Dillinger), Draft Pick 1962 Round 1 SF (Gene Rivera) from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Mike Buhner, Dave Goulait, Wally Billings, Hardie Guthrie.
1960-04-26Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1959-04-01The San Francisco Giants have renamed Billy Brouhard to Willie McCovey.
1959-04-01The San Francisco Giants have promoted Jerry Dressen to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Babe Akers to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Harry Clyburn to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Billy Brouhard to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Jerry Hanski to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Bill Williams for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Darryl Shifflett for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Jack Johnson for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Al Worthington for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Tyson Towne for assignment.
1955-07-02A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants receive Vicente Britton, Billy Brouhard, Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 OAK (Rod Leja) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for Stu Miller, Ed Davenport, Ruben Gomez.