Jack Clark vs Willie McCovey

Jack ClarkWillie McCovey

Jack Clark and Willie McCovey compared on their MLB careers: Jack Clark played 18 seasons, 1975 to 1992, Willie McCovey 22 seasons, 1959 to 1980. Jack Clark has .267 batting average to Willie McCovey's .270.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jack Clark and Willie McCovey career totals
1,994GP2,588
6,847AB8,197
1,118R1,229
1,826H2,211
340HR521
1,180RBI1,555
77SB26
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jack Clark and Willie McCovey postseason
14GP8
47AB29
5R4
14H9
1HR3
8RBI7
0SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.7
0.8OPS1.1

Where each stands all time

Jack Clark and Willie McCovey all-time places
112th (340)Home runs20th (521)
153rd (1,180)RBI40th (1,555)
—Hits187th (2,211)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jack Clark: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×2
  • Willie McCovey: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jack Clark and Willie McCovey season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1975.235021959.3541338
2nd1976.2252101960.2381351
3rd1977.25213511961.2711850
4th1978.30625981962.2932054
5th1979.27326861963.28044102
6th1980.28422821964.2201854
7th1981.26817531965.2763992
8th1982.274271031966.2953696
9th1983.26820661967.2763191
10th1984.32011441968.29336105
11th1985.28122871969.32045126
12th1986.2379231970.28939126
13th1987.286351061971.2771870
14th1988.24227931972.2131435
15th1989.24226941973.2662975
16th1990.26625621974.2532263
17th1991.24928871975.2522368
18th1992.2105331976.204736
19th————1977.2802886
20th————1978.2281264
21st————1979.2491557
22nd————1980.204116

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI