Willie McCovey vs Willie Stargell

Willie McCoveyWillie Stargell

Willie McCovey and Willie Stargell compared on their MLB careers: Willie McCovey played 22 seasons, 1959 to 1980, Willie Stargell 21 seasons, 1962 to 1982. Willie McCovey has .270 batting average to Willie Stargell's .282. Willie Stargell won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Willie McCovey and Willie Stargell career totals
2,588GP2,360
8,197AB7,927
1,229R1,195
2,211H2,232
521HR475
1,555RBI1,540
26SB17
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Willie McCovey and Willie Stargell postseason
8GP36
29AB133
4R18
9H37
3HR7
7RBI20
0SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.7SLG0.5
1.1OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Willie McCovey and Willie Stargell all-time places
20th (521)Home runs32nd (475)
187th (2,211)Hits178th (2,232)
40th (1,555)RBI42nd (1,540)

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

  • Willie McCovey: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP
  • Willie Stargell: 2 championships; NL MVP, World Series 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.

Willie McCovey and Willie Stargell 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.
1st1959.35413381962.29004
2nd1960.23813511963.2431147
3rd1961.27118501964.2732178
4th1962.29320541965.27227107
5th1963.280441021966.31533102
6th1964.22018541967.2712073
7th1965.27639921968.2372467
8th1966.29536961969.3072992
9th1967.27631911970.2643185
10th1968.293361051971.29548125
11th1969.320451261972.29333112
12th1970.289391261973.29944119
13th1971.27718701974.3012596
14th1972.21314351975.2952290
15th1973.26629751976.2572065
16th1974.25322631977.2741335
17th1975.25223681978.2952897
18th1976.2047361979.2813282
19th1977.28028861980.2621138
20th1978.22812641981.28309
21st1979.24915571982.233317
22nd1980.204116————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI