Wes Covington stats

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Wes Covington played 11 MLB seasons, 1956 to 1966.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,075
AB
2,978
R
355
H
832
HR
131
RBI
499
SB
7
AVG
.279
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1956ATL7513817392161.283
1957ATL96328519321654.284
1958ATL90294439724740.330
1959ATL103373381047450.279
1960ATL95281257010351.249
1961ATL/CHW/ATH/PHI105289347812470.270
1962PHI11630436869440.283
1963PHI1193534610717641.303
1964PHI129339379513580.280
1965PHI101235275815450.247
1966CHC/LAD464415160.114

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
15
AB
51
R
3
H
12
HR
0
RBI
5
SB
1
AVG
.235

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,291
TB
1,387
XBH
276
HBP
24
IBB
51
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1956ATL1574961300
1957ATL371176332700
1958ATL324183375700
1959ATL405148273800
1960ATL299118271100
1961ATL/CHW/ATH/PHI321125232200
1962PHI331127222100
1963PHI383184422700
1964PHI383152313600
1965PHI264115261800
1966CHC/LAD531022100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
7.3
RC
484.3
RC/27
6.00
ISOP
.186
SECA
.270
BB/K
0.60
AB/HR
22.7
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1956ATL0.619.75.3.0720.20.8690
1957ATL2.462.16.8.2530.40.715.60
1958ATL3.167.29.2930.40.612.30
1959ATL-0.750.75.1180.20.653.30
1960ATL-0.734.74.4.1710.20.428.10
1961ATL/CHW/ATH/PHI-1.043.45.4.1630.20.824.10
1962PHI-0.243.25.2.1350.20.433.80
1963PHI2.165.27.1.2180.30.520.80
1964PHI1.256.96.2.1680.30.826.10
1965PHI0.638.75.8.2430.40.615.70
1966CHC/LAD-0.132.1140.31440

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
94 yearsMar 27, 1932
Debut
1956

What were Wes Covington's career stats?

Wes Covington played 11 seasons for the Braves and the Phillies. He was a career .279 hitter with 832 hits, 131 home runs and 499 RBI. His best season was 1958: a .330 batting average, 24 home runs and 74 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1956 to 1966

Championships

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