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Willie McCovey

Giants Career team 1959 to 1980
Position 1B
Born Jan 10, 1938

Key Insights

1980
One opponent brings the best out of him

McCovey has hit .556/.667/1.667 against Tom Bradley in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 9 with 3 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .864 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

McCovey is 18 for 33 against Bob Moose, a .545 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

42 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

McCovey has hit 12 home runs off Don Drysdale, one every 12.6 plate appearances they have shared.

151 career plate appearances against him.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

McCovey has hit .050/.136/.050 against Dick Ellsworth in 22 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

1 for 20 with 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .864 OPS median across his matchups.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

McCovey swings through more against Steve Arlin than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

29 plate appearances between them. 99th percentile of the 72 matchups on his own record.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Pete Mikkelsen walks McCovey in 35% of their meetings, 7 times in 20 plate appearances.

7 walks in 20 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 10, 1938