Willie McCovey
1B · 22 seasons · 1959 – 1980 · B/T: L/L
Few careers score higher: Willie McCovey sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 22 seasons. His best year was 1969: +16.2 roto value, 5th that season and 818th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from home runs (+62.8), RBI (+45.1) and runs (+30.3), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
16.17
1969 · #818 all-time
Career Z
150.2
summed
Avg / Season
6.83
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | SF | 52 | 4.66 | #70 | #14,502 |
| 1960 | SF | 101 | 2.61 | #108 | #20,129 |
| 1961 | SF | 106 | 4.30 | #90 | #15,419 |
| 1962 | SF | 91 | 4.98 | #91 | #13,703 |
| 1963 | SF | 152 | 14.07 | #9 | #1,595 |
| 1964 | SF | 130 | 3.40 | #121 | #17,845 |
| 1965 | SF | 160 | 12.02 | #19 | #2,943 |
| 1966 | SF | 150 | 12.63 | #17 | #2,509 |
| 1967 | SF | 135 | 11.50 | #24 | #3,403 |
| 1968 | SF | 148 | 15.82 | #4 | #900 |
| 1969★ | SF | 149 | 16.17 | #5 | #818 |
| 1970 | SF | 152 | 12.49 | #23 | #2,610 |
| 1971 | SF | 105 | 5.96 | #90 | #11,544 |
| 1972 | SF | 81 | 1.98 | #165 | #22,214 |
| 1973 | SF | 130 | 7.05 | #69 | #9,350 |
| 1974 | SD | 128 | 5.88 | #97 | #11,703 |
| 1975 | SD | 122 | 5.51 | #102 | #12,504 |
| 1976 | SD | 82 | -0.19 | #251 | #31,503 |
| 1977 | SF | 141 | 7.44 | #76 | #8,714 |
| 1978 | SF | 108 | 1.86 | #187 | #22,592 |
| 1979 | SF | 117 | 2.15 | #193 | #21,646 |
| 1980 | SF | 48 | -2.08 | #440 | #63,057 |
★ Best season by Z