MVP awards
1
Career home runs
521
Home run titles
3
All-Star selections
6
Career RBI
1,555
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 13 | |
| 1960 | 13 | |
| 1961 | 18 | |
| 1962 | 20 | |
| 1963 | 44 | |
| 1964 | 18 | |
| 1965 | 39 | |
| 1966 | 36 | |
| 1967 | 31 | |
| 1968 | 36 | |
| 1969 | 45 | |
| 1970 | 39 | |
| 1971 | 18 | |
| 1972 | 14 | |
| 1973 | 29 | |
| 1974 | 22 | |
| 1975 | 23 | |
| 1976 | 7 | |
| 1977 | 28 | |
| 1978 | 12 | |
| 1979 | 15 | |
| 1980 | 1 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Willie McCovey ranks #39 in Baseball
Willie McCovey ranks #39 in Baseball and #2028 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.6/100.
The verified career covers 1959–1980 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 1, Career home runs 521, Home run titles 3, All-Star selections 6.
Nearest context: ahead Tom Glavine (89.6); behind Rogers Hornsby (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Willie McCovey GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Willie McCovey — frequently asked
- Is Willie McCovey the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Willie McCovey ranks #39 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.6/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Willie McCovey's GOAT Score?
- 89.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Willie McCovey rank all time?
- #2028 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #39 in Baseball.
- Willie McCovey vs Tom Glavine: who ranks higher?
- Willie McCovey ranks higher at 89.6 versus Tom Glavine at 89.6, a margin of 0.0 points.