#62 Wes Covington, Rightfield, 32 yrs, Minnesota Twins Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Wes Covington
3/27/1932 32 USA,NC, 6"1 205
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good GREAT Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,500,000 1967 8 Year(s), 10 Days (1386 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 19 Days (1395 total Days) 8 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/24 | WS2 | W 9-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/25 | WS2 | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/26 | @NYY | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | W 8-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/30 | @CLE | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/3 | @BOS | W 11-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/5 | WS2 | W 13-12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/6 | @BAL | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/8 | DET | W 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 584 | 189 | 26 | 3 | 42 | 121 | 126 | 59 | 65 | .324 | .387 | .594 | .982 | .995 | .271 |
Projected | 151 | 584 | 189 | 26 | 3 | 42 | 121 | 126 | 59 | 65 | .324 | .387 | .594 | .982 | .995 | .271 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 648 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 347 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 131.2 | 8.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 207 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .325 | .493 | .817 |
vs. RHP | 377 | 138 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 86 | 90 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .366 | .422 | .650 | 1.072 |
Close/Late | 49 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .393 | .571 | .964 |
Scoring Position | 136 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 78 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .346 | .445 | .669 | 1.114 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .100 | .111 | .211 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 294 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 64 | 65 | 29 | 23 | .327 | .389 | .609 | .998 |
Road | 76 | 290 | 93 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 61 | 30 | 42 | .321 | .386 | .579 | .965 |
March/April | 24 | 93 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | .247 | .320 | .419 | .740 |
May | 27 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 10 | .378 | .436 | .551 | .987 |
June | 25 | 102 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 8 | .314 | .381 | .755 | 1.135 |
July | 21 | 80 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 10 | .325 | .375 | .550 | .925 |
August | 24 | 98 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 12 | .357 | .394 | .704 | 1.098 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 113 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 13 | .319 | .408 | .566 | .974 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 14 | 43 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .442 | .444 | .674 | 1.119 | NYY WS1 |
1957 | 101 | 344 | 112 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .326 | .349 | .480 | .829 | WS1 |
1958 | 97 | 265 | 87 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .358 | .445 | .803 | WS1 |
1959 | 145 | 508 | 140 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 76 | 78 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .333 | .417 | .751 | WS1 |
1960 | 140 | 513 | 167 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 91 | 84 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 0 | .326 | .369 | .526 | .896 | WS1 |
1961 | 155 | 598 | 187 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 114 | 89 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .368 | .532 | .900 | WS1 |
1962 | 156 | 587 | 180 | 29 | 2 | 43 | 112 | 120 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 3 | 0 | .307 | .374 | .583 | .956 | MIN |
1963 | 153 | 600 | 199 | 33 | 3 | 51 | 144 | 129 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .332 | .399 | .652 | 1.051 | MIN,AL |
1964 | 151 | 584 | 189 | 26 | 3 | 42 | 121 | 126 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 0 | .324 | .387 | .594 | .982 | MIN,AL |
Total | 1112 | 4042 | 1280 | 209 | 23 | 219 | 776 | 724 | 326 | 41 | 33 | 403 | 7 | 0 | .317 | .371 | .542 | .913 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956, AAA | 135 | 521 | 170 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 76 | 83 | 55 | 57 | 5 | 8 | .326 | .385 | .495 | .880 |
1957, AAA | 13 | 53 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .417 | .509 | .926 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.1 | 2.89 | | | | |
Rightfield | 145 | 141 | 283 | 4 | 2 | 289 | 2 | .993 | 1262.2 | 2.06 | | | | |
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Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1962... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1963, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1963, hitting .340 with 10 HR, 29 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1963, hitting .483 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1963... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1964, hitting .579 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1964...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1960 - .326 - 7th 1963 - .332 - 4th
| OBP 1963 - .399 - 10th
| SLG 1963 - .652 - 2nd
| OPS 1963 - 1.051 - 2nd
| Hits 1961 - 187 - 9th 1963 - 199 - 4th
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Doubles 1961 - 34 - 10th
| Homeruns 1962 - 43 - 7th 1963 - 51 - 1st
| RBI 1961 - 114 - 8th 1963 - 144 - 2nd
| Runs 1962 - 120 - 10th 1963 - 129 - 3rd
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