Wes Covington Stats

Wes Covington was born on Sunday, March 27, 1932, in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Covington was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1956, with the Milwaukee Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Wes Covington baseball stats page.
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Wes Covington

Wes Covington Autograph on a 1960 Braves Tribute

Wes Covington Autograph on a 1960 Braves Tribute
 

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Birth Name:   John Wesley Covington
Nickname:   Wes
Born On:   03-27-1932
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Laurinburg, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-19-1956 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-02-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Wes Covington

Wes Covington Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Wes Covington

Wes Covington Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 Braves 75 138 17 39 4 0 2 0 16 16 3 20 2 0 1 2 .283 .361 .355
1957 Braves 96 328 51 93 4 8 21 1 65 29 7 44 5 7 2 5 .284 .339 .537
1958 Braves 90 294 43 97 12 1 24 0 74 20 7 35 3 2 5 7 .330 .380 .622
1959 Braves 103 373 38 104 17 3 7 0 45 26 8 41 1 2 3 13 .279 .329 .397
1960 Braves 95 281 25 70 16 1 10 0 35 15 1 37 0 2 1 9 .249 .288 .420
1961 Braves 9 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .190 .261 .238
1961 White Sox 22 59 5 17 1 0 4 1 15 4 1 5 2 0 0 2 .288 .333 .508
1961 Athletics 17 44 3 7 0 0 1 0 6 4 0 7 0 0 2 2 .159 .260 .227
1961 Phillies 57 165 23 50 9 0 7 0 26 15 1 17 0 3 0 4 .303 .355 .485
1962 Phillies 116 304 36 86 12 1 9 0 44 19 1 44 1 5 2 9 .283 .324 .418
1963 Phillies 119 353 46 107 24 1 17 0 64 26 7 56 2 0 2 8 .303 .354 .521
1964 Phillies 129 339 37 95 18 0 13 0 58 38 6 50 0 3 3 6 .280 .355 .448
1965 Phillies 101 235 27 58 10 1 15 0 45 26 8 47 0 2 1 5 .247 .322 .489
1966 Cubs 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091
1966 Dodgers 37 33 1 4 0 1 1 0 6 6 0 5 0 0 2 1 .121 .293 .273
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 1,075 2,978 355 832 128 17 131 2 499 247 51 414 16 26 24 73 .279 .337 .466
Wes Covington

Wes Covington Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1956 Braves OF 35 - - 47 1.3 46 44 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1957 Braves OF 89 - - 162 1.8 159 150 9 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1958 Braves OF 82 - - 127 1.5 121 118 3 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1959 Braves OF 94 - - 160 1.7 154 148 6 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1960 Braves OF 72 - - 112 1.6 108 106 2 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1961 Braves OF 5 - - 3 0.6 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 White Sox OF 14 - - 20 1.4 18 16 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1961 Athletics OF 12 - - 14 1.2 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Phillies OF 45 - - 60 1.3 57 53 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1962 Phillies LF 88 - - 107 1.2 101 98 3 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1963 Phillies LF 101 - - 126 1.2 118 114 4 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .937 0.00 -
1964 Phillies OF 99 - - 106 1.1 103 99 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1965 Phillies LF 64 - - 93 1.5 90 88 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1966 Cubs LF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1966 Dodgers LF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 547 0 0 811 1.5 783 751 32 28 8 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 --
LF Totals 256 0 0 329 1.3 312 303 9 17 2 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 --
11 Years 803 - - 1,140 1.4 1,095 1,054 41 45 10 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
Wes Covington

Wes Covington Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Braves 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 69.0 6.9 8.6 - - -
1957 Braves 4 1 .800 - - n/a 15.6 7.5 5.0 - - -
1958 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 12.3 8.4 4.0 - - -
1959 Braves 0 1 .000 - - n/a 53.3 9.1 8.3 - - -
1960 Braves 1 2 .333 - - n/a 28.1 7.6 8.0 - - -
1961 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 0.0 - - -
1961 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 14.8 11.8 3.9 - - -
1961 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 44.0 6.3 7.3 - - -
1961 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 23.6 9.7 6.3 - - -
1962 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 33.8 6.9 6.9 - - -
1963 Phillies 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 20.8 6.3 5.5 - - -
1964 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 26.1 6.8 5.8 - - -
1965 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 15.7 5.0 5.2 - - -
1966 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.5 0.0 - - -
1966 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 33.0 6.6 5.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 7 4 .636 - - n/a 22.7 7.2 6.0 - - -
Wes Covington

Wes Covington Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1956 Milwaukee Braves 43 Undetermined - -
1957 Milwaukee Braves 43 Undetermined - Stats
1958 Milwaukee Braves 43 Undetermined - Stats
1959 Milwaukee Braves 43 Undetermined - -
1960 Milwaukee Braves 43 Undetermined - -
1961 Milwaukee Braves 43 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago White Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1961 Kansas City Athletics 14 Undetermined - -
1961 Philadelphia Phillies 26, 43 Undetermined - -
1962 Philadelphia Phillies 43 Undetermined - -
1963 Philadelphia Phillies 43 Undetermined - -
1964 Philadelphia Phillies 43 Undetermined - -
1965 Philadelphia Phillies 43 Undetermined - -
1966 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - Stats
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - Stats




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