Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Willie McCovey | Stat | Gary Sheffield |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 22 |
| 199.2 | Career VAL | 195.5 |
| 22.9 (1969) | Peak-season VAL | 20.0 (1996) |
| Inducted 1986 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 6× | All-Star Selections | 9× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 5× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 12 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Willie McCovey | Stat | Gary Sheffield |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,588 | Games | 2,576 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,211 | Hits | 2,689 |
| 521 | Home runs | 509 |
| 1,555 | RBI | 1,676 |
| 1,229 | Runs | 1,636 |
| 26 | Stolen bases | 253 |
| 1,345 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 8 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,475 |
| .270 | Batting avg | .292 |
|---|
| .374 | On-base % | .393 |
|---|
| .515 | Slugging % | .514 |
|---|
| 154 | OPS+ | 143 |
|---|
| Age | Willie McCovey | Gary Sheffield |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 0.3 |
| 21 | 7.6 | 6.3 |
| 22 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 23 | 4.8 | 17.4 |
| 24 | 5.9 | 8 |
| 25 | 13.2 | 6.8 |
| 26 | 5 | 8.1 |
| 27 | 14.5 | 20 |
| 28 | 15.6 | 7.2 |
| 29 | 13.2 | 11.7 |
| 30 | 16.3 | 10.7 |
| 31 | 22.9 | 17.6 |
| 32 | 20.7 | 14.3 |
| 33 | 8.2 | 10.6 |
| 34 | 2.6 | 18.2 |
| 35 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| 36 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| 37 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| 38 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 39 | 9.7 | 2.5 |
| 40 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 41 | 1.8 | — |
| 42 | 0 | — |