Wes Covington
John Wesley Covington
Born: March 27, 1932
Laurinburg, NC USA
Deceased: 2011
Edmonton, AB CAN
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Career: 1956-1966
Minor League Statistics
Wes Covington compiled a career batting average of .279 with 131 home runs and 499 RBI in his 1075-game career with the Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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 Kansas City Athletics |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Chicago Cubs |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 75 | 157 | 138 | 17 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .283 | .361 | .355 | .716 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 96 | 371 | 328 | 51 | 93 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 44 | .284 | .339 | .537 | .875 | 176 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 90 | 324 | 294 | 43 | 97 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | .330 | .380 | .622 | 1.003 | 183 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1959 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 103 | 405 | 373 | 38 | 104 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 41 | .279 | .329 | .397 | .726 | 148 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1960 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 299 | 281 | 25 | 70 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 37 | .249 | .288 | .420 | .708 | 118 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 9 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 65 | 59 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .288 | .333 | .508 | .842 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 17 | 50 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .159 | .260 | .227 | .487 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 57 | 183 | 165 | 23 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | .303 | .355 | .485 | .840 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 116 | 331 | 304 | 36 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44 | .283 | .324 | .418 | .742 | 127 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 119 | 383 | 353 | 46 | 107 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 56 | .303 | .354 | .521 | .876 | 184 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 383 | 339 | 37 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | .280 | .355 | .448 | .803 | 152 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1965 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 264 | 235 | 27 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 47 | .247 | .322 | .489 | .811 | 115 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 41 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .121 | .293 | .273 | .565 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1075 | 3291 | 2978 | 355 | 832 | 128 | 17 | 131 | 499 | 7 | 4 | 247 | 414 | .279 | .337 | .466 | .803 | 1387 | 73 | 24 | 16 | 26 | 51 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 35 | 33 | 255.3 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.621 | 1.314 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 89 | 87 | 765.3 | 150 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .981 | 1.870 | 1.787 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 82 | 82 | 611.0 | 118 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .953 | 1.782 | 1.476 |
| 1959 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 94 | 93 | 814.7 | 148 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .963 | 1.701 | 1.638 |
| 1960 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 72 | 71 | 561.0 | 106 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .964 | 1.733 | 1.500 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 45 | 41 | 334.3 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .950 | 1.534 | 1.267 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 14 | 14 | 113.0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.434 | 1.286 |
| 1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 12 | 11 | 91.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | 1.167 |
| 1961 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | .600 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 88 | 78 | 580.0 | 98 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .944 | 1.567 | 1.148 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 101 | 87 | 699.0 | 114 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .937 | 1.519 | 1.168 |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 99 | 89 | 670.7 | 99 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .972 | 1.382 | 1.040 |
| 1965 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 64 | 60 | 463.0 | 88 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .968 | 1.749 | 1.406 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 | .500 |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 803 | 754 | 6018.3 | 1054 | 41 | 45 | 10 | .961 | 1.637 | 1.364 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | 7 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .208 | .269 | .250 | .519 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | 7 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .269 | .310 | .269 | .580 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 58 | 51 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .235 | .286 | .255 | .541 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.032 | 2.000 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.678 | 1.571 |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 121.0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.860 | 1.786 |
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