Wes Covington had a very nice career for a player who never got more than 400 at-bats in a season. He was part of the Milwaukee Braves squad that went to the World Series in both 1957 and 1958 and, in both cases, was one of the best hitters on the team. And these were teams that had both Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews, so that is saying something.
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Covington had all the talent in the world, but injuries and clashes with teammates would ultimately limit his career to 11 seasons. Still, he would retire with 122 career OPS+, 131 career home runs, and a World Series ring. Not bad.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 24 | MLN | NL | 75 | 138 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .283 | .361 | .355 | .716 | 99 |
| 1957 | 25 | MLN | NL | 96 | 328 | 21 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 44 | .284 | .339 | .537 | .875 | 138 |
| 1958 | 26 | MLN | NL | 90 | 294 | 24 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | .330 | .380 | .622 | 1.003 | 170 |
| 1959 | 27 | MLN | NL | 103 | 373 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 41 | .279 | .329 | .397 | .726 | 101 |
| 1960 | 28 | MLN | NL | 95 | 281 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 37 | .249 | .288 | .420 | .708 | 98 |
| 1961 | 29 | TOT | MLB | 105 | 289 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | .270 | .329 | .433 | .762 | 104 |
| 1962 | 30 | PHI | NL | 116 | 304 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44 | .283 | .324 | .418 | .742 | 101 |
| 1963 | 31 | PHI | NL | 119 | 353 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 56 | .303 | .354 | .521 | .876 | 150 |
| 1964 | 32 | PHI | NL | 129 | 339 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | .280 | .355 | .448 | .803 | 126 |
| 1965 | 33 | PHI | NL | 101 | 235 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 47 | .247 | .322 | .489 | .811 | 127 |
| 1966 | 34 | TOT | NL | 46 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .114 | .264 | .227 | .491 | 42 |
| 11 Y | 11 Y | 11 Y | 11 Y | 1075 | 2978 | 131 | 499 | 7 | 4 | 247 | 414 | .279 | .337 | .466 | .803 | 122 |
| 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 449 | 20 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 62 | .279 | .337 | .466 | .803 | 122 |