61. Willie McCovey
At this point, Willie McCovey may be best known for the cove outside PNC Park that bears his name, but he was a fearsome power hitter in the second Dead Ball Era.
In a career that spanned four different decades, McCovey was a threat to hit a home run any time he stepped to the plate. He led the National League in home runs three times, hitting thirty or more home runs in seven different seasons. He also led the league in RBI twice, and in slugging percentage and on base percentage three times. A six time All-Star, McCovey won the 1969 MVP award, posting a .320/.453/.656 batting line, leading the league with 45 home runs and 126 RBI.
Even though he was not a regular until 1963 due to the presence of Orlando Cepeda, a player who also played first and left, McCovey certainly made up for lost time. His .270/.374/.515 batting line is a bit deceptive, as he posted a career OPS+ of 147, showing the depressed offensive production of his time. McCovey hit 521 home runs, good for 19th all time, while driving in 1,555 runs and drawing 1,345 walks.
Defensively, McCovey may well have been better served playing in the designated hitter era. While he appeared in the outfield and at first, he was not particularly adept at either position. Yet, as a first baseman, he still made enough plays to rank 45th all time with a 9.74 range factor per nine innings, and 30th with 1,405 career double plays.
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Despite playing in an era when pitching dominated, Willie McCovey still posted some amazing power numbers. Just imagine what he would have done had his career been a decade later.