Andy
Covington
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: July 18, 1940 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 CHI JL $ 3,828,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 9 5 4 4 4 4 4
1974 33 CHI JL $ 3,828,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4
1975 34 BRK FL $ 1,026,000 3 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 3 3
1976 35 BRK FL $ 1,500,000 3 2 2 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 3 3 3 2 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,026,000 3 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 3 3 3 2 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,828,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 9 5 4 4 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 32 CHI JL 162 633 109 169 31 12 40 113 6 0 62 103 .267 .332 .543 .876 110.3 19.6
1974 33 CHI JL 154 546 74 115 23 4 28 78 7 3 50 128 .211 .281 .421 .702 65.1 7.1
1975 34 BRK FL 25 75 10 22 9 1 2 11 2 0 2 11 .293 .304 .520 .824 12.0 2.7
    AAA   13 17 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 4 .235 .278 .412 .690 1.7  
1976 35 AA   115 440 51 109 22 7 26 83 11 3 28 95 .248 .293 .507 .800 66.3  
3 Years Sim 341 1254 193 306 63 17 70 202 15 3 114 242 .244 .308 .489 .797 187.4 29.4
1 Years AAA 13 17 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 4 .235 .316 .412 .728 1.7  
1 Years AA 115 440 51 109 22 7 26 83 11 3 28 95 .248 .291 .507 .798 66.3  
2 Years Minors 128 457 52 113 22 7 27 87 11 4 29 99 .247 .292 .503 .795 68.0  
162 Game Average 595 91 145 29 8 33 95 7 1 54 114 .244 .308 .489 .797 89.0  
Career Highs 162 633 109 169 31 12 40 113 7 3 62 128 .293 .332 .543 .876 110.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   832 127 191 40 12 46 134 11 2 70 152 .230 .292 .472 .764 117.6
vs LH   422 66 115 23 5 24 68 4 1 44 90 .273 .340 .521 .862 73.7
Home 171 617 84 141 38 7 30 92 6 1 59 107 .229 .296 .459 .755 86.0
Away 170 637 109 165 25 10 40 110 9 2 55 135 .259 .320 .518 .838 105.4
RISP   315 0 78 11 5 19 120 0 0 47 63 .248 .338 .495 .833 55.2
Pinch Hitting   19 4 5 2 0 2 4 0 1 1 3 .263 .300 .684 .984 3.5
Close/Late   164 19 38 7 1 7 23 0 0 13 36 .232 .292 .415 .707 20.0
Mar/Apr 58 210 33 57 14 1 12 29 2 1 21 44 .271 .338 .519 .857 35.9
May 70 259 39 64 16 3 14 37 3 0 26 33 .247 .316 .494 .810 41.0
June 53 187 33 46 9 0 11 34 3 0 21 33 .246 .322 .471 .793 29.5
July 50 195 34 40 4 6 15 37 3 2 16 42 .205 .269 .518 .787 28.7
August 54 207 29 56 9 1 9 39 3 0 16 51 .271 .320 .454 .774 30.5
Sep/Oct 56 196 25 43 11 6 9 26 1 0 14 39 .219 .278 .474 .753 25.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 32 CHI JL RF 162 162 1463.7 300 4 0 1 1.000 1.87   1.7
1974 33 CHI JL RF 150 141 1249.3 295 5 0 1 1.000 2.16   2.0
1975 34 BRK FL RF 22 15 144.7 29 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.2
Career Totals   334 318 2857.7 624 9 0 2 1.000 1.99   4.0
Career Highs   162 162 1463.7 300 5 0 1 1.000 2.16    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1973-8-.543
Games
1973-3-162
Runs
1973-7-109
Total Bases
1973-4-344
Triples
1973-4-12
Homeruns
1973-5-40
RBIs
1973-6-113
Strikeouts
1974-6-128
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Fred Marenholtz (968)
  2. Roy Renfork (965)
  3. Eric Davis (955)
  4. Samuel Palos (947)
  5. Walter Browne (947)
  6. Tony Conigliaro (944)
  7. Clifford Smith (940)
  8. Bobby Bonds (938)
  9. Jack Elliott (931)
  10. Andujar Consolo (930)
History
Drafted in 8th round, 173rd overall pick, by Chicago in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Paul Raybeck (PHX)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1973, off Cornelius Lattimore (PHX)
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 4/1/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $1,026,000 per year
Injured on 6/3/1975 with a Broken Foot, out for full season
Injured on 6/2/1976 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days