Jim Acker vs. Tex Covington — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Jim Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Tex Covington

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Tex Covington

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Tex Covington

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA