Bob Allen vs. Tex Covington — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tex Covington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Tex Covington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Tex Covington

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Tex Covington

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Tex Covington

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA