Yogi Berra vs. Wes Covington — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Wes Covington
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Yogi Berra and Wes Covington are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Yogi Berra, 107 for Wes Covington), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 126). The overall lean goes to Yogi Berra, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Wes Covington

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1075
195.99
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3291
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2978
542.94
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
832
151.69
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
556
101.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
23.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
131
23.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
276
50.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
463.09
84.43
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1387
252.87
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
201.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
355
64.72
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
499
90.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
723
131.81
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
471.68
85.99
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.38
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
247
45.03
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.3
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
414
75.48
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7.95
7.95
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.92
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.74
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
13.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.15
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.28
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.02
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Wes Covington

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
1.2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
1.13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
18055
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6018.1
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
1.58
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.06
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
1.7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
1.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0