Tex Covington vs. Wade Davis — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wade Davis
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Wade Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wade Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Wade Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Wade Davis

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.39
53.39
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.28
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2971
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
8.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
3.54
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
8.44
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4199
38.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.99
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Wade Davis

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2971
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.77
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.48
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.8
15.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Wade Davis

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
30436.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
24.74
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.5
28.9
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
36.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA