Tex Covington vs. Rich DeLucia — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich DeLucia 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 4.62 and 1.465 for Rich DeLucia. By the career numbers, Tex Covington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Rich DeLucia

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
39.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
33.84
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Rich DeLucia

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.46
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Rich DeLucia

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
23.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
150
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.5
28.9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA