Tex Covington vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tex Covington and Joe Dobson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Dobson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 4.1) and WHIP (1.336 vs 1.463). Tex Covington had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.57). By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Joe Dobson

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.92
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.08
57.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
38.08
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Joe Dobson

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Joe Dobson

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
357.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
77.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
70.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.74
20.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
88.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.58
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.55
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
57.66
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.67
17.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100