Tex Covington vs. Jason Foley — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Foley
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Foley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Foley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Jason Foley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Jason Foley

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.58
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.83
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
6.76
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.76
6.76
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
38.08
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
37.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.38
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.56
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
34.35
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Jason Foley

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.47
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199.2
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.4
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.148
0.148
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Jason Foley

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
357.69
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
600
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA