Tex Covington vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Foster 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 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. 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 Matt Foster

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Matt Foster

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Matt Foster

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
357.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA