Tex Covington vs. Terry Fox — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Terry Fox

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.77
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.81
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
38.08
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1664
37.72
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
34.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Terry Fox

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.72
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.56
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.456
0.456
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Terry Fox

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
22.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
124.39
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
15.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA