Tex Covington vs. Blaine Neal — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal 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 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. 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 Blaine Neal

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9.31
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.7
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Blaine Neal

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Blaine Neal

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA