Tex Covington vs. Robb Nen — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Robb Nen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Robb Nen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robb Nen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.270 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Robb Nen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Robb Nen

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.53
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.95
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.98
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
7.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.64
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.98
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
38.08
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2983
37.55
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
6.91
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.35
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2674
33.66
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Robb Nen

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.55
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.87
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.176
0.176
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Robb Nen

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
25720
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.37
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-34.72
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA