Tex Covington vs. Fred Norman — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Norman
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tex Covington and Fred Norman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Norman posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.64 vs 4.1) and WHIP (1.384 vs 1.463). Tex Covington had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.87). By the career numbers, Fred Norman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Fred Norman

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.87
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.92
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.48
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.48
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.24
50.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.26
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5819
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939.2
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
8.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.87
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
3.78
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
6.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8279
38.41
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.19
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.01
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7285
33.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Fred Norman

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.87
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5820
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.49
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.37
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Fred Norman

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
364.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
510.98
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
64.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
60.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.56
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
67.66
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
97.03
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
49.85
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.48
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
32.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
177
157.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.34
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA