Tex Covington vs. Eric Orze — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Orze
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Orze as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Orze posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Eric Orze had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Eric Orze

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.74
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.04
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.8
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.83
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
39.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
34.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Eric Orze

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.83
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Eric Orze

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
357.69
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
600
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA