Tex Covington vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tex Covington and Roy Oswalt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Roy Oswalt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.36 vs 4.1) and WHIP (1.226 vs 1.463). Tex Covington had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.79). By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt 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 Roy Oswalt

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.92
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.51
61.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
38.08
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Roy Oswalt

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.47
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Roy Oswalt

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
357.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
70.1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.03
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
27.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
20.35
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
181
136.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA