Tex Covington vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Tex Covington. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 4.1) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.463). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell 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 Rube Waddell

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
38.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
33.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Rube Waddell

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8904
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.96
90.96
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Rube Waddell

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
357.69
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100