Tex Covington vs. Gary Wagner — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wagner
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wagner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wagner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Gary Wagner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Gary Wagner

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.74
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.24
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.86
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
38.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.63
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
34.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Gary Wagner

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.46
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.84
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.52
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.63
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.432
0.432
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Gary Wagner

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
2492.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
3.86
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.11
-32.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
400
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA