Tex Covington vs. Dick Ward — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ward
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Dick Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Dick Ward

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9.31
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.94
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Dick Ward

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Dick Ward

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA