Tex Covington vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Ted Wilks

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.29
66.29
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
38.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Ted Wilks

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Ted Wilks

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA