Tex Covington vs. Charlie Williams — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Williams
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Charlie Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Charlie Williams

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.11
51.11
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.97
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1720
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.6
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.32
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.85
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
4.03
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
39.35
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2162
33.94
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Charlie Williams

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1718
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572.2
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.6
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.26
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.31
12.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Charlie Williams

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
1461.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
529.09
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
13.95
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
81.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
38.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
5.1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
180
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA