Tex Covington vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Lefty Willis

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9.31
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Lefty Willis

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Lefty Willis

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA