Tex Covington vs. Mitch Williams — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mitch Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Mitch Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mitch Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.620 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Mitch Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Mitch Williams

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.76
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.69
43.69
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
6.99
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.64
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
7.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
8.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.68
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
40.6
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
5.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
4.13
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
33.43
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2460
32.03
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Mitch Williams

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.98
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.16
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.96
83.96
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.144
0.144
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Mitch Williams

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
21847.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.47
28.45
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
54.39
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.5
28.9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
39.55
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA