Tex Covington vs. Scott Williamson — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Williamson
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Williamson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Williamson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.1 and 1.463 for Tex Covington. By the career numbers, Scott Williamson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Scott Williamson

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.13
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.68
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
10.45
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.47
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
38.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.81
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.65
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.69
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
33.43
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
32.24
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Scott Williamson

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439.1
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.25
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Scott Williamson

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
6254.55
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
418.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
3.79
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-10.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA