Tex Covington vs. Matt Wise — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Wise
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Covington built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Wise as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tex Covington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.23 and 1.312 for Matt Wise. By the career numbers, Tex Covington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Matt Wise

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.93
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.1
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.23
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
8.46
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.01
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
6.93
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349
38.3
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.33
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.66
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
34.38
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Matt Wise

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.93
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.51
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.88
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Matt Wise

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
15675
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.47
28.45
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
150
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.5
28.9
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
54.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA