Tex Covington vs. Ed Wright — Career Comparison

Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Wright
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tex Covington and Ed Wright are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tex Covington had the edge in home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Tex Covington had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tex Covington and Ed Wright

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.28
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.98
60.98
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.1
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398.1
9
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
9.31
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.68
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.86
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.94
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
2.1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
38.84
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.7
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
35.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Tex Covington and Ed Wright

Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.85
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Covington and Ed Wright

Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
432.86
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
548.57
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
81.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
28.45
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.09
34.67
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
141.43
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
107.14
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
28.9
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
34.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.43
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
11.67
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA