Wes Covington vs. Bob Elliott — Career Comparison

Wes Covington
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bob Elliott holds a real edge over Wes Covington in this comparison. Bob Elliott led in walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 94), contact rate (K%+ 118 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 107). Wes Covington held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 201 vs 150). The edge belongs to Bob Elliott.

Hitting Stats for Wes Covington and Bob Elliott

Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1075
195.99
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3291
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2978
542.94
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7141
523.15
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832
151.69
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2061
150.99
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
556
101.37
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
128
23.34
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
27.99
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.1
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
23.88
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
12.45
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
50.32
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
47.33
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
463.09
84.43
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189.43
87.14
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1387
252.87
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3141
230.11
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
201.09
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3044
223
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
355
64.72
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
77.95
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
90.98
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
87.55
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
723
131.81
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
153.04
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
471.68
85.99
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248.97
91.5
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.38
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.17
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
247
45.03
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
70.84
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.3
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
75.48
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7.95
7.95
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.92
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.84
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.74
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
13.31
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
187
13.7
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.28
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.4
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.73
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.15
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.01
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.54
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.77
96.77

Fielding Stats for Wes Covington and Bob Elliott

Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
1.2
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
1.13
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18055
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6018.1
9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
1.58
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.06
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.07
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
1.7
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5570
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
1.64
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0