Wes Covington vs. Shoeless Joe Jackson — Career Comparison

Wes Covington
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Shoeless Joe Jackson comes out clearly ahead of Wes Covington across most offensive categories. Shoeless Joe Jackson led in contact rate (K%+ 242 vs 106), slugging (SLG+ 155 vs 126), and batting average (AVG+ 139 vs 111). Shoeless Joe Jackson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Wes Covington and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1075
195.99
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3291
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2978
542.94
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
832
151.69
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
556
101.37
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
128
23.34
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.1
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
23.88
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
276
50.32
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
463.09
84.43
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1387
252.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
201.09
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
355
64.72
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
90.98
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
82.78
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
723
131.81
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
471.68
85.99
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.38
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
247
45.03
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.3
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
414
75.48
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7.95
7.95
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.92
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.74
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
73
13.31
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38

Fielding Stats for Wes Covington and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
1.2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
1.13
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.03
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18055
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6018.1
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
1.58
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.06
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
1.7
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
1.64
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.156
2.156
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0