Wes Covington vs. Fred McGriff — Career Comparison

Wes Covington
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred McGriff comes out clearly ahead of Wes Covington across most offensive categories. Fred McGriff led in walk rate (BB%+ 164 vs 94), home run production (HR/PA+ 269 vs 201), and slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 126). Wes Covington held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 106 vs 81). Fred McGriff was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Wes Covington and Fred McGriff

Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1075
195.99
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
145.08
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3291
600
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10174
600
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2978
542.94
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8757
516.43
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832
151.69
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2490
146.84
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
556
101.37
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1532
90.35
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
128
23.34
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
26.01
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.1
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.42
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
131
23.88
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
29.07
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
276
50.32
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
56.5
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
463.09
84.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1696.1
100.03
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1387
252.87
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4458
262.91
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
201.09
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3834
226.11
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
355
64.72
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349
79.56
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
499
90.98
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
91.41
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
723
131.81
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2406
141.89
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
471.68
85.99
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1672.72
98.65
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.38
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.3
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
247
45.03
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
76.96
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
51
9.3
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
10.08
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
75.48
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
110.99
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.95
7.95
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
5.41
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.92
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.74
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.19
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
13.31
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.33
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.28
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.25
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.24
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.01
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
6.49
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.45
65.45

Fielding Stats for Wes Covington and Fred McGriff

Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
1.2
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
1.13
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
18055
27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6018.1
9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
1.58
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.06
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
0.67
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.08
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
1.7
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
1.64
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0