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Tex Covington
William Wilkes Covington

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 25, 1911
Final Game September 20, 1912
Born March 19, 1887 in Henryville, TN
Died December 10, 1931 in Denison, TX

Brother of Sam Covington

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1911 24 DET AL   7   1  17   6   5   0   4  0   83.7   94   43   38   2   33   29  10   2   360       1  4.09  3.47   85 1.518
 1912 25 DET AL   3   4  14   9   2   1   3  0   63.3   58   33   29   0   30   19   3   5   262       0  4.12  3.27   79 1.389
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .667  10   5  31  15   7   1   7  0  147.0  152   76   67   2   63   48  13   7   622       1  4.10  3.38   83 1.463
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14   7  45  22  10   1  10  0  217.0  224  112   99   2   93   70  19  10   919   0   1  4.10  3.38   83 1.463
 Career High      7   4  17   9   5   1   4  0   83.7   94   43   38   2   33   29  10   5   360   0   1  4.09  3.47   85 1.389

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1911 24 DET AL  17   32    6    6   0  0   0    3   0      2      .188  .235  .188   16    6   0           0    
 1912 25 DET AL  14   15    1    2   1  0   0    0   0      3      .133  .278  .200   39    3   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons       31   47    7    8   1  0   0    3   0  0   5   0  .170  .250  .191   24    9   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        246   37   42   5  0   0   16   0  0  26   0  .170  .250  .191   24   47   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     17   32    6    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   3   0                           6   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1911 24 DET AL   34   26    1   1.0   100| .188  .287| .235  .354| .188  .378| .423  .732|  16  .073  -3.8  -0.4     
 1912 25 DET AL   18   13    1   2.0    89| .133  .269| .278  .337| .200  .354| .478  .691|  39  .233  -1.0  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons        52   39    2   1.4    96| .170  .281| .250  .348| .191  .370| .441  .718|  24  .121  -4.8  -0.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1911 24 DET AL P 17 3 17 0 2 1.000 .939 1.18 1.89 2.15 2.88 6 83.7 1912 25 DET AL P 14 0 19 3 0 .864 .941 1.36 1.95 2.70 2.96 9 63.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1911 24 DET AL P 17 3 17 0 2 1.000 .939 1.18 1.89 2.15 2.88 6 83.7 1912 25 DET AL P 14 0 19 3 0 .864 .941 1.36 1.95 2.70 2.96 9 63.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 31 3 36 3 2 .929 .940 1.26 1.92 2.39 2.91 15 147.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 31 3 36 3 2 .929 .940 1.26 1.92 2.39 2.91 15 147
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Transactions 

November 23, 1912: Purchased by the Kansas City (American Association) from the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 6, 1918: Traded by the Boston Braves with Cal Crum to the Indianapolis (American Association) for Dana Fillingim.


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