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Tex Covington

William Wilkes Covington

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

Born: March 19, 1887 in Henryville, TN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1911
Team: Tigers 1911-1912

Final Game: September 20, 1912
Died: December 10, 1931 in Denison, TX
Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Denison, TX
Relatives: Brother of Sam Covington
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1911 24 DET AL 7 1 .875 4.09 17 6 4 5 0 0 83.2 94 43 38 2 33 29 10 1 2 360 85 1.518 10.1 0.2 3.5 3.1 0.88
1912 25 DET AL 3 4 .429 4.12 14 9 3 2 1 0 63.1 58 33 29 0 30 19 3 0 5 262 80 1.389 8.2 0.0 4.3 2.7 0.63
2 Yrs 10 5 .667 4.10 31 15 7 7 1 0 147.0 152 76 67 2 63 48 13 1 7 622 83 1.463 9.3 0.1 3.9 2.9 0.76
162 Game Avg. 15 7 .667 4.10 46 22 10 10 1 0 217 225 112 99 3 93 71 19 1 10 919 83 1.463 9.3 0.1 3.9 2.9 0.76

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1911 24 DET AL 83.2 17 6 43 4.63 4.49 -0.24 0.00 103.0 4.87 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.9 12 .513 .501 $
1912 25 DET AL 63.1 14 9 33 4.69 4.40 -0.05 0.00 98.0 4.37 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.3 5 .486 .499 $
2 Seasons 147.0 31 15 76 4.65 4.46 -0.16 0.00 100.8 4.65 0 0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.2 17 .501 .500 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1911 24 7 1 .875 4.09 17 6 4 5 0 0 83.2 94 43 38 2 33 29 10 1 2 360 85 1.518 10.1 0.2 3.5 3.1 0.88 85
1912 25 10 5 .667 4.10 31 15 7 7 1 0 147.0 152 76 67 2 63 48 13 1 7 622 83 1.463 9.3 0.1 3.9 2.9 0.76 83

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1911 24 4 4 .500 4.28 80.0 96 42 38 2 34 28 10 1.625 10.8 3.8 3.2 0.82 0.2 17
1912 25 3 3 .500 4.73 59.0 62 34 31 0 32 18 3 1.593 9.5 4.9 2.7 0.56 0.0 14
2 Yrs 7 7 .500 4.47 139.0 158 76 69 2 66 46 13 1.612 10.2 3.0 0.70 0.1 31

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