Tex Covington Stats

Tex Covington was born on Saturday, March 19, 1887, in Henryville, Tennessee. Covington was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1911, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tex Covington baseball stats page.

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Tex Covington
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Wilkes Covington
Nickname:   Tex
Born On:   03-19-1887
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Henryville, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-10-1931
Place of Death Data Died In:   Denison, Texas
Cemetery:   Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Texas
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-25-1911 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-20-1912
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tex Covington

Tex Covington Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1911 Tigers 17 6 4 7 1 .875 4.09 5 0 0 83.2 360 94 38 43 2 33 - 29 2 10 1 -
1912 Tigers 14 9 3 3 4 .429 4.12 2 1 0 63.1 262 58 29 33 0 30 - 19 5 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 31 15 7 10 5 .667 4.10 7 1 0 147.0 622 152 67 76 2 63 - 48 7 13 1 -
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Tex Covington Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1911 Tigers 17 32 6 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 - - 0 - 0 - .188 .235 .188
1912 Tigers 14 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 - - 0 - 0 - .133 .278 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 31 47 7 8 1 0 0 0 3 5 - - 0 - 0 - .170 .250 .191
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Tex Covington Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1911 Tigers P 17 6 251 20 1.2 20 3 17 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.15 -
1912 Tigers P 14 9 190 22 1.6 19 0 19 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .864 2.70 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 31 15 441 42 1.4 39 3 36 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.39 --
2 Years 31 15 441 42 1.4 39 3 36 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.39 --
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Tex Covington Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1911 Tigers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 10.7 0.88 3.12 3.55
1912 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.63 2.70 4.26
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 15.7 0.76 2.94 3.86
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Tex Covington Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1911 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -


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