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Robin Roberts League
4-1-2069
Buster Covington Catcher
Retired (2022, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .838 Status Deceased (2053) Option Years 0  
H 2448 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 11-06-1982
HR 456 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(2001)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(130 games)
RBI 1575
SB 113
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 9
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
2003 Away 42 162 16 31 2 1 3 13 11 28 0 2 4 .519 .247 .272 .080 .191
2003 Home 43 164 21 44 7 1 8 29 13 32 1 3 9 .792 .322 .470 .201 .268
2004 Away 54 218 21 61 21 0 4 27 9 43 3 2 6 .737 .306 .431 .151 .280
2004 Home 68 259 33 70 8 1 15 44 10 58 2 2 7 .780 .298 .483 .212 .270
2005 Away 55 221 17 43 6 1 4 19 18 49 2 4 4 .545 .260 .285 .090 .195
2005 Home 57 214 38 67 10 1 16 33 24 36 2 2 3 .983 .390 .593 .280 .313
2006 Away 57 226 33 62 6 2 15 42 20 51 0 9 2 .852 .335 .518 .243 .274
2006 Home 56 227 36 63 10 1 18 47 23 52 5 1 5 .914 .345 .568 .291 .278
2007 Away 62 261 38 77 16 0 10 35 26 43 3 6 2 .833 .362 .471 .176 .295
2007 Home 60 235 25 62 13 2 10 38 23 45 5 2 2 .790 .326 .464 .200 .264
2008 Away 60 245 34 70 14 2 10 49 29 49 3 2 1 .842 .360 .482 .196 .286
2008 Home 62 237 36 74 13 1 11 34 20 44 3 0 1 .878 .363 .515 .203 .312
2009 Away 60 241 35 64 13 2 8 35 32 58 0 2 2 .791 .355 .436 .170 .266
2009 Home 52 198 31 51 6 0 13 37 17 42 3 2 1 .804 .319 .485 .227 .258
2010 Away 50 211 29 55 11 1 8 32 19 46 3 5 5 .756 .320 .436 .175 .261
2010 Home 52 205 40 65 8 4 9 43 20 43 2 1 0 .901 .374 .527 .210 .317
2011 Away 62 252 38 78 13 5 16 59 22 56 4 1 5 .955 .363 .591 .282 .310
2011 Home 60 230 41 63 14 1 12 45 21 40 1 3 0 .835 .335 .500 .226 .274
2012 Away 54 225 35 66 11 3 10 39 22 52 4 1 1 .858 .356 .502 .209 .293
2012 Home 69 266 48 71 11 2 20 67 28 41 2 3 2 .883 .334 .549 .282 .267
2013 Away 60 243 35 66 8 1 10 46 24 55 2 0 1 .776 .339 .436 .165 .272
2013 Home 57 209 35 63 13 2 10 47 33 42 0 3 1 .923 .397 .526 .225 .301
2014 Away 52 221 48 73 12 3 20 45 22 50 6 1 4 1.077 .393 .683 .353 .330
2014 Home 49 194 28 67 10 0 13 40 23 34 2 1 0 1.013 .416 .598 .253 .345
2015 Away 57 221 35 72 4 1 21 58 17 49 1 2 2 1.014 .376 .638 .312 .326
2015 Home 57 207 33 50 5 1 14 47 22 39 3 3 2 .793 .315 .478 .237 .242
2016 Away 60 240 40 59 6 2 17 50 22 46 5 1 3 .809 .309 .500 .254 .246
2016 Home 62 237 40 63 5 2 12 40 28 38 8 1 2 .799 .343 .456 .190 .266
2017 Away 62 232 37 76 17 2 13 50 28 51 4 3 2 .982 .395 .586 .259 .328
2017 Home 60 232 40 77 14 2 10 42 25 44 3 3 2 .934 .395 .539 .207 .332
2018 Away 52 204 34 55 6 3 6 34 19 35 2 3 0 .750 .333 .417 .147 .270
2018 Home 51 197 33 53 11 1 9 37 11 42 4 0 5 .774 .302 .472 .203 .269
2019 Away 58 226 40 65 15 0 15 56 29 45 4 3 0 .924 .371 .553 .265 .288
2019 Home 51 201 37 64 11 1 16 42 13 36 2 1 2 .986 .364 .622 .303 .318
2020 Away 52 201 18 49 6 1 8 28 12 55 3 4 1 .691 .288 .403 .159 .244
2020 Home 65 245 40 66 10 2 12 41 20 50 5 2 1 .799 .326 .473 .204 .269
2021 Away 62 236 30 56 10 1 9 30 28 56 3 1 5 .720 .317 .403 .165 .237
2021 Home 60 219 45 61 8 0 12 41 22 59 3 1 4 .822 .343 .479 .201 .279
2022 Away 50 143 22 38 6 0 6 21 13 33 2 1 2 .761 .327 .434 .168 .266
2022 Home 39 122 11 38 3 0 3 13 12 24 3 2 3 .783 .373 .410 .098 .311
Total Away 1121 4429 635 1216 203 31 213 768 422 950 54 53 52 .817 .339 .479 .204 .275
Total Home 1130 4298 691 1232 190 25 243 807 408 841 59 36 52 .860 .348 .512 .225 .287
Total 2251 8727 1326 2448 393 56 456 1575 830 1791 113 89 104 .838 .343 .495 .215 .281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2022-11-01Buster Covington has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
2020-09-22Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
2019-08-16Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2018-08-30Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
2018-04-23Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
2015-08-14Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2014-08-17Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2010-08-21Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2009-09-03Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2006-05-22Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2005-07-11Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2003-07-24Buster Covington of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2003-05-12The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Buster Covington to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Jose Moore to the minors.
2002-04-21The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Gene Curtis to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Buster Covington to the minors.
2002-04-21A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Niners and the Chicago Black Sox. The Chicago Black Sox receive Gene Machemehl, Buster Covington, Bob Traffley, Dave Daubert, Craig Claset from the San Francisco Niners in exchange for Tony Popovich, Hal Kenders, Charlie Conway, Stover Moulder. Protest This Trade.
2002-04-20The San Francisco Niners have renamed Buster Posey to Buster Covington.
2001-04-28The San Francisco Niners have renamed Ben Covington to Buster Posey.