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Ford Hernandez League
10-22-2219
Matt Covington Right Field
Retired (1984, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .300 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .856 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
H 2464 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 03-19-1946
HR 298 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1964)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(150 games)
RBI 1435
SB 430
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.8%) LF A+ (94.0%) Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF (13.3%)   Health LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 9
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1970 LHP 63 106 30 1 1 3 16 17 30 .775 .379 .396 .113 .283
1970 RHP 151 482 136 20 5 10 89 45 90 .753 .346 .407 .124 .282
1971 LHP 67 118 38 6 1 2 8 11 18 .825 .385 .441 .119 .322
1971 RHP 149 491 152 20 11 16 85 48 81 .863 .370 .493 .183 .310
1972 LHP 66 120 37 4 2 7 35 9 18 .906 .356 .550 .242 .308
1972 RHP 148 482 130 19 3 21 92 53 86 .794 .341 .452 .183 .270
1973 LHP 54 97 27 3 1 3 15 11 8 .775 .352 .423 .144 .278
1973 RHP 148 489 133 28 3 8 59 60 84 .744 .353 .391 .119 .272
1974 LHP 52 98 37 12 0 6 21 6 18 1.097 .413 .684 .306 .378
1974 RHP 155 527 168 22 7 15 83 58 81 .859 .386 .472 .154 .319
1975 LHP 54 97 26 4 2 5 20 12 19 .859 .354 .505 .237 .268
1975 RHP 157 533 170 20 9 22 113 49 92 .892 .378 .514 .195 .319
1976 LHP 57 108 38 11 1 6 18 12 14 1.056 .417 .639 .287 .352
1976 RHP 149 501 147 22 6 17 80 56 105 .828 .365 .463 .170 .293
1977 LHP 56 90 34 7 2 5 27 10 13 1.102 .436 .667 .289 .378
1977 RHP 152 524 172 31 11 29 110 74 70 1.004 .409 .595 .267 .328
1978 LHP 58 102 28 2 2 1 15 12 19 .711 .348 .363 .088 .275
1978 RHP 149 522 167 31 10 25 101 72 82 .963 .402 .561 .241 .320
1979 LHP 47 90 32 3 2 6 17 10 13 1.053 .420 .633 .278 .356
1979 RHP 150 555 158 29 5 22 80 67 97 .840 .366 .474 .189 .285
1980 LHP 48 117 34 7 2 4 23 15 18 .853 .366 .487 .197 .291
1980 RHP 152 510 166 26 7 27 93 73 98 .976 .413 .563 .237 .325
1981 LHP 61 133 37 7 5 4 25 10 24 .825 .329 .496 .218 .278
1981 RHP 150 506 142 26 6 11 78 59 85 .775 .354 .421 .140 .281
1982 LHP 71 176 50 9 4 6 27 18 34 .840 .357 .483 .199 .284
1982 RHP 130 428 113 23 6 13 73 43 81 .769 .332 .437 .173 .264
1983 LHP 30 64 18 4 0 1 8 8 15 .760 .370 .391 .109 .281
1983 RHP 56 148 39 7 0 3 23 9 28 .682 .310 .372 .108 .264
1984 LHP 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .400 .200 .200 .000 .200
1984 RHP 8 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.196 .625 .571 .000 .571
Total LHP 787 1521 467 80 25 59 276 161 262 .883 .374 .509 .202 .307
Total RHP 2004 6705 1997 324 89 239 1159 767 1161 .850 .371 .480 .182 .298
Total 2153 8226 2464 404 114 298 1435 928 1423 .856 .371 .485 .186 .300
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Matt Covington has retired from the Chicago Nighthawks
1984-06-06The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Matt Covington for assignment.
1983-06-18Matt Covington of the Chicago Nighthawks is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1981-11-01Matt Covington now holds the league record for career triples.
1981-08-29Trade #1304918 has been completed between the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits and the Chicago Nighthawks. The Chicago Nighthawks receive Matt Covington, Joe Rehg from the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits in exchange for Bob McCullough, Manny Krsnich, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 3 (CHA).
1981-04-28The Cincinnati Jack Rabbits have placed Matt Covington on the trade block.