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Name Team Age
Buster Covington Retired (2022, Age 39) Died (2053, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(2001)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Robin Roberts League 0 19 years (130 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 11/6/1982
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 4
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
2003 AHP 42 162 31 2 1 3 13 11 28 .519 .247 .272 .191
2003 HHP 43 164 44 7 1 8 29 13 32 .792 .322 .470 .268
2003 LHP 35 81 22 2 1 4 10 12 14 .835 .366 .469 .272
2003 RHP 73 245 53 7 1 7 32 12 46 .595 .256 .339 .216
2004 AHP 54 218 61 21 0 4 27 9 43 .737 .306 .431 .280
2004 HHP 68 259 70 8 1 15 44 10 58 .780 .298 .483 .270
2004 LHP 50 94 21 4 0 6 12 3 21 .713 .255 .457 .223
2004 RHP 115 383 110 25 1 13 59 16 80 .772 .313 .460 .287
2005 AHP 55 221 43 6 1 4 19 18 49 .545 .260 .285 .195
2005 HHP 57 214 67 10 1 16 33 24 36 .983 .390 .593 .313
2005 LHP 42 76 14 4 0 3 6 10 15 .639 .284 .355 .184
2005 RHP 101 359 96 12 2 17 46 32 70 .788 .334 .454 .267
2006 AHP 57 226 62 6 2 15 42 20 51 .852 .335 .518 .274
2006 HHP 56 227 63 10 1 18 47 23 52 .914 .345 .568 .278
2006 LHP 49 106 25 3 0 10 25 13 21 .861 .314 .547 .236
2006 RHP 101 347 100 13 3 23 64 30 82 .890 .348 .542 .288
2007 AHP 62 261 77 16 0 10 35 26 43 .833 .362 .471 .295
2007 HHP 60 235 62 13 2 10 38 23 45 .790 .326 .464 .264
2007 LHP 54 115 41 11 0 4 20 17 16 .996 .439 .557 .357
2007 RHP 111 381 98 18 2 16 53 32 72 .756 .315 .441 .257
2008 AHP 60 245 70 14 2 10 49 29 49 .842 .360 .482 .286
2008 HHP 62 237 74 13 1 11 34 20 44 .878 .363 .515 .312
2008 LHP 48 117 33 4 1 4 18 10 17 .772 .336 .436 .282
2008 RHP 112 365 111 23 2 17 65 39 76 .887 .369 .518 .304
2009 AHP 60 241 64 13 2 8 35 32 58 .791 .355 .436 .266
2009 HHP 52 198 51 6 0 13 37 17 42 .804 .319 .485 .258
2009 LHP 44 91 18 3 0 3 14 14 20 .647 .318 .330 .198
2009 RHP 101 348 97 16 2 18 58 35 80 .837 .345 .491 .279
2010 AHP 50 211 55 11 1 8 32 19 46 .756 .320 .436 .261
2010 HHP 52 205 65 8 4 9 43 20 43 .901 .374 .527 .317
2010 LHP 57 97 31 5 2 5 25 12 18 .958 .391 .567 .320
2010 RHP 94 319 89 14 3 12 50 27 71 .788 .333 .455 .279
2011 AHP 62 252 78 13 5 16 59 22 56 .955 .363 .591 .310
2011 HHP 60 230 63 14 1 12 45 21 40 .835 .335 .500 .274
2011 LHP 52 109 29 4 2 7 23 6 21 .842 .310 .532 .266
2011 RHP 111 373 112 23 4 21 81 37 75 .913 .361 .552 .300
2012 AHP 54 225 66 11 3 10 39 22 52 .858 .356 .502 .293
2012 HHP 69 266 71 11 2 20 67 28 41 .883 .334 .549 .267
2012 LHP 59 137 33 7 0 10 25 13 25 .816 .305 .511 .241
2012 RHP 109 354 104 15 5 20 81 37 68 .894 .360 .534 .294
2013 AHP 60 243 66 8 1 10 46 24 55 .776 .339 .436 .272
2013 HHP 57 209 63 13 2 10 47 33 42 .923 .397 .526 .301
2013 LHP 50 122 34 7 1 6 28 14 20 .853 .353 .500 .279
2013 RHP 104 330 95 14 2 14 65 43 77 .842 .372 .470 .288
2014 AHP 52 221 73 12 3 20 45 22 50 1.077 .393 .683 .330
2014 HHP 49 194 67 10 0 13 40 23 34 1.013 .416 .598 .345
2014 LHP 31 76 25 3 0 7 10 9 13 1.052 .407 .645 .329
2014 RHP 94 339 115 19 3 26 75 36 71 1.046 .403 .643 .339
2015 AHP 57 221 72 4 1 21 58 17 49 1.014 .376 .638 .326
2015 HHP 57 207 50 5 1 14 47 22 39 .793 .315 .478 .242
2015 LHP 37 84 29 3 0 7 23 13 17 1.064 .433 .631 .345
2015 RHP 101 344 93 6 2 28 82 26 71 .867 .324 .544 .270
2016 AHP 60 240 59 6 2 17 50 22 46 .809 .309 .500 .246
2016 HHP 62 237 63 5 2 12 40 28 38 .799 .343 .456 .266
2016 LHP 52 127 33 4 1 7 21 18 15 .824 .352 .472 .260
2016 RHP 110 350 89 7 3 22 69 32 69 .797 .317 .480 .254
2017 AHP 62 232 76 17 2 13 50 28 51 .982 .395 .586 .328
2017 HHP 60 232 77 14 2 10 42 25 44 .934 .395 .539 .332
2017 LHP 63 144 45 11 1 8 32 22 32 .971 .401 .569 .312
2017 RHP 104 320 108 20 3 15 60 31 63 .952 .393 .559 .338
2018 AHP 52 204 55 6 3 6 34 19 35 .750 .333 .417 .270
2018 HHP 51 197 53 11 1 9 37 11 42 .774 .302 .472 .269
2018 LHP 51 111 29 5 2 3 15 14 12 .767 .344 .423 .261
2018 RHP 90 290 79 12 2 12 56 16 65 .759 .308 .452 .272
2019 AHP 58 226 65 15 0 15 56 29 45 .924 .371 .553 .288
2019 HHP 51 201 64 11 1 16 42 13 36 .986 .364 .622 .318
2019 LHP 55 138 38 7 0 8 32 17 23 .855 .355 .500 .275
2019 RHP 93 289 91 19 1 23 66 25 58 1.001 .374 .626 .315
2020 AHP 52 201 49 6 1 8 28 12 55 .691 .288 .403 .244
2020 HHP 65 245 66 10 2 12 41 20 50 .799 .326 .473 .269
2020 LHP 61 160 43 7 2 8 27 11 34 .805 .318 .487 .269
2020 RHP 93 286 72 9 1 12 42 21 71 .720 .304 .416 .252
2021 AHP 62 236 56 10 1 9 30 28 56 .720 .317 .403 .237
2021 HHP 60 219 61 8 0 12 41 22 59 .822 .343 .479 .279
2021 LHP 57 152 40 6 1 11 26 19 35 .878 .345 .533 .263
2021 RHP 98 303 77 12 0 10 45 31 80 .714 .321 .393 .254
2022 AHP 50 143 38 6 0 6 21 13 33 .761 .327 .434 .266
2022 HHP 39 122 38 3 0 3 13 12 24 .783 .373 .410 .311
2022 LHP 74 200 56 6 0 7 23 15 42 .742 .327 .415 .280
2022 RHP 52 65 20 3 0 2 11 10 15 .854 .408 .446 .308
Total AHP 1121 4429 1216 203 31 213 768 422 950 .817 .339 .479 .275
Total HHP 1130 4298 1232 190 25 243 807 408 841 .860 .348 .512 .287
Total LHP 1021 2337 639 106 14 128 415 262 431 .842 .347 .495 .273
Total RHP 1967 6390 1809 287 42 328 1160 568 1360 .837 .342 .495 .283
Total 2251 8727 2448 393 56 456 1575 830 1791 .838 .343 .495 .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.