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Name Team Age
Matt Covington Retired (1984, Age 38) Died (2037, Age 91)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1964)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League 0 15 years (150 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  F 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A  0 3/19/1946
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 3 8
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (94.0 %) D  (13.3 %) D- (5.8 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1970 CIN 158 588 81 166 21 6 13 105 62 120 25 14 6 .757 .353 .405 .282
1971 CIN 158 609 100 190 26 12 18 93 59 99 27 11 4 .856 .373 .483 .312
1972 CIN 158 602 102 167 23 5 28 127 62 104 32 9 3 .816 .344 .472 .277
1973 CIN 158 586 85 160 31 4 11 74 71 92 29 15 6 .749 .353 .396 .273
1974 CIN 158 625 108 205 34 7 21 104 64 99 45 15 5 .896 .390 .506 .328
1975 CIN 158 630 121 196 24 11 27 133 61 111 32 14 5 .887 .374 .513 .311
1976 CIN 158 609 108 185 33 7 23 98 68 119 36 7 2 .868 .374 .494 .304
1977 CIN 158 614 116 206 38 13 34 137 84 83 34 11 4 1.019 .413 .606 .336
1978 CIN 158 624 128 195 33 12 26 116 84 101 40 13 5 .922 .393 .529 .312
1979 CIN 158 645 123 190 32 7 28 97 77 110 38 16 2 .869 .373 .496 .295
1980 CIN 158 627 123 200 33 9 31 116 88 116 40 10 7 .953 .404 .549 .319
1981 CIN-CHA 158 639 105 179 33 11 15 103 69 109 30 10 4 .786 .349 .437 .280
1982 CHA 158 604 94 163 32 10 19 100 61 115 16 7 3 .790 .339 .450 .270
1983 CHA 69 212 31 57 11 0 4 31 17 43 6 3 1 .706 .329 .377 .269
1984 CHA 30 12 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 .878 .462 .417 .417
Total 2153 8226 1425 2464 404 114 298 1435 928 1423 430 155 58 .856 .371 .485 .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.