Santo Alcala vs. Mike Couchee — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Couchee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Santo Alcala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Santo Alcala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Mike Couchee

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Mike Couchee

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Mike Couchee

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
510
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA