Kevin Appier vs. Mike Couchee — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier 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. Kevin Appier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Kevin Appier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Couchee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Couchee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Couchee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2400
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA