Mike Couchee vs. Doug Davis — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Davis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug Davis 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. Doug Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Doug Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Doug Davis

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
4.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
9.51
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.94
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
4.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
6.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7597
39.85
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
4.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.91
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6625
34.75
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Doug Davis

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.61
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.05
95.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Doug Davis

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
393.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
530.47
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
4.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
54.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
50.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
32.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-17.03
-21.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
175
225.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
61.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA