Mike Couchee vs. Dizzy Dean — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Dizzy Dean

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Dizzy Dean

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Dizzy Dean

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
126.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
98.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.52
38.79
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
169.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
133.94
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.35
40.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100