Mike Couchee vs. Jose DeLeon — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose DeLeon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose DeLeon 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. Jose DeLeon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Jose DeLeon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Jose DeLeon

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.61
63.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
3.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.224
0.224
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5692
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.71
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1556
7.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.73
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
3.99
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
7.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
37.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
4.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6942
32.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Jose DeLeon

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5704
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1901.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.579
0.579
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.46
63.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Jose DeLeon

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
509.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
513.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
46.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
44.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.53
5.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
50.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
68.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.71
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.71
-14.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
171
209.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
63.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA