Mike Couchee vs. Dick Donovan — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Donovan 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. Dick Donovan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Dick Donovan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Dick Donovan

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
3.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
35.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Dick Donovan

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Dick Donovan

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.06
37.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
128.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
150.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA