Mike Couchee vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Downing 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. Al Downing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Al Downing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Al Downing

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
7.72
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Al Downing

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Al Downing

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA