Mike Couchee vs. Darren Dreifort — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darren Dreifort
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darren Dreifort 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. Darren Dreifort posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.411 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Darren Dreifort had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Darren Dreifort

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
8.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.01
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
8.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.61
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3790
39.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
4.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.55
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3293
33.96
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Darren Dreifort

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.6
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Darren Dreifort

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
627.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
541.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
99.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
63.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.39
39.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
163.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
120
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
97.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.11
31.94
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
107
242.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100