Mike Couchee vs. Bernie Duffy — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Duffy 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. Mike Couchee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.56 and 1.853 for Bernie Duffy. By the career numbers, Mike Couchee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Bernie Duffy

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
40.5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Bernie Duffy

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Bernie Duffy

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
43.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA