Mike Couchee vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller 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. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Hod Eller

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
8.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.6
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Hod Eller

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Hod Eller

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
300
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
566.87
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
125.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
106.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.19
37.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
152.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
138.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.11
40.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
60
110.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33