Mike Couchee vs. Dock Ellis — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dock Ellis 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. Dock Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Dock Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Dock Ellis

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2067
8.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.81
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.42
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Dock Ellis

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2128.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.95
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Dock Ellis

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
98.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
69.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100