Mike Couchee vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly 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. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Ted Lilly

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Ted Lilly

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Ted Lilly

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60