Mike Couchee vs. Dustin May — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dustin May
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dustin May 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. Dustin May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.210 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Dustin May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Dustin May

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.71
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
7.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
8.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
37.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
33.58
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.67
37.67

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Dustin May

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.72
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.648
0.648
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Dustin May

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2400
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
2840
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
560
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-30.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
280
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dustin May
Career
Per 600 PA