Mike Couchee vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays 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. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Carl Mays

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Carl Mays

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Carl Mays

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
145.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
116.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121.02
60.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
190.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
180.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139.67
69.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50