Mike Couchee vs. Bill McCahan — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McCahan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCahan 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. Bill McCahan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Bill McCahan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Bill McCahan

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.18
70.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
9.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
39.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1143
35.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Bill McCahan

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.105
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Bill McCahan

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
325.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
548.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
114.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
97.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.76
32.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
131.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
148.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
68.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
120
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
36.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.55
9.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA