Mike Couchee vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy 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. Brandon McCarthy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Brandon McCarthy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Brandon McCarthy

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
34.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Brandon McCarthy

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Brandon McCarthy

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
916.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
524.55
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA