Mike Couchee vs. Lance McCullers Jr. — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance McCullers Jr. 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. Lance McCullers Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Lance McCullers Jr.

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.95
57.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
7.72
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
38.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Lance McCullers Jr.

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Lance McCullers Jr.

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2400
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
6342.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-33.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA