Mike Couchee vs. Sandy McDougal — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sandy McDougal
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sandy McDougal 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. Sandy McDougal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Sandy McDougal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Sandy McDougal

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
10.01
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.608
0.608
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
36.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
33.61
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Sandy McDougal

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Sandy McDougal

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA