Mike Couchee vs. Pedro Medina — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pedro Medina
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars of HavanaWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Pedro Medina 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. Pedro Medina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Pedro Medina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Pedro Medina

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
10.6
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
39.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
35.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Pedro Medina

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.83
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Pedro Medina

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
188.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.59
10.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Medina
Career
Per 600 PA