Mike Couchee vs. Kris Medlen — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kris Medlen 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. Kris Medlen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.33 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Kris Medlen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Kris Medlen

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.19
61.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
8.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.75
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
7.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.81
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
33.88
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Kris Medlen

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Kris Medlen

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
689.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
502.6
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
50.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.44
25.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
116.88
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.61
17.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
60
233.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100