Mike Couchee vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell 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. Fred Mitchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Fred Mitchell

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Fred Mitchell

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Fred Mitchell

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
118.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
95.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100