Mike Couchee vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb 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. Sean Newcomb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Sean Newcomb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Sean Newcomb

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
8.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
39.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Sean Newcomb

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Sean Newcomb

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
1365.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
1.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA