Mike Couchee vs. Hal Newhouser — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Newhouser
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Hal Newhouser 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. Hal Newhouser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Hal Newhouser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Hal Newhouser

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.98
57.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.64
76.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2993
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2674
8.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
5.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12648
38.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
3.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11380
34.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Hal Newhouser

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
89.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
24.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
112.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
141.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
137.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Hal Newhouser

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
254.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1160
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
999
516.72
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
103.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
90.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.45
30.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
120.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
150
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
36.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
41.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
77.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.85
34.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
46.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
150
77.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50