Mike Couchee vs. Alex Newkirk — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Newkirk
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Alex Newkirk 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. Mike Couchee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.38 and 1.602 for Alex Newkirk. By the career numbers, Mike Couchee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Alex Newkirk

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
5.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
11.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
40.5
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
40.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
6.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.595
1.595
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
36.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Alex Newkirk

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.51
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Alex Newkirk

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
347.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
157.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
142.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.59
59.91
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
181.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
189.47
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
86.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.41
74.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA