Mike Couchee vs. Bud Norris — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Norris 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. Bud Norris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Bud Norris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Bud Norris

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.49
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
4.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1220
8.99
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
3.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5304
39.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.64
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4698
34.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Bud Norris

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.97
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.61
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Bud Norris

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
846.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
483.79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
75.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
61.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.34
17.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
97.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.76
13.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
66
156.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA