Mike Couchee vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard 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. William Sheppard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and William Sheppard

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.71
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and William Sheppard

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and William Sheppard

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA