Mike Couchee vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Mike Couchee. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 5.14) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.357). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Bruce Sutter

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Bruce Sutter

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Bruce Sutter

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2400
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100