Mike Couchee vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas 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 Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Bud Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Bud Thomas

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Bud Thomas

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Bud Thomas

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
61.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
16.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
82.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
92.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.18
4.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA