Mike Couchee vs. Drew Thorpe — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Thorpe
Gen ZUtahThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Thorpe 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 5.48 and 1.263 for Drew Thorpe. 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 Drew Thorpe

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.71
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.038
1.038
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
38.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
33.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Drew Thorpe

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.64
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Drew Thorpe

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA