Mike Couchee vs. Hollis Thurston — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hollis Thurston
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hollis Thurston 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. Hollis Thurston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Hollis Thurston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Hollis Thurston

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
1.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.86
50.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.81
61.81
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
4.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4628
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1859
10.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6712
39.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
4.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6320
36.87
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Hollis Thurston

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.595
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Hollis Thurston

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
294.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
557.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
150.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
104.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
45.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.27
62.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
213.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
173.64
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
55.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
67.91
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
119.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80.92
69.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
91
78.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50