Mike Couchee vs. Jim Tobin — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Tobin 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. Jim Tobin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Jim Tobin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Jim Tobin

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
9.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8074
38.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
4.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7490
35.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Jim Tobin

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Jim Tobin

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
268.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
540.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
124.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
86.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84.25
57.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
186.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
180.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
54.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85.75
58.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
162
109.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100