Mike Couchee vs. Freddie Toliver — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Freddie Toliver
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Freddie Toliver 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. Freddie Toliver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Freddie Toliver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Freddie Toliver

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.44
47.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
4.53
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
5.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
39.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.83
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
34.26
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Freddie Toliver

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.83
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.44
47.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Freddie Toliver

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
2060.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.63
16.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
10.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100