Mike Couchee vs. Ted Trent — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Trent
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Trent 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. Ted Trent posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Ted Trent had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Ted Trent

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3841
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
8.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
5.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
38.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
33.95
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Ted Trent

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3840
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Ted Trent

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
271.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
537.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.15
14.79
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
94.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.17
82.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100