Mike Couchee vs. Steve Trout — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Trout
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Trout 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. Steve Trout posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Steve Trout had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Steve Trout

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.53
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.41
78.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
4.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
9.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
3.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6550
39.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5824
34.91
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Steve Trout

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
2.32
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.62
94.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.41
78.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Steve Trout

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
651.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
515.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
82.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
77.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
101.81
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.77
10.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
78
168.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA