Mike Couchee vs. Sergio Valdez — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sergio Valdez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sergio Valdez 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. Sergio Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Sergio Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Sergio Valdez

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
5.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
9.87
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
39.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.83
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
5.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
35.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Sergio Valdez

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Sergio Valdez

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
1933.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
7.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-10.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
233.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA