Mike Couchee vs. Hippo Vaughn — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hippo Vaughn
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hippo Vaughn 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. Hippo Vaughn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Hippo Vaughn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Hippo Vaughn

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.87
84.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8190
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
8.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
2.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
4.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11225
37.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
3.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10323
34.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Hippo Vaughn

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
15.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
29.73
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
36.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
33.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.83
91.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.133
2.133
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Hippo Vaughn

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
231.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
921
544.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
93.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
73.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
20.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.5
31.62
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
121.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
135.96
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
47.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
82.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.64
28.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
40.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
285
168.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71