Mike Couchee vs. Chris Waters — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Waters
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Waters 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. Chris Waters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.07 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Chris Waters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Chris Waters

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.943
0.943
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
40.09
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.31
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
35.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.09
40.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Chris Waters

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Chris Waters

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA