Mike Couchee vs. Bill Weir — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Weir
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Weir 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. Bill Weir posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Bill Weir had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Bill Weir

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
8.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.865
0.865
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
38.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
34.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Bill Weir

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Bill Weir

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
500
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
533.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
32.35
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
150
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.03
33.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
9
150
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA