Mike Couchee vs. Joey Wentz — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Wentz
Gen ZKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joey Wentz 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. Mike Couchee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.57 and 1.548 for Joey Wentz. By the career numbers, Mike Couchee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Joey Wentz

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
5.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
9.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
4.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.59
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
40.5
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
40.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
6.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
36.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Joey Wentz

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303.2
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.68
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Joey Wentz

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Joey Wentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Wentz
Career
Per 600 PA