Mike Couchee vs. Gary Wheelock — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Wheelock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Wheelock 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 5.4 and 1.414 for Gary Wheelock. 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 Gary Wheelock

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
10.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
39.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
6.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
36.16
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Gary Wheelock

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.93
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Gary Wheelock

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA