Mike Couchee vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Zack Wheeler

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Zack Wheeler

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Zack Wheeler

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA