Mike Couchee vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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 5.21 and 1.640 for Al Widmar. 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 Al Widmar

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.23
30.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
40.5
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
41.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Al Widmar

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Al Widmar

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
526.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
88.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
68.85
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.43
21.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
122.95
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
16.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
37
181.97
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA