Mike Couchee vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Milt Wilcox

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Milt Wilcox

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Milt Wilcox

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2400
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA