Mike Couchee vs. Stan Williams — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stan Williams
Silent GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Stan Williams 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. Stan Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Stan Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Stan Williams

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
2.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.56
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.69
53.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.15
43.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5293
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.1
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
7.79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.36
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7521
38.37
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.71
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6684
34.1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Stan Williams

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
2.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5293
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.1
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.56
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.81
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.15
43.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Stan Williams

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
517.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
537.86
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
63.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.43
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.36
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.3
17.46
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
87.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
57.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.95
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.14
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.93
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
275
294.64
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.07
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA