Mike Couchee vs. Jimmy Zinn — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Zinn
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Zinn 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. Jimmy Zinn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. By the career numbers, Jimmy Zinn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Jimmy Zinn

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.99
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.78
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
11.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.74
11.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332
40.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.3
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
37.47
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.09
40.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Jimmy Zinn

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.162
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Jimmy Zinn

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
348.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
155.73
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.57
75.88
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
229.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
192.37
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
137.4
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.96
82.26
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
18
82.44
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67