Ben Ford vs. Lou Koupal — Career Comparison

Ben Ford
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Koupal built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Koupal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.58 and WHIP 1.765 compared to 7.8 and 1.600 for Ben Ford. By the career numbers, Lou Koupal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Ford and Lou Koupal

Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.58
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
10.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.19
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
41.6
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
6.84
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
35.8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.6
41.6
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Ben Ford and Lou Koupal

Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.161
0.161
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Ford and Lou Koupal

Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
556.36
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
600
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
8.68
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.84
-10.01
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA