Johnny Couch
1917–1925 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies
148G
.167AVG
.203OBP
.234SLG
More career statistics
37H
3HR
18RBI
1SB
29–34W–L
643.0IP
112K
4.63ERA
62GS
6SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 239 | 240 |
| Batting · RBI | 18 | 17 |
| Batting · Walks | 9 | 10 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,836 | 2,840 |
| Pitching · p h | 785 | 788 |
| Pitching · p hr | 41 | 43 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,929 | 1,928 |
| Pitching · p k | 112 | 114 |
| Pitching · p w | 171 | 174 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 239 | 222 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | .167 | .203 | .234 | .437 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643.0 | 147 | 62 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 6 | 785 | 411 | 331 | 41 | 171 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 4.63 | 1.487 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1923-08-20 to 1923-09-03
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1923-05-20 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1924-04-23 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1922-05-27 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 80 | 109 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 22 | .218 | .257 | .337 |
| Away | 68 | 131 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 40 | .124 | .145 | .149 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 17 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .160 | .185 | .160 |
| May | 26 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | .184 | .244 | .368 |
| June | 22 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .188 | .229 | .281 |
| July | 29 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .152 | .167 | .174 |
| August | 27 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .156 | .167 | .244 |
| September | 26 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .171 | .194 | .171 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 29 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .163 | .174 | .163 |
| chicago-cubs | 24 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .148 | .172 | .296 |
| boston-braves | 21 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .212 | .263 | .303 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 19 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .143 | .138 | .179 |
| new-york-giants | 19 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .179 | .172 | .214 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .250 | .320 |
| cincinnati-reds | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .538 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .048 | .130 | .048 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 |  Detroit Tigers | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 13 | 1 |
| 1922 |  Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 91 | 12 | – | 10 | – | .132 | 264 | 45 |
| 1923 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 47 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .213 | 134 | 31 |
| 1924 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .204 | 137 | 26 |
| 1925 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | .161 | 94 | 11 |