Merle Adkins vs. Denis Boucher — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denis Boucher
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denis Boucher built a career as a starting pitcher and Merle Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Merle Adkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.926 compared to 5.42 and 1.548 for Denis Boucher. By the career numbers, Merle Adkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Denis Boucher

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
5.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
10.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
40.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
5.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
35.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Denis Boucher

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.85
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Denis Boucher

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1750
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
40.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
40.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA