Denis Boucher vs. Dick Cogan — Career Comparison

Denis Boucher
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denis Boucher built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Cogan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Cogan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.852 compared to 5.42 and 1.548 for Denis Boucher. By the career numbers, Dick Cogan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denis Boucher and Dick Cogan

Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.16
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
5.42
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
10.48
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.73
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.75
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
40.01
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
5.73
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
35.63
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17

Fielding Stats for Denis Boucher and Dick Cogan

Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.16
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.42
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.64
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.97
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.85
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denis Boucher and Dick Cogan

Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1750
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
40.88
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
169.23
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
40.29
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA