Denis Boucher vs. Nelson Cruz — Career Comparison

Denis Boucher
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denis Boucher built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.04 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.42 and 1.548 for Denis Boucher. By the career numbers, Nelson Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denis Boucher and Nelson Cruz

Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.16
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.42
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
10.48
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.52
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
4.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
40.01
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
39.22
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.3
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
35.63
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Denis Boucher and Nelson Cruz

Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.16
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.42
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.97
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.85
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denis Boucher and Nelson Cruz

Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
35
1750
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
521.05
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
40.88
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
40.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA