Denis Boucher vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Denis Boucher
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denis Boucher built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.42 and 1.548 for Denis Boucher. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denis Boucher and Sam Long

Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
10.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.28
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
4.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
40.01
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
35.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Denis Boucher and Sam Long

Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.97
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denis Boucher and Sam Long

Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
35
1750
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
40.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
40.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA