Denis Boucher vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Denis Boucher
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denis Boucher built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denis Boucher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.42 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Denis Boucher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denis Boucher and Joe Strong

Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
10.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
40.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
5.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
35.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Denis Boucher and Joe Strong

Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denis Boucher and Joe Strong

Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
1750
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
450
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
40.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
40.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Boucher
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA