Tom Acker vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bugs Raymond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Bugs Raymond

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Bugs Raymond

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Bugs Raymond

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
53.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100