Al Mays vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Al Mays
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mays 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 3.91 and 1.404 for Al Mays. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Mays and Bugs Raymond

Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.08
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.43
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.06
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.38
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.85
69.85
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.99
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
3.91
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3753
27
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
9.65
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.99
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.37
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.83
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5533
39.81
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
905
6.51
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5060
36.4
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Al Mays and Bugs Raymond

Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.11
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.58
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999
27
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.92
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.34
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
2.68
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
2.34
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.41
87.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.103
2.103
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Mays and Bugs Raymond

Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
167.25
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
279.45
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
600
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
292
600
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
561.32
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
89.9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
42
86.3
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
57.49
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.95
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.32
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.16
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.4
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.87
34.36
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
11.79
24.24
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
135.89
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
52
106.85
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
128.57
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
59
121.23
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.26
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.08
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
28.77
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
97.21
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
26
53.42
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.53
28.78
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
20.46
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.18
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
34.49
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
16
32.88
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
51.22
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100