Scott May vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Scott May
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott May 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 10.61 and 2.143 for Scott May. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott May and Bugs Raymond

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Scott May and Bugs Raymond

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott May and Bugs Raymond

Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
279.45
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100