Tom McGraw vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Tom McGraw
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom McGraw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.800 compared to 2.49 and 1.177 for Bugs Raymond. By the career numbers, Tom McGraw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom McGraw and Bugs Raymond

Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.49
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.79
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
32.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
32.48
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Tom McGraw and Bugs Raymond

Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.25
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.91
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
3.68
Tom McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom McGraw and Bugs Raymond

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