Norm McRae vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Norm McRae
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm McRae 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 3.15 and 1.573 for Norm McRae. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm McRae and Bugs Raymond

Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.77
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.15
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.34
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
7.62
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.82
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.98
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.83
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
40.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.57
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.93
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
33.03
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Norm McRae and Bugs Raymond

Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm McRae and Bugs Raymond

Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100