Dave Meads vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Meads 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 4.48 and 1.460 for Dave Meads. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Bugs Raymond

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.88
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.06
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.01
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
38.72
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.2
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
34.74
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Bugs Raymond

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Bugs Raymond

Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.79
24.24
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
106.85
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
121.23
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
53.42
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.96
20.46
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.88
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100