Hector Mercado vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Hector Mercado
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Hector Mercado 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 4.55 and 1.564 for Hector Mercado. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hector Mercado and Bugs Raymond

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
8.45
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.08
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.41
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
40.36
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.84
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
34
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Hector Mercado and Bugs Raymond

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.87
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hector Mercado and Bugs Raymond

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-40.62
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100