Win Mercer vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer 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 3.98 and 1.544 for Win Mercer. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Bugs Raymond

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.43
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.85
69.85
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
3.98
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.73
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
2.97
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Bugs Raymond

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.58
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
1.95
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
3.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.08
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.324
2.324
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Bugs Raymond

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
279.45
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
292
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
42
86.3
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
11.79
24.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
52
106.85
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
59
121.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
28.77
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
26
53.42
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
20.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
16
32.88
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100