Brett Merriman vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Brett Merriman
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Merriman 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 8.39 and 2.114 for Brett Merriman. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brett Merriman and Bugs Raymond

Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
11.05
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.57
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.91
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
45.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
8.59
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.84
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.068
2.068
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
35.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.41
45.41
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Brett Merriman and Bugs Raymond

Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Merriman and Bugs Raymond

Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
279.45
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
600
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100