Randy Messenger vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Messenger 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 4.87 and 1.733 for Randy Messenger. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Messenger and Bugs Raymond

Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.87
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
10.97
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
41.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.07
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
35.97
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Randy Messenger and Bugs Raymond

Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Messenger and Bugs Raymond

Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.79
24.24
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
121.23
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.96
20.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.88
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100