Brian Meyer vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Meyer 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 2.84 and 1.322 for Brian Meyer. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Meyer and Bugs Raymond

Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.04
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.84
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.28
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
7.62
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.09
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.15
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
37.66
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.49
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.91
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
32.51
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Brian Meyer and Bugs Raymond

Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.04
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.49
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Meyer and Bugs Raymond

Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
10200
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100