Bugs Raymond vs. John Taff — Career Comparison

Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Taff
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and John Taff 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 6.62 and 1.528 for John Taff. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bugs Raymond and John Taff

Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.62
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.21
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.97
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
40.75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.62
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
38.21
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Bugs Raymond and John Taff

Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.58
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
27
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
9
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bugs Raymond and John Taff

Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
840
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.3
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
106.85
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
28.77
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
53.42
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
John Taff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Taff
Career
Per 600 PA