Bugs Raymond vs. Bryan Ward — Career Comparison

Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Ward
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Ward 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 5.09 and 1.537 for Bryan Ward. 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 Bryan Ward

Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.09
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
11.05
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.97
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.69
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.34
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
39.78
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.77
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
36.61
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Bugs Raymond and Bryan Ward

Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bugs Raymond and Bryan Ward

Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
57000
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.79
24.24
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
121.23
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.96
20.46
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.88
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA