Bugs Raymond vs. Scott Williamson — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Williamson 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 3.36 and 1.357 for Scott Williamson. 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 Scott Williamson

Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.13
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
3.36
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
7.62
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.68
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
10.45
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.47
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
38.19
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.81
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.79
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.69
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
32.48
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1574
32.24
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Bugs Raymond and Scott Williamson

Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.82
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.19
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bugs Raymond and Scott Williamson

Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
6254.55
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
418.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
3.79
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-10.27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.88
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA