Varney Anderson vs. Gerry Arrigo — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerry Arrigo
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gerry Arrigo built a career as a starting pitcher and Varney Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gerry Arrigo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Gerry Arrigo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Gerry Arrigo

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.82
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.24
41.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
4.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.81
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
4.22
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
6.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
39.45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.65
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.445
1.445
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2403
34.88
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Gerry Arrigo

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.82
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1859
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.34
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.61
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Gerry Arrigo

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
547.96
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
27
82.65
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
19
58.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.49
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
20.76
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
38
116.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
36
110.2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
30.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
33.67
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
61.22
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
8.44
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
59
180.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Gerry Arrigo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.49
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Arrigo
Career
Per 600 PA