Varney Anderson vs. Provine Bradley — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Provine Bradley
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati TigersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Provine Bradley 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. Provine Bradley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.17 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Provine Bradley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Provine Bradley

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.03
31.03
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.34
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.02
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
42.22
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.47
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
38.49
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.22
42.22

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Provine Bradley

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.95
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.73
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.34
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Provine Bradley

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
234.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
57.77
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
175.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
190.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.52
66.19
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.69
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.58
10.58
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA