Varney Anderson vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Yu Darvish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Yu Darvish

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Yu Darvish

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Yu Darvish

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
1080
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
22
80
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.18
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.64
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA