Varney Anderson vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Varney Anderson and Willie Hernandez are fairly close on the surface numbers. Willie Hernandez posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 6.16) and WHIP (1.321 vs 1.894). Varney Anderson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.49 per nine innings vs 0.84). By the career numbers, Willie Hernandez had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Willie Hernandez

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Willie Hernandez

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Willie Hernandez

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100