Varney Anderson vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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. Chris Holt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Chris Holt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Chris Holt

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.44
35.44
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.42
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
39.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Chris Holt

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Chris Holt

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
385.51
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.78
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA