Varney Anderson vs. Al Jackson — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Jackson 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. Al Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Al Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Al Jackson

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
3.98
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
9.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Al Jackson

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.34
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Al Jackson

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.61
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.34
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
112.97
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
104.18
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
28.87
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
74.06
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.32
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
3.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67