Varney Anderson vs. Cliff Markle — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Markle
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Markle 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. Cliff Markle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Cliff Markle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Cliff Markle

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
9.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.93
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
34.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Cliff Markle

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.42
84.42
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Cliff Markle

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
442.11
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
544.74
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
10.76
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
63.16
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
86.84
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-8.88
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
22
173.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
3.45
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA