Varney Anderson vs. Mike Mason — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mason
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Mason 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. Mike Mason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Mike Mason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Mike Mason

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.34
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
9.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.97
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.7
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
5.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635
39.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.98
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.82
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2329
34.61
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Mike Mason

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.34
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.69
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Mike Mason

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6507.69
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
29.19
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
41.55
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA