Varney Anderson vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May 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. Darrell May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.16 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Darrell May

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Darrell May

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Darrell May

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA