Varney Anderson vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays 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. Joe Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Joe Mays

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.86
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.63
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.73
75.73
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
5.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
35.69
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Joe Mays

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.86
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.97
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Joe Mays

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
56.72
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
60.89
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA