Varney Anderson vs. Doc McMahon — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc McMahon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc McMahon 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. Doc McMahon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Doc McMahon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Doc McMahon

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.31
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.83
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
12.73
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.73
12.73
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1033
38.79
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Doc McMahon

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.33
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.77
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.34
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.42
84.42
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Doc McMahon

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
198.43
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
160.63
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
132.28
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.2
76.52
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
203.15
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
212.6
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.47
87.24
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
111.84
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA