Varney Anderson vs. Doc Medich — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Medich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Medich 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 Medich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Doc Medich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Doc Medich

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.41
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.56
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.47
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.15
54.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2036
9.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.81
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
4.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8471
38.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
4.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.71
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7665
34.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Doc Medich

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.41
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Doc Medich

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
2854.55
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
4.34
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.35
-12.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA