Varney Anderson vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter 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. Sterling Slaughter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.75 and WHIP 1.974 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Sterling Slaughter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Sterling Slaughter

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.75
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
11.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.32
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
43.03
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.858
1.858
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
37.45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Sterling Slaughter

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Sterling Slaughter

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA