Varney Anderson vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot 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. Fred Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Fred Talbot

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Fred Talbot

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.51
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.23
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Fred Talbot

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
87.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.62
38.79
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
133.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
141.67
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
50
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.42
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
17.55
36.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100