Varney Anderson vs. Jack Taylor — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Taylor
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Taylor 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. Jack Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Jack Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Jack Taylor

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.31
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.98
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.48
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.23
52.23
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.83
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.96
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7878
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2626
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
8.58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
2.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.32
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10705
36.69
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10027
34.37
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Jack Taylor

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.33
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8286
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.77
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
3.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.34
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.99
94.99
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.04
36.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Jack Taylor

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
198.43
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
175.8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1063
551.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
122.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
92.83
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
6.74
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
29.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.98
47.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
160.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
159.2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
57.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
45.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
101.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98.31
50.98
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.59
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.23
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
128
66.38
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
9.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.93
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100