Varney Anderson vs. Yank Terry — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yank Terry
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Yank Terry 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. Yank Terry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Yank Terry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Yank Terry

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.83
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.14
59.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.65
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.86
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
39.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.37
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.68
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
35.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Yank Terry

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.33
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
27
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
9
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.42
84.42
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.151
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Yank Terry

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
353.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
550.63
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
21
79.75
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
72.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
16.65
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
30
113.92
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.78
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.78
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
45.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
8.41
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
47
178.48
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100