Varney Anderson vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas 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. Dean Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.49 and WHIP 1.542 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Dean Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Dean Thomas

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.03
31.03
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.49
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
40.73
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.71
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.542
1.542
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
35.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Dean Thomas

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.34
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Dean Thomas

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.69
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA