Varney Anderson vs. Lou Tost — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Tost 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. Lou Tost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Lou Tost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Lou Tost

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.26
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.97
58.97
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.24
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.67
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
38.88
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
35.4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Lou Tost

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.33
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.42
84.42
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Lou Tost

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
417.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
24.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
19.64
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA