Varney Anderson vs. Lefty Tyler — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Tyler
Lost GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Tyler 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. Lefty Tyler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Lefty Tyler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Lefty Tyler

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.31
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.51
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.04
82.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
0.72
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.95
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6690
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1990
8.03
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
3.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
4.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.22
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9222
37.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.18
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
3.82
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8326
33.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Lefty Tyler

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
273.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
170.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
553.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
31.09
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.77
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
754.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.34
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
723.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
25.36
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Lefty Tyler

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
237.32
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
986
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
529.41
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
115.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
91.28
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
20.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.78
44.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
144.83
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
164.3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
51.72
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
45.64
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
94.93
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80.3
48.86
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.61
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
48.68
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
143
87.02
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
21.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA