Varney Anderson vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Milt Wilcox

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Milt Wilcox

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
2.26
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Milt Wilcox

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA