Dave Brain vs. Gary Varsho — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Gary Varsho
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Dave Brain and Gary Varsho are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Varsho posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.300 vs .292) and home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). Dave Brain had the advantage in batting average (.252 vs .244). By the career numbers, Gary Varsho had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Gary Varsho

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
571
376.48
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
910
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
837
551.87
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
204
134.51
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
142
93.63
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.03
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.25
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
40.88
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.11
63.02
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
94.08
62.03
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
923
201.9
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
297
195.82
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
175.38
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
66.59
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
84
55.38
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
115.93
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
175
115.38
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315.85
69.09
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
96.32
63.51
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.41
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.62
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
36.26
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.62
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
96.26
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
6.23
6.23
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.96
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.3
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.8
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.3
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.1
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 600 PA
84.38
84.38

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Gary Varsho

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.64
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.94
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
3730
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243.1
9
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.14
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
2.26
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.18
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Gary Varsho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.27
57.27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Varsho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0