Tim Harkness vs. Pete Varney — Career Comparison

Tim Harkness
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Pete Varney
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tim Harkness and Pete Varney are closely matched on the surface stats. Pete Varney posted stronger numbers in slugging (.374 vs .356) and batting average (.247 vs .235). Tim Harkness had the advantage in OPS (.678 vs .664). By the career numbers, Pete Varney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tim Harkness and Pete Varney

Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
245.89
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
69
204.95
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
600
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
202
600
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
533.54
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
564.36
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
125.32
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
139.6
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
91.14
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
100.99
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
17.09
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.79
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.8
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.97
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.29
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.85
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
34.18
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.61
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.15
63.75
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
20.68
61.42
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
189.87
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
210.89
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
188.92
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
58
172.28
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
56.01
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
18
53.47
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
57.91
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
15
44.55
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
100.63
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
28
83.17
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.97
64.53
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
21.06
62.57
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.54
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.97
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
55.06
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.7
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.65
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.97
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
112.03
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
139.6
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.36
5.36
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
4.3
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.85
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.97
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.49
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.88
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.65
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.94
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.8
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.44
Pete Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.94
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tim Harkness and Pete Varney

Tim Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.4
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.32
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.94
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.94
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
27
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1281.2
9
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1276
8.96
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
5.77
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.51
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
10.12
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
6.36
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
10.01
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.28
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.76
98.76
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.161
7.161
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.761
4.761
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.34
67.34
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.64
71.64
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.85
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.89
Tim Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45