Alto Lane vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Alto Lane
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alto Lane built a career as a starting pitcher and Dike Varney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alto Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. By the career numbers, Alto Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alto Lane and Dike Varney

Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.26
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.29
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9.19
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.48
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.3
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
39.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.16
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
34.45
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Alto Lane and Dike Varney

Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.94
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.94
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alto Lane and Dike Varney

Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
60.14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
110.53
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
61.64
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA