Kyle Lohse vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Kyle Lohse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Lohse 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. Kyle Lohse posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. By the career numbers, Kyle Lohse had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Lohse and Dike Varney

Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.62
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.49
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.52
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.51
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.69
50.69
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
91.47
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
4.4
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7595
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2531.2
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2711
9.64
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.12
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
2.47
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
5.74
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.3
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.2
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.31
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10839
38.53
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
4.72
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.35
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.28
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.68
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9881
35.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Kyle Lohse and Dike Varney

Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.63
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.48
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7604
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534.2
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.74
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
1.9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.87
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.151
1.151
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.27
91.27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Lohse and Dike Varney

Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
472
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
509
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
69
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.78
13.78
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
91
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
31
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.05
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
8.98
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
163
163
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.68
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA