James McDermott vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

James McDermott
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn EckfordsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDermott 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. Dike Varney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.14 and WHIP 1.773 compared to 8.14 and 2.492 for James McDermott. By the career numbers, Dike Varney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McDermott and Dike Varney

James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
8.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.14
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
20.43
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.43
20.43
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.3
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.43
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
56.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
44.8
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
20.57
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.2
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.492
2.492
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
54.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for James McDermott and Dike Varney

James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.18
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDermott and Dike Varney

James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
571.43
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
60.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
200
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
185.71
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
142.86
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
65.27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA