Alex Meyer vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Meyer 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. Alex Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. By the career numbers, Alex Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Meyer and Dike Varney

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.63
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.59
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.85
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
10.1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
40.03
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.81
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
34.36
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Alex Meyer and Dike Varney

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Meyer and Dike Varney

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA