Jim O'Toole vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Jim O'Toole
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim O'Toole 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. Jim O'Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. By the career numbers, Jim O'Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim O'Toole and Dike Varney

Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.55
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.47
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.15
88.15
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.57
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
8.61
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
5.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.3
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6824
38.02
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
34.83
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Jim O'Toole and Dike Varney

Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.45
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.24
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.8
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.69
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim O'Toole and Dike Varney

Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
273.28
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
542.52
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
67.56
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
64.54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.83
9.92
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
71.6
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
89.75
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.21
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.18
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
46.39
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-4.03
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
8.98
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.17
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
203.7
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.08
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA