Head to head · 2026 pitching
Anthony Bender vs Louis Varland
In 2026 Louis Varland has been worth 1.7 more wins. Both lines are computed from play-by-play on the same constants, so they are measured the same way rather than quoted from two sources.
- Their 2026 seasons were among each other's nearest on rate statistics.
2026 season
| Statistic | Anthony Bender | Louis Varland |
|---|---|---|
| G | 35 | 71 |
| GS | 0 | 0 |
| IP | 34.1 | 78.0 |
| W | 1 | 5 |
| SO | 41 | 97 |
| ERA | 2.62 | 1.27 |
| FIP | 2.40 | 1.83 |
| WHIP | 0.96 | 1.00 |
| K/9 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
| BB/9 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| FIP− | 57 | 44 |
| WAR | 0.9 | 2.6 |
Postseason
Box-score figures only: October is kept out of the season constants, so there is no wOBA, FIP or dbWAR for it.
| Statistic | Anthony Bender | Louis Varland |
|---|---|---|
| G | — | 17 |
| GS | — | 1 |
| IP | — | 16.2 |
| W | — | 0 |
| SV | — | 0 |
| SO | — | 18 |
| BB | — | 3 |
| ERA | — | 3.78 |
| WHIP | — | 1.14 |
| K/9 | — | 9.7 |
| BB/9 | — | 1.6 |
Career
Totalled over the seasons published here, which is not the same as a whole career: a player who debuted before 2005 begins at 2005, not at his real first game.
| Statistic | Anthony Bender | Louis Varland |
|---|---|---|
| G | 227 | 183 |
| GS | 1 | 23 |
| IP | 218.0 | 294.1 |
| W | 13 | 14 |
| L | 13 | 20 |
| SV | 16 | 35 |
| SO | 230 | 313 |
| BB | 79 | 84 |
| ERA | 2.97 | 3.76 |
| WHIP | 1.12 | 1.24 |
| K/9 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
| BB/9 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| HR/9 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| WAR | 3.7 | 3.9 |
More head to heads
The same seasons, measured against somebody else.
FIP uses the constant solved from this season’s own runs, and FIP− is park-adjusted against the same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page. To put these two beside a third, the comparison page takes up to four.