Joe Adams vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lon Warneke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Lon Warneke

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Lon Warneke

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Lon Warneke

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100