Jerry Akers vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Akers 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 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Lon Warneke

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Lon Warneke

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Lon Warneke

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100