Matt Albers vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers 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 4.35 and 1.443 for Matt Albers. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Lon Warneke

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Lon Warneke

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2277
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Lon Warneke

Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100