Scott Alexander vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Scott Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Alexander 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 3.36 and 1.367 for Scott Alexander. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Alexander and Lon Warneke

Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.76
56.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
3.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
8.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
37.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
33.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Scott Alexander and Lon Warneke

Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Alexander and Lon Warneke

Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
23266.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100