Bob Allen vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen 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 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Lon Warneke

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Lon Warneke

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Lon Warneke

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100