Neil Allen vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Neil 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 3.88 and 1.487 for Neil 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 Neil Allen and Lon Warneke

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
985
8.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
4.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Lon Warneke

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Lon Warneke

Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100