Harvey Bailey vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Harvey Bailey
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Harvey Bailey 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 4.13 and 1.434 for Harvey Bailey. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Bailey and Lon Warneke

Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
9.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
39.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
34.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Harvey Bailey and Lon Warneke

Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Bailey and Lon Warneke

Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
16
208.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
53.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
182.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
39.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
58.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Harvey Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100