King Bailey vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

King Bailey
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and King 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 5.63 and 1.625 for King 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 King Bailey and Lon Warneke

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for King Bailey and Lon Warneke

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for King Bailey and Lon Warneke

King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.385
1.385
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
204.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
203.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100