Norm Baker vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Norm Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Baker 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 3.39 and 1.325 for Norm Baker. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Baker and Lon Warneke

Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
8.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
39.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
5.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
36.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Norm Baker and Lon Warneke

Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.05
77.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Baker and Lon Warneke

Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
169.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
578.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
87.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.97
21.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
87.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
18.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100