Tony Balsamo vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo 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 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Lon Warneke

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Lon Warneke

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Lon Warneke

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
34.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100